Water

Water

Water is a chemical compound with the chemical formula H20. A water molecule contains one hydrogen atom and two oxygen atoms. Water is a liquid at standard ambient temperature and pressure though it can be a solid (ice)in low temperatures or evaporate into water vapor a higher temperatures.

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perfected water right

Natural environment; Water

A water right which indicates that the uses anticipated by an applicant, and made under permit, were made for beneficial use. Usually it is irrevocable unless voluntarily canceled or forfeited due to ...

storm sewer

Natural environment; Water

A system of pipes (separate from sanitary sewers) that carry only water runoff from building and land surfaces.

amprometric titration

Natural environment; Water

a way of measuring concentrations of certain substances in water using the electric current that flows during a chemical reaction.

dispersion

Natural environment; Water

the movement and spreading of contaminants out and down in an aquifer.

increasing block rate

Natural environment; Water

Pricing that reduces water use by structuring water rates to increase per-unit charges as the amount used increases.

periodic chart

Natural environment; Water

Arrangement of elements in order of increasing atomic numbers, created by a scientist called Mendelejef.

stormwater discharge

Natural environment; Water

Precipitation that does not infiltrate into the ground or evaporate due to impervious land surfaces but instead flows onto adjacent land or water areas and is routed into drain/sewer systems.