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U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation
Branche: Government
Number of terms: 15655
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Company Profile:
A U.S. Department of the Interior agency that oversees water resource management incuding the oversight and operation of numerous diversion, delivery, and storage projects the agency has built throughout the western United States for irrigation, water supply, and attendant hydroelectric power ...
Improved flows that result in better stream conditions for aquatic, terrestrial, and other resources.
Industry:Engineering
Value people place on simply knowing an area or feature continues to exist in a particular condition.
Industry:Engineering
The period, often the frost-free period, during which the climate is such that crops can be produced.
Industry:Engineering
Land which, in its natural state, is not well suited for a particular purpose, such as raising crops.
Industry:Engineering
The ratio of energy delivered by a motor to the energy supplied to it during a fixed period or cycle.
Industry:Engineering
Increases in ground water storage due to precipitation, infiltration from streams, or human activity.
Industry:Engineering
Ground water seeping or flowing out of the earth where the water table intersects the ground surface.
Industry:Engineering
Excavation paid for at a fixed price per yard, regardless of whether it is common or rock excavation.
Industry:Engineering
The participation in a recreation activity at a given resource during a 24-hour period by one person.
Industry:Engineering
Running water through a powerplant at a roughly steady rate, thereby producing power at a steady rate.
Industry:Engineering