Flooding definition

Flooding means a volume of water that is too great to be confined within the banks or walls of the stream, water body, or conveyance system and that overflows onto adjacent lands, thereby causing or threatening damage.
Flooding means the flowing of water onto lands, other than waterways, due to the overtopping of a waterway or waterways;
Flooding means a volume of water that is too great to be confined within the banks or walls of the

Examples of Flooding in a sentence

  • Flooding of floors with stripping solution or rinse water shall be avoided at all times.

  • Flooding is defined as the inundation of a portion of the living space caused by an increased water level in an established water source such as a river, stream, or drainage ditch, or as a ponding of water at or near the point where heavy or excessive rain fell.

  • If, at any time, the Retailer becomes aware of any Drinking Water Supply Change, Sewer Flooding or Other Public Health Risk, it shall follow the twenty-four (24) hour contact arrangements described under heading C (24 hour contact arrangements) of part E (Unplanned events and incidents).

  • Any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source (see Flood or Flooding).

  • Flooding events in particular may lead to drinking water quality incidents as well as Sewer Flooding and Other Public Health Risks.


More Definitions of Flooding

Flooding means a volume of surface water that exceeds the banks or walls of a BMP, or channel; and that overflows onto adjacent lands.
Flooding means the inundation of an area of land that is not usually under water.
Flooding means a volume of surface water that is too great to be confined within the banks or walls of a conveyance or stream channel and that overflows onto adjacent lands.
Flooding means a volume of stormwater runoff that is too great to be confined within the banks of a stream, river or other aquatic resource or walls of a stormwater conveyance feature and that overflows onto adjacent lands.
Flooding as used herein shall include the risks associated with a flood plain, flood way or restriction zone and/or any diminution in the value of the Property or restriction of its use by reason of the risk of water entering or remaining thereon. WITHOUT IN ANY WAY LIMITING ANY OTHER DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTY HEREIN AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY DISCLOSURES MADE BY SELLER TO BUYER, SELLER DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION AS OF THE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT AND/OR AS OF THE CLOSING OF THE COMPLETENESS OF ANY SUCH DISCLOSURE OR THAT THE ASSETS ARE FREE FROM ANY ENDANGERED SPECIES OR THAT ALL OR ANY PART OF THE ASSETS ARE NOT A CRITICAL HABITAT OR A WETLAND, OR THAT ANY PART OF THE ASSETS DOES NOT INCLUDE A GEOLOGIC HAZARD, OR THAT ANY PART OF THE ASSETS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO FLOODING. Notwithstanding any knowledge that could be imputed to Seller, Buyer has the obligation to ascertain the presence of and extent of any Endangered Species, Critical Habitat, Wetland, Geologic Hazards and the risk of Flooding on the Assets.
Flooding means a general or temporary condition
Flooding means a general or temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of a dwelling caused by: