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Natural places recognized by a cultural group as having spiritual or religious significance.
- Browse Related Terms: All-American Roads, Cultural disturbance, Cultural resources, Diagnostic, Indian trust assets, Minority population, National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), National Scenic Byway, Native American, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Sacred landscapes, Traditional cultural property, Tribe, Voluntary relinquishment
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Any specific, discrete, narrowly delineated location on federal land that is identified by an Indian tribe, or Indian individual determined to be an appropriately authoritative representative of an Indian religion, as sacred by virtue of its established religious significance to, or ceremonial use by, an Indian religion; provided that the tribe or appropriate authoritative representative of an Indian religion has informed the agency of the existence of such a site.
- Browse Related Terms: Clovis Complex, Designated Roads and Trails, GDAs, Indian trust resources, Interpretive site, Known Geothermal Area (KGA), Lease, Off-road vehicle (OHV) designations, Pueblo, Quad-level occurrence, Sacred site, Social disruption, USGS, Water code
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Act authorizing development of maximum contaminant levels for drinking water applicable to public water systems (i.e., systems that serve at least 25 people or have at least 15 connections).
- Browse Related Terms: Appropriation Doctrine, Augmentation Plan, Beneficial use of water, Domestic water use, Entry, Fast-track, Incidental take permit, Irrigation, Reclamation withdrawal, Regular-track proposals, Reserved Water Right, Safe Drinking Water Act (SWDA)
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- The amount of groundwater that can be withdrawn from a groundwater basin over a period of time without exceeding the long-term recharge of the basin or unreasonably affecting the basin's physical and chemical integrity. See also Perennial/safe/sustainable yield
- Browse Related Terms: Basin-fill aquifer, Bolson (floor), Closed Basin, compact, Depletion, Earthern cattle tank, Groundwater basin, Gypsum, Infiltration pond, Interbasin flow, Interbasin transfer of water, Interbasin transfers, Overdraft, Perennial yield (groundwater), reservoir, Safe yield, Sustainable yield
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A measure of the amount of salt and other mineral substances dissolved in water.
- Browse Related Terms: Concentration, Environmental media, High liquefaction potential, Hydro-compactable, collapsible soil (settlement), Liquefaction, Permeability, Salinity, Salt flat, Total dissolved solids (TDS), Water table
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Low-lying ground where salts collect in the soil because of the evaporation of standing water.
- Browse Related Terms: Concentration, Environmental media, High liquefaction potential, Hydro-compactable, collapsible soil (settlement), Liquefaction, Permeability, Salinity, Salt flat, Total dissolved solids (TDS), Water table
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A rock or mineral fragment of any composition that has a diameter ranging from 0.5 to 2.0 mm. Sand has a gritty feel.
- Browse Related Terms: Clay, Desert varnish, friable, Leasable minerals, Liner, LODE, Lode mining claim, mineral, Mining water use, Placer mining claim, Residuum, Sand, Silt, substrate
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A sand boil is sand and water that come out onto the ground surface during an earthquake as a result of liquefaction at shallow depth.
- Browse Related Terms: Erosion, Groundwater recharge, Infiltration, Plume downwash, Rill, Sand boil, Seeps, Soil compaction, Subsidence
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An elongated mound (hill or ridge) of sand accumulated and sorted by the action of wind or water.
- Browse Related Terms: Borrow material, Desert dune, Eolian, Lag gravel, Sand dune, Sedimentation, Winnowing
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Plant or animal species found only in sand dune habitats.
- Browse Related Terms: Carrying Capacity, Compensation, Desert focal bird species, Ecological resources, Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), fragmentation, Fragmentation of habitat, Habitat degradation, Obligate species, Riparian obligate species, Sand dune obligate species, Shrub-steppe, Shrubsteppe obligate, Snag, steppe, Wildlife corridor, Xeric (habitat)
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Nonhazardous, nonradioactive liquid and solid waste generated by normal housekeeping activities.
- Browse Related Terms: Decommissioning, Domestic solid waste, Off-site facility, Sanitary waste, Sanitary wastewater, Substation, Waste management, Waste minimization
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Wastewater (includes toilet, sink, shower, and kitchen flows) generated by normal housekeeping activities.
- Browse Related Terms: Decommissioning, Domestic solid waste, Off-site facility, Sanitary waste, Sanitary wastewater, Substation, Waste management, Waste minimization
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A flat grassland of tropical and subtropical regions usually having distinct periods of dry and wet weather.
- Browse Related Terms: Aftershocks, discharge, Early Archaic, extremely low frequency (ELF), Historic, Impingement, Late Archaic, Prehistoric, savanna, Sedentism, Seismic swarm, Swarm (seismic swarm), Thorn forest, Wind rose
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Loosening topsoil or breaking up the forest floor to improve conditions for seed germination or tree planting. Also refers to nicking or abrading the hard seed coat of some species to aid germination.
- Browse Related Terms: Aquatic opportunists, Big game, Ecotones, Extirpation, Facultative wetland vegetation species, Fire-tolerant species, Flats wetland, Habitat alteration, Invasive species, Lek, Megafauna, Nongame species, Scarify, Species of Special Concern, Translocation
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- See Escarpment
- Browse Related Terms: Cuesta, Escarpment, Hogbacks, Scarp, Scree, Sherds, Talus
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The degree of "intactness" of a landscape, which is related to the existing amount of visual disturbance present. Landscapes with higher scenic integrity are generally regarded as more sensitive to visual disturbances.
- Browse Related Terms: CEQ, Hedonic – (modeling approach), Nonmarket value, Potable water, Scenic integrity, Sensitivity level (analysis), Visibility factors, Visual absorption capability, Visual quality, Visual sensitivity, Visual unity, Visual value
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A measure of the intrinsic beauty of landform, water form, or vegetation in the landscape, as well as any visible human additions or alterations to the landscape.
- Browse Related Terms: Historic resources, Horizon line, Impact, Land disturbance, Scenic quality, Scenic resources, Scenic value, Skylining, Visual feature, Visual harmony
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The visible physical features on a landscape (e.g., land, water, vegetation, animals, structures, and other features). Also referred to as visual resources.
- Browse Related Terms: Historic resources, Horizon line, Impact, Land disturbance, Scenic quality, Scenic resources, Scenic value, Skylining, Visual feature, Visual harmony
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The importance of a landscape based on human perception of the intrinsic beauty of landform, water form, and vegetation in the landscape, as well as any visible human additions or alterations to the landscape.
- Browse Related Terms: Historic resources, Horizon line, Impact, Land disturbance, Scenic quality, Scenic resources, Scenic value, Skylining, Visual feature, Visual harmony
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A metamorphic rock formed from many types of rocks. Minerals in the rocks include micas, chlorite, talc, hornblende, and garnets. The minerals are characteristically platey and foliated (layered), indicating they were subjected to intense compression.
- Browse Related Terms: Aquifer, Basement complex, Basement rock, Breccia, Chert, Conglomerate, Hydrostratigraphic, Impermeable, Induration, Laccolith, Metamorphic rock, Quartzite, Schist, Shale (outcrop), Siltstone, Strata, Volcanoclastic rock
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