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A U.S. Department of the Interior agency that oversees water resource management incuding the oversight and operation of numerous diversion, delivery, and storage projects the agency has built throughout the western United States for irrigation, water supply, and attendant hydroelectric power ...
An electrical switch, usually magnetically operated. Used to interrupt all (local) power to a panel or device when the door is opened or the circuit exposed to service.
Industry:Engineering
Time available for Decision Makers to determine if conditions at a dam and reservoir, or in the basin, warrant declaration of a specific emergency classification level.
Industry:Engineering
The one water content (percent of dry weight of the total material) of a given soil and a given compactive effort that will result in a maximum dry density of the soil.
Industry:Engineering
The one water content (percent of dry weight of the total material) of a given soil and a given compactive effort that will result in a maximum dry density of the soil.
Industry:Engineering
The subsurface zone, usually starting at the land surface and ending at the water table, that includes both water and air in spaces between rocks. See zone of aeration.
Industry:Engineering
A physical condition capable of causing the sudden uncontrollable release of reservoir water by partial or complete failure of a dam, appurtenant structure, or facility.
Industry:Engineering
A trench built at and into the foundation of a dam and filled with clay or other impermeable substances to prevent water from seeping beneath the dam. See cutoff trench.
Industry:Engineering
Federal, State, and local agencies or departments or executive offices having major or lead roles in emergency planning and preparedness for emergency incidents at dams.
Industry:Engineering
A method of sediment transport in which air or water turbulence supports the weight of the sediment particles, thereby keeping them from settling out or being deposited.
Industry:Engineering
The repeated churning action of cobbles, gravel, and sand caused by the force of water in a stilling basin or other structure by which severe concrete abrasion can occur.
Industry:Engineering
