A flooded area where the water is shallow enough to enable the growth of bottom-rooted plants and these exceed the proportion of open water.
Water Cycle
July 2nd, 2011
The continuous circulation of water in systems throughout the planet, involving condensation, precipitation, runoff, evaporation and transpiration. It is also known as the hydrological cycle.
Water Table
July 2nd, 2011
The point where the surface of groundwater can be detected. The water table may change with the seasons and the annual rainfall.
Watercourse
July 2nd, 2011
A term including all rivers, streams, ditches, drains, cuts, culverts, dykes, reens, sluices and passages through which water flows.
Waste
July 2nd, 2011
Any substance or object that the holder discards, intends to discard, or is required to discard.
UKCIP
July 2nd, 2011
The UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) has developed the UK Climate Projections (UKCP09). These projections of our changing climate provide information for the UK up to the end of this century. It is expected that average annual rainfall in Wales could increase by up to 20% within 50 years. Summers will be drier (with baseflows […]
Treatment volume
July 2nd, 2011
The volume of surface runoff containing the most polluted portion of the flow from a rainfall event.
Treatment
July 2nd, 2011
Improving the quality of water by physical, chemical and/or biological means.