Sedimentation definition

Sedimentation means a process for removal of solids before filtration by gravity or separation.
Sedimentation means soil particles suspended in stormwater that can settle in stream beds.
Sedimentation means the action or process of forming or depositing sediment.

Examples of Sedimentation in a sentence

  • There shall be compliance with applicable rules and regulations of the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management, North Carolina Sedimentation Control Commission, and with ordinances and regulations of various counties, municipalities and other official agencies relating to pollution prevention and control.


More Definitions of Sedimentation

Sedimentation means soil particles suspended in stormwater that can settle in stream beds and disrupt the natural flow of the stream.
Sedimentation means the deposition of soil that has been
Sedimentation means the settling and accumulation of unconsolidated material carried by storm water run-off.
Sedimentation means the settling and accumulation of unconsolidated sediment carried by storm water run-off.
Sedimentation means the process by which material is transported and deposited by water or wind.
Sedimentation means the deposition of soil that has been transported from its site of origin by water, ice, wind, gravity or other natural means as a product of erosion.
Sedimentation means the deposition of eroded soils at a site different from the one where the erosion occurred.