WaterTest Flashcards
What was the final settlement in the hinkley case
$333 million
How many Claimants were by the time this case went to arbitration?
634
Where a river begins
Headwater
Where a river opens into a water body
Mouth
The Gulf of Mexico
Water body
The land surrounding a river bank
Riparian Zone
A river that bends back and forth across an area
Meander
A dam
Weir
The land above the flood plain
Upland
A geographic region within which all water drains to a common point
Watershed
Forms as a result of a meander
Oxbow lake
U.s. Waters must be fishable and swimmable by 1983
Clean water act of 1972
What pollutants affect our drinking water
Chlorine, nitrates, nitrites
What pollutants affect water used in agriculture
Pesticides and herbicides
How are macroinvertabrates used
Maintain health of water