Surface runoff means rainwater (including snow and other precipitation) which is on the surface of the ground (whether or not it is moving) and, has not entered a watercourse, drainage system or public sewer.
Surface runoff means waters, which fall on land or arise from springs and diffuse themselves over the surface of the ground following no defined channel.
Surface runoff means any overland flow of liquid off the developed area;
Examples of Surface runoff in a sentence
Water Retention System Surface run-off and rainwater will be collected in a water retention pond which can store up to 5 days’ worth of the plant’s water requirements.
Surface runoff will be controlled by using siltation controls such as silt fencing around the construction site to minimize erosion of materials into adjacent wetlands and/or waterways.
More Definitions of Surface runoff
Surface runoff means rainwater (including snow and other precipitation) which—
Surface runoff means that portion of stormwater that does not infiltrate into the ground or evaporate, but instead flows onto adjacent land or watercourses or is routed to stormwater conveyance systems.
Surface runoff means that part of the precipitation that passes over the surface of the soil to the nearest surface stream without first passing beneath the surface. (Amended August 27, 1999)
Surface runoff means precipitation that flows onto the surfaces of roofs, streets, the ground, and the like, and is not absorbed or retained by that surface but collects and runs off.