Reservoir
A pond, lake, tank or basin, natural or man-made, used for the storage, regulation and control of water.
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Zoning Dictionary
Category: Water Related Terms
River Dependent
A use which can be carried out only on, in, or adjacent to a river because it requires access to the river for waterborne transportation or recreation. River-dependent also includes development, which by its nature, can be built only on, in, or over a river. Bridges supported by piers or pillars, as opposed to fill, […]
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Runoff
Water flows resulting from precipitation. Water from rain or snow melt that flows over the ground surface and returns to streams, rivers or lakes. That portion of the precipitation from a drainage area or watershed that is discharged from the area in stream channels or by overland flow, types include surface runoff, groundwater runoff or […]
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Seaplane Base
The use of land, buildings, or structures for the purposes of docking, storing or repairing seaplanes and for the supplying of services accessory thereto.
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Sediment
The coarse particles (such as sand, silt and gravel) and organic particulates transported by storm runoff and streamflow. Solid material, both mineral and organic, that is in suspension, is being transported or has been moved from its site of origin by air, water, gravity or ice and has come to rest on the earth’s surface […]
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Sewage Sludge
The accumulated semi-liquid suspension, settled solids, or dried residue of these solids that is deposited from sewage in a waste water treatment plant, whether or not these solids have undergone treatment.
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Shoreline Buffer
Means a natural area adjacent to a shoreline that is maintained in its natural state.
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