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BEsT MANAGEMENT PRACTICEs HANDbooK - Tahoe BMP

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marks shoals or rocks; a whistling buoy, similarly operated, marks shoals orchannel entrances; a dan buoy carries a pole with a flag or light on it.CatchmentAn area which drains naturally to a particular point on a surface water body,thus contributing to its natural discharge.Clastic Rocks (singular: Clast)Rocks built up of fragments, which have been produced by weathering anderosion of pre-existing rocks and minerals and, typically, transportedmechanically to their point of deposition.ClayFine-grained, plastic, sediment with a typical grain size less than 0.004 mm.Possesses electromagnetic properties that bind the grains together to give a bulkstrength or cohesion.Cobble (Cobblestone)A rock fragment between 64 and 256 mm in diameter usually rounded.CofferdamA temporary watertight structure enclosing all or part of the construction areaso that construction can proceed in the dry.Common AreaGenerally refers to a parcel owned by members of a multi-family housingcomplex or association of property or homeowners that is available for use byall members or residents.Community PlanA plan developed in consultation with local governments and communitywhich supersedes the plan area statement.Constant Head Permeameter (CHP)A tool designed to determine the coefficient of permeability by the constant orfalling head method for the laminar flow of water through granular soils.CreepVery slow, continuous downslope movement of soil or debris.CrestHighest point on a beach face, breakwater, or lake wall.Deep WaterWater so deep that surface waves are little affected by the lake bottom.Generally, water deeper than one-half the surface wavelength is considereddeep water.GlossaryTRPA <strong>BMP</strong> HandbookPage 4 2012

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