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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 ...
Sinking of the land surface due to a number of factors, including ground water extraction.
Industry:Engineering
Second grade or waste material separated from pay material during screening or processing.
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A layer, seam, or narrow irregular body of material different from surrounding formations.
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The addition of an acid (usually nitric or sulfuric) to a sample to lower the pH below 2.0.
Industry:Engineering
An expanded, or enlarged, end of a pipe section, into which the next pipe fits. See spigot.
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Trips organized by boating companies that conduct tours for paying passengers or customers.
Industry:Engineering
Powerplant operation to meet the intermediated portion of the load (9 to 14 hours per day).
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Usually a non-mobile tower equipped with a hoist, but may be used as a synonym for a crane.
Industry:Engineering
The property of a material that allows it to be formed into thin sections without breaking.
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Portion of a soil finer that a No. 200 U.S. Standard sieve. Clay or silt particles in soil.
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