Dewatering definition

Dewatering means removing underground water to facilitate construction or other activity.
Dewatering means the removal of water for construction activity. It can be a discharge of appropriated surface or groundwater to dry and/or solidify a construction site. It may require Minnesota Department of Natural Resources permits to be appropriated and if contaminated may require other MPCA permits to be discharged.
Dewatering means the removal of trapped water from a construction site to allow land development or utility installation activities to occur.

Examples of Dewatering in a sentence

  • Task Activities Activity Description Budget ($) Total Budget 100,000.00 Work Task 21: Salvage of Razorback Suckers when Dewatering Canals PROPOSED FY 2026 PROJECTED FY 2025 BUDGETED FY 2025 SPENT THROUGH FY 2024 Description and Purpose: The IT will develop a procedure for salvaging and returning fish to the Colorado River and ensure that a person qualified to capture and handle razorback suckers, and approved by USFWS and CDFW, will be present during dewatering of main canals or reservoirs.


More Definitions of Dewatering

Dewatering means the removal of surface or ground water to dry and/or solidify a construction site to enable construction activity. Dewatering may require a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources water appropriation permit and, if dewatering water is contaminated, discharge of such water may require an individual MPCA NPDES/SDS permit.
Dewatering means the use of wells or other such equipment to temporarily lower a water level as may be necessary during construction activities.
Dewatering means the withdrawal of ground water from an aquifer or saturated zone that may result in the lowering of the water level within the aquifer or saturated zone or a decline of the potentiometric surface within that aquifer or saturated zone.
Dewatering means the removal of all water from a natural water body.
Dewatering means the act of draining or pumping accumulated stormwater and/or groundwater from excavations, building foundations, vaults, trenches, etc.
Dewatering means the removal of all water from a natural water body or the portion of a natural waterbody enclosed by Engineered Structures.
Dewatering means the removal of ground or surface water to allow construction, excavation, or backfill to be conducted in a dry condition.