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1. Pertaining to groundwater - a well - or underground basin where the water is under a pressure greater than atmospheric and will rise above the level of its upper confining surface if given an opportunity to do so.
Riprap
Artesian
landscape architecture
Cross Braces
2. The process of adding air to water. Air can be added to water by either passing air through water or passing water through air. In wastewater treatment - air is added to freshen wastewater and to keep solids in suspension. With mixtures of wastewater
Aeration
Riprap
Trunk Sewer
Caisson
3. A coordinating agency formed in 1961 for state boards that administer licensing exams and maintain records for landscape architects to practice.
Groundwater
Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Boards (CLARB)
Wastewater Collection System
Soil Pipe
4. Installation of pumps to lift wastewater to a higher elevation in places where flat land would require excessively deep sewer trenches. Also used to raise wastewater from areas too low to drain into available collection lines. These stations may be e
greenbelt
Supersaturated
Pump Station
Curb inlet
5. The movement or dislocation of underground soil or structure. Earth shift is usually caused by external forces such as surface loads - slides - stresses or nearby construction - water movements or seismic forces.
Earth Shift
agronomy
Gravity Flow
Subsidence
6. An arrangement of pipes - equipment - devices - tanks and structures for treating wastewater and industrial wastes. A water pollution control plant.
Wastewater Treatment Plant
Cistern
Bearing Wall
Storm Sewer
7. The oxidation ditch is a modified form of the activated sludge process. The ditch consists of two channels placed side by side and connected at the ends to produce one continuous loop of wastewater flow and a brush rotator assembly placed across the
Interconnector
Oxidation Ditch
Backfill
Housing and Urban Development - Department of (HUD)
8. OE The pressure at a specific elevation exerted by a body of water at rest - or _ In the case of groundwater - the pressure at a specific elevation due to the weight of water at higher levels in the same zone of saturation.
Manifold
Bearing Wall
Hydrostatic Pressure
greenbelt
9. The legal grant of right-of-use to an area of designated private property.
view
easement
Saturated Soil
A S T M
10. This landscape architecture specialization has evolved to encompass maintenance of a site in its present condition; conservation of a site as part of a larger area of historic importance; restoration of a site to a given date or quality; renovation o
historic preservation
Grease Trap
cost-benefit analysis
view
11. In landscape architecture - the organization of areas of land for specific aesthetic or functional purposes. This can range from creating small backyard patios to huge urban plazas.
manipulation of space
conservation plan
Laundering Weir
planning
12. In zoning - a housing or commercial development composed of individual units that are regulated as a whole.
Sanitary Sewer
Outlet
planned unit development (PUD)
Absorption Capacity
13. A collection pipe to which building laterals are connected.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Overflow Manhole
Collection Main
Riprap
14. A reactor or basin in which baffles or other devices create a series of compartments. The environment and the resulting microbial population within each compartment can be controlled to some extent by the operator. The environmental conditions (food
Selector
Admixture
Grade
natural resources
15. The taking in or soaking up of one substance into the body of another by molecular or chemical action (as tree roots absorb dissolved nutrients in the soil).
Surface Runoff
Absorption
greenbelt
Estimated Flow
16. A small box-like structure that contains valves used to regulate flows.
Manhole Vents
landscape architecture registration
grade
Vault
17. Any method of determining the weight a compacted material is able to support without damage or displacement. Usually stated in pounds per square foot.
Compaction Test
Retention
Grade
building (construction) permit
18. Most plumbing codes require a vent pipe connection of adequate size and located downstream of a trap in a building wastewater system. This vent prevents the accumulation of gases or odors and is usually piped through the roof and out of doors.
Lateral Sewer
Wasteline Vent
Water Table
Sedimentation Basin
19. A water treatment process in which solid particles settle out of the water being treated in a large clarifier or sedimentation basin.
Baluster
CADD
Newel Post
Sedimentation
20. In the United States - a certification of individuals entitled to use the term 'landscape architect' or to practice landscape architecture or both - by means of examination and required degree and experience criteria.
ecology
landscape architecture registration
Baluster
greenbelt
21. The precipitation that cannot be absorbed by the soil and flows across the surface by gravity. The water that reaches a stream by traveling over the soil surface or falls directly into the stream channels - including not only the large permanent stre
Shear Wall
Wastewater Treatment Plant
Laundering Weir
Surface Runoff
22. The lowest point of the channel inside a pipe - conduit - or canal.
Wasteline Vent
Equalizing Basin
Sewer
Invert
23. A capped opening in a building lateral -usually located on the property line - through which the pipelines can be cleaned.
Lateral Cleanout
Lateral Sewer
Sediment
Saturated Soil
24. Sewers are surcharged when the supply of water to be carried is greater than the capacity of the pipes to carry the flow. The surface of the wastewater in manholes rises above the top of the sewer pipe - and the sewer is under pressure or a head - ra
Lateral Sewer
Wastewater Facilities
Surcharge
scenic easement
25. The elevation of the invert (or bottom) of a pipeline - canal - culvert - or similar conduit. _ The inclination or slope of a pipeline - conduit - stream channel - or natural ground surface; usually expressed in terms of the ratio or percentage of nu
hardscape
Artesian
Grade
Secondary Treatment
26. A biological wastewater treatment process which speeds up the decomposition of wastes in the wastewater being treated. Activated sludge is added to wastewater and the mixture (mixed liquor) is aerated and agitated. After some time in the aeration tan
Backfill
conservation
Activated Sludge Process
national park
27. A system used where wastewater collection systems and treatment plants are not available. The system is a settling tank in which settled sludge is in intimate contact with the wastewater flowing through the tank and the organic solids are decomposed
Aeration
Balustrade
Saturated Soil
Septic Tank
28. A sewer that receives wastewater from many tributary branches or sewers and serves a large territory and contributing population.
Catch Basin
base plan
Trunk Sewer
Angle Post
29. Federal agency responsible for producing and managing many federally-funded public service programs - especially those affecting housing and public spaces.
National Park Service (NPS)
Housing and Urban Development - Department of (HUD)
Pump Station
Permeability
30. A tank used to store a chemical solution of known concentration for feed to a chemical feeder. A day tank usually stores sufficient chemical solution to properly treat the water being treated for at least one day. Also called an AGE TANK.
Day Tank
landscape architecture registration
easement
Pump Station
31. Water that does not contain objectionable pollution - contamination - minerals - or infective agents and is considered satisfactory for drinking.
Terminal Manhole
Potable Water
built environment
Service Pipe
32. A line from which heights and depths are calculated or measured. Also called a datum plane or a datum level.
Balustrade
Datum Line
Easement
National Park Service (NPS)
33. The condition of water or soil which contains a sufficient amount of acid substances to lower the pH below 7.0.
Handhole Trap
Acidic
Oxidation Ditch
Soil Pipe
34. Opening in a sewer provided for the purpose of permitting operators or equipment to enter or leave a sewer. Sometimes called an 'access hole' or a 'maintenance hole.'
Interconnector
Manhole
built environment
base plan
35. A groundwater table that has seasonal changes in depth or elevation.
Septic Tank
Vault
Saturated Soil
Seasonal Water Table
36. The force that resists the separation of two bodies in contact.
Adhesion
Combined Wastewater
Artificial Groundwater Table
landscape architecture registration
37. Sedimentation basin overflow weir. A plate with Vnotches along the top to ensure a uniform flow rate and avoid shortcircuiting.
Sedimentation
landscape contractor
Laundering Weir
Potable Water
38. A small tank (usually covered) or a storage facility used to store water for a home or farm. Often used to store rainwater.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Cistern
national park
Artificial Groundwater Table
39. A popular social concern of the late nineteenth and early 20th centuries aimed at improving the appearance of urban areas through better planning and the addition of formal - romanticized public spaces and gardens.
Interceptor
Housing and Urban Development - Department of (HUD)
open space
City Beautiful Movement
40. A water service shutoff valve located in a water service pipe near the curb and between the water main and the building. This valve is usually operated by a wrench or valve key and is used to start or stop flows in the water service line to a buildin
conservation plan
Riprap
Pump Station
Curb Stop
41. Legal right to use the property of others for a specific purpose. For example - a utility company may have a fivefoot easement along the property line of a home. This gives the utility the legal right to install and maintain a sewer line within the e
Artificial Groundwater Table
Easement
Deadend Manhole
greenbelt
42. Material used to fill in a trench or excavation
historic preservation
Backfill
Combined System
Adhesion
43. A flat board or plate - deflector - guide or similar device constructed or placed in flowing water or slurry systems to cause more uniform flow velocities - to absorb energy - and to divert - guide - or agitate liquids (water - chemical solutions - s
Forest Service
Imported Backfill
Baffle
Lateral Sewer
44. A professional society that represents landscape architects in the United States and Canada and seeks to better the practice and understanding of landscape architecture through education - research - state registration and other programs.
Nonpotable
Pump Station
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
multiple use
45. An opening or point of access in a building wastewater pipe system for rodding or snake operation.
Absorption
Wasteline Cleanout
Roof Leader
Collection System
46. An agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture - primarily responsible for planning and overseeing the use of national forest lands by private - commercial and government users.
Forest Service
Angle Post
Collection System
building codes
47. A dimensioned drawing indicating the form of an existing area and the physical objects existing in it and those to be built or installed upon it.
Sanitary Sewer
Equalizing Basin
Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Boards (CLARB)
site plan
48. The property of a material or soil that permits considerable movement of water through it when it is saturated.
Chain of Custody
grade
Baffle
Permeability
49. The form of the land. Contour lines are map lines connecting points of the same ground elevation and are used to depict and measure slope and drainage. Spot elevations are points of a specific elevation.
A S T M
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
contour
Soil Pipe
50. Subsurface water in the saturation zone from which wells and springs are fed. In a strict sense the term applies only to water below the water table. Also called 'phreatic water' and 'plerotic water.'
zoning
planning
Groundwater
Pump Station
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