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U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation
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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 ...
The load carrying capability of a generator having less than full availability for meeting loads over specific periods of time.
Industry:Engineering
Quantity of water, exclusive of effective precipitation, that is required for crop production. See crop irrigation requirement.
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Activities (especially growing crops and applying irrigation water) that occur within the legal boundaries of private property.
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Generation capacity dedicated to maintaining adequate and reliable system operation during sudden reduction in system capacity.
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Refers to the geologic period of the last 2,000,000 years and includes the Pleistocene and Holocene (last 10,000 years) epochs.
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Quantities of hazardous substances which require notification to the National Response Center and the appropriate state agency.
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A soil sample that has been obtained by methods in which every precaution has been taken to minimize disturbance to the sample.
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The Bureau of Reclamation's Water Measurement Manual is available on line at the Water Resources Research Laboratory's website.
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A machine with a centrally located blade that can be angled to cast to either side, with independent hoist control on each side.
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An instrument used to estimate soil moisture. Relates the rate of attenuation in pulsed neutron emissions to soil water content.
Industry:Engineering