Water column definition

Water column means the vertically continuous mass of water from the surface to the bottom sediments of a water body;
Water column means water column as defined in Article 3(2) of Directive 2009/31/EC;
Water column means the vertical extent of water, including the surface thereof, above a designated area of submerged bottom land.

Examples of Water column in a sentence

  • Water column evaluations include determination of compliance of the liquid phase of the dredged material elutriate with applicable Federal Marine Water Quality Criteria (WQC) and/or state Water Quality Standards (WQS) [40 CFR 227.6(c)(1), 227.13(c)(2)(i-ii)] (Tier II).

  • Water column evaluations are required to determine compliance with the LPC of both the liquid (40 CFR 227.27(a)) and suspended particulate phases (40 CFR 227.27(b)) of the dredged material.

  • Water-column bioassays must be conducted using at least three organisms selected from the following list of test species: Water column toxicity bioassay organisms (* indicates recommended species) Zooplankton Copepod, Acartia sp.


More Definitions of Water column

Water column means the vertical extent of water, including the surface,
Water column means the vertical extent of water, including the surface, above a designated area of submerged bottom land. (1983, c. 621, s. 3; 1987, c. 641, s. 15; 2015-241, s. 14.10C(a); 2019-37, s. 1(a).)
Water column means a standard unit of measurement for air
Water column means ‘water column’ within the meaning of Article 3(2) of Directive 2009/31/EC;
Water column means a standard unit of measurement for air pressure differential.
Water column means the vertical extent of marine waters, including the surface, above submerged lands. [L 1986, c 91, pt of §1; am L 1990, c 126, §5; am L 1999, c 176, §§3, 11; am L 2002, c 203, §1]
Water column means the vertical extent of water, in­ cluding the surface thereof, above a designated area of sub­ merged bottom land.