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What was the final settlement in the hinkley case

A

$333 million

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How many Claimants were by the time this case went to arbitration?

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634

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2
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Where a river begins

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Headwater

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3
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Where a river opens into a water body

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Mouth

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4
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The Gulf of Mexico

A

Water body

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5
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The land surrounding a river bank

A

Riparian Zone

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A river that bends back and forth across an area

A

Meander

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A dam

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Weir

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The land above the flood plain

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Upland

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9
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A geographic region within which all water drains to a common point

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Watershed

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10
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Forms as a result of a meander

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Oxbow lake

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U.s. Waters must be fishable and swimmable by 1983

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Clean water act of 1972

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What pollutants affect our drinking water

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Chlorine, nitrates, nitrites

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13
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What pollutants affect water used in agriculture

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Pesticides and herbicides

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14
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How are macroinvertabrates used

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Maintain health of water

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15
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Making additions or yield supplies

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Tributary

16
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What was the chemical that rein said was responsible for causing the illness in hinkley

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Hexavalent chromium (6)

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Q

A measurement of the amount of force it takes to break the skin on the surface of water

A

Surface tension

18
Q

Occurs when water climbs upward through a small space

A

Capillary action

19
Q

Water if attracted to other water molecules

A

Cohesion

20
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Water is attracted to other substances

A

Adhesion