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A common water
industry unit of
measure that =
325,851 gallons.
What is an acrefoot? (1 acre
covered with 1
foot of water.
A man-made canal
or pipeline used to
transport water.
What is an
aqueduct?
A chemical used in
the coagulation
process to remove
particles from
water.
What is alum?
An underground
geologic formation of
rock, soil or sediment
that is naturally
saturated with water.
It stores ground
water.
What is an
aquifer
The addition of air
to water or to the
pores in soil.
What is
aeration?
The treatment of
drinking water with
chlorine and
ammonia in order
to kill disease
causing organisms.
What is
chloramination?
A prolonged period
of below-average
precipitation.
(rainfall)
What is a
drought?
A frequently used
water industry
term of measuring
water that equals
7.48 gallons.
What is a
cubic foot?
Water that has been
treated by boiling
and condensing to
remove solids,
inorganic and some
organic compounds.
What is
distilled water?
The treatment of
water with chlorine
in order to kill
disease causing
organisms.
What is
Chlorination?
The genus name for a
group of single-celled
pathogenic protozoa
found in many higher
organisms that can cause
illness.
What is Giardia?
Clumps of
impurities removed
from water during
the purification
process.
What is floc?
The processes of
picking up, moving,
shaping and
depositing
sediments. (bits of
dirt and rock)
What is
erosion?
Water flowing
from a structure
such as a
treatment plant.
(contrast with
influent)
What is an
effluent
The passing of
water through
coal, sand and
gravel to remove
particles.
What is
filtration?
An infectious agent.
An organism capable
of causing infection
or infectious
diseased.
What is a
pathogen?
The abbreviation
used by water
treatment plants
for millions of
gallons per day.
What is MGD
A gas derived from
oxygen that is
bubbled through
water to kill
microorganisms.
What is Ozone
Many families of long,
legless, worm-shaped
animals found in
freshwater, salt
water and in the soil.
What are
nematodes?
To remove
components from
the soil by the
action of water
trickling through.
What is leach?
Drinkable water.
Safe to consume.
What is potable?
Water that travels
over the surface
of the Earth,
moving downward
due to gravity to
the ocean.
What is runoff?
A pond or a lake
where water is
collected and
stored until
needed.
What are
reservoirs?
Wastewater that
has been cleaned
so that it can be
reused for most
purposes except
drinking.
What is reclaimed
water?
Carries water
above or
underground to
homes and
businesses.
What is a pipeline?