General Plan Policy Document (Adopted 7-11 ... - City of Wheatland
General Plan Policy Document (Adopted 7-11 ... - City of Wheatland
General Plan Policy Document (Adopted 7-11 ... - City of Wheatland
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APPENDIX A: POLICY DOCUMENT GLOSSARYState Point <strong>of</strong>Historical InterestState HistoricalLandmarkStormwaterManagement <strong>Plan</strong>(SWMP)Surface waterTertiary TreatmentUrbanVernal poolsWastewaterWastewaterCollection SystemWater QualityWatershedHistoricstructureorsite<strong>of</strong>localorcountywideinterest.Historicstructureorsite<strong>of</strong>localorstatewideinterest.AdocumentsubmittedtotheRegionalWaterQualityControlBoard.TheSWMPdescribeshowthe<strong>City</strong>willreducethedischarge<strong>of</strong>pollutantsinstormwatertothemaximumextentpracticalandeffectivelylimitnonstormwaterdischargesintothe<strong>City</strong>’sstormdrainsystems.Waterontheearthssurface,asdistinguishedfromsubterraneanwater;typicallyfoundflowinginnaturalormanmadewatercoursessuchasrivers,streams,orcanals,orcontainedinlakesorstoragereservoirs.Treatment<strong>of</strong>wastewaterthatfollowssecondarytreatmentandinvolvesfiltrationprocessestoremovefinesuspendedandcolloidalmaterial,providingamoreadvancedlevel<strong>of</strong>treatmentthansecondarytreatmentalone.Areasgenerallycharacterizedbymoderateandhigherdensityresidentialdevelopment(e.g.,3ormoredwellingunitsperacre),commercialdevelopment,andindustrialdevelopment.Basinsthatforminsoilsoveranimperviousrockorclaylayerthatcollectsurfacerun<strong>of</strong>ffromwinterstormsandgraduallydryoutbyevaporationastheweatherbecomeswarmerinthespring.Vernalpoolssupportdiverseanduniqueplantandwildlifespeciesspecificallyadaptedtotheseconditions.Thishabitatsupportsanumber<strong>of</strong>threatenedandendangeredspecies.Sewage(eithertreatedoruntreated)fromresidential,commercial,industrial,andinstitutionalsources.Thetotality<strong>of</strong>thepipes,pumpstations,manholes,andotherfacilitiesthatconveyuntreatedwastewaterfromthevarioussourceswithinthe<strong>Plan</strong>ningArea.Thechemicalpurity<strong>of</strong>thewatermeasuredinterms<strong>of</strong>avariety<strong>of</strong>constituentsorparameters(e.g.,turbidity,metalsconcentration,organicsconcentration,andsalinity).Similartoagroundwaterbasin,awatershedistheareaorregionfromwhichsurfacewaterflowstoaparticularwaterbody.<strong>Wheatland</strong> <strong>General</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>Policy</strong> <strong>Document</strong> A-9July <strong>11</strong>, 2006
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