Search HOME ABOUT WRD BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS REPORTS COMMUNITY RESOURCES GLOSSARY TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS COVID-19 DROUGHT TOOLKIT MEDIA ROOM WATERMASTER OTHER WRD SITES CALENDAR Back HOMERESOURCESGLOSSARY Glossary Below is a listing of commonly used terms in the water industry, divided into categories. We also offer two pdf documents with a compiled list of glossary terms for low and upper grades. Expand All Different Types of Water Blackwater Groundwater Brackish Water Greywater Potable water Reclaimed water Recycled water Sewage Wastewater Water and Groundwater Basics Acre-foot (AF) Acre-foot (AF) Aquifer Bedrock Capillary Action Condensation Discharge Deposition Cubic foot Confined Aquifer Cubic Feet Per Second (CFS) Drought Erosion Evaporation Floodplain Groundwater Recharge or Replenishment MAF Hydrology Water Cycle Water Production, Treatment and Transport Abandoned well Advanced purified water or purified water Aqueduct Aqueduct Bond Bond Issue Central Valley Project (CVP) Colorado River Aqueduct (CRA) Combined Sewers Conjunctive Use Diamond Valley Lake (DVL) Title 22 Standards Tertiary treatment or advanced water treatment Secondary treatment Primary treatment Million gallons per day (MGD) Hydroelectric Plant Effluent Water Policies and Regulations Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 Environmental Impact Report (EIR) California Plan California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) BMPs Adjudication Water Agencies and Governing Bodies California Urban Water Conservation Council (CUWCC) California Department of Water Resources (DWR) California Urban Water Agencies (CUWA) County Water Authority Municipal Water District Municipal Water Quality Investigation (MWQI) Water Quality and Monitoring/Mitigation Acid Acid Deposition ("acid rain") Acidic Aeration Age Tank Agricultural Pollution Algae Alkali Alkaline Arsenic Assay Bacteria (Plural) / Bacterium (Singular) Bailer Base Cesspool Chloride (Cl-) Chlorination Clarity Coliform bacteria Coagulation Ecosystem Disinfectant CT Corrosivity Color (of water) Fecal Coliform (FC) Filtration Floc Flocculation Fluoride Ion (F-) Guardia Hardness Leach MTBE (Methyl tertiary butyl ether) Mitigation Microorganism Microbiological Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) Nonpoint Source Pollution Nitrite (NO2-) Nitrate (NO3-) Water Use and Conservation Beneficial Reuse Contour Plowing De-facto, Unacknowledged or Unplanned Potable Reuse Direct Potable Reuse (DPR) Direct or indirect potable reuse Endangered Species Fallowing Indirect Potable Reuse (IPR) Integrated Resources Plan (IRP) Irrigation Non-potable Reuse Planned Potable Reuse Potable Reuse Water Conservation Video Glossary Amphibian Aquatic Bay Chemical Climate Chlorine Delta Dam Conservation Compost Community Disease Drainpipe Drip tubing Drought Electricity Estuary Evaporation Food Chain Gravel Groundwater Habitat Hydroelectric/Hydro-power Irrigation Lifestyle Metamorphosis Migration Mulch Native Native plants Non-native Wildlife Watershed Water Cycle Water Conservation Turbine Storm drain Species Spawning Snowmelt Showerhead Sediment Salmon Runoff Riparian Reptile Prey Predator Oxygen Organism Resources: Lower_grades.pdf ABOUT WRD Board Profiles Board and Committee Agendas Cities We Serve Mission and History Facilities Contact Us NEWS AND EVENTS Press Releases Calendar Latest Water News WORKING WITH US Business Opportunities Careers NEWSLETTER Subscribe to Our Newsletter CONNECT WITH US Privacy Policy Terms of Use Accessibility Sitemap Copyright © 2020 Water Replenishment District