Water terms starting with A

312 terms

  1. Average year supply The average annual supply of a water development system over a long period.
  2. Average year water demand Demand for water under average hydrologic conditions for a defined level of development.
  3. Avian Having to do with birds.
  4. Avoid Harm Executive Order 13158 mandates that each federal agency whose actions affect an MPA shall, to the extent permitted by law and to the maximum extent…
  5. Avoirdupois weight An English and American system of weights based on a pound of 16 ounces.
  6. AWARDS Agricultural Water Resources Decision Support.
  7. AWOL absence without leave.
  8. AWTR Advanced Water Treatment Research.
  9. AWWA American Water Works Association.
  10. Axis A straight line passing through a spherical body between its two poles. The central line of the body or any of its parts. The vertebral column.
  11. Axis of Dam A vertical plane or curved surface, appearing as a line in plan or cross section, to which horizontal dimensions can be referred.
  12. Axis of dam (concrete) A vertical reference surface coincident with the upstream face at the top of the dam.