storm runoff

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storm
noun
uk
/stɔːm/us
/stɔːrm/
an extreme weather condition with very strong wind, heavy rain, and often thunder ...
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Furthermore, vegetation removal and soil compaction from mining equipment both contribute to stronger and more frequent flooding fromstormrunoff.
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Plants selected for the floats include a variety of marsh grasses which feed on nutrients from sewage leaks andstormrunoff.
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Heavy volumes ofstormrunoffmay overwhelm the sewage treatment system, causing a spill or overflow.
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Drainage systems evolved slowly, and began primarily as a means to drain marshes andstormrunoff.
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Along with steeply high volume duringstormrunoffand resulting turbidity, water quality is the remaining big issue in restoring salmon.
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Flooding from mountainstormrunoffcan impact foothill neighborhoods.
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Fecal coliform bacteria can enter rivers through direct discharge of waste from mammals and birds, from agricultural andstormrunoff, and from human sewage.
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The project features a reservoir capable of holding excessstormrunoffwhen the rest of the system is over capacity.
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A small amount enters streams and rivers asstormrunoff.
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To prevent groundwater contamination, the pits and ponds should have liners if sewage has already been combined with thestormrunoff.
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