Surface runoff definition

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 any overland flow of liquid off the developed area;
Surface runoff means rainwater (including snow and other precipitation) which—

Examples of Surface runoff in a sentence

  • Surface runoff or downspouts can be directed to infiltration trenches, where the stormwater drains out of a perforated pipe into the trench/gravel and then into the soil.

  • Surface runoff should be directed away from open excavations and exposed subgrades.

  • Surface runoff encountered during Project implementation will pass through sedimentation and/or erosion control features established pursuant to BMPs. The use of BMPs assures that all stormwater will receive some level of treatment prior to reaching the St. ▇▇▇▇▇ River.

  • Accordingly, but subject in all events to the requirements of Section 9.3(g), the General Partner, is authorized to further allocate Profit, Loss, items of each thereof and other items among the Partners in a reasonable manner so as to prevent the Regulatory Allocations from distorting the manner in which Partnership distributions would be divided among the Partners under Article 8 but for application of the Regulatory Allocations.

  • Surface runoff is collected and treated at the facility permitted wastewater treatment unit.

  • Surface runoff from most of the LBA tract and land to the north is conveyed directly to the reservoir by unnamed watercourses.

  • Surface runoff from the site would flow north/west into the ditch along Road H, which flows north and south into tributaries of Brush Creek (Figure 3-3).

  • Surface runoff water from the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Premises collects and drains to Cedar Bayou through a concrete lined drainage culvert which traverses the CBF Facility.

  • Surface runoff from construction sites should be discharged into storm drains via sand/silt removal facilities such as sedimentation basin/tank.

  • Surface runoff from the tank yard runs into ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Pond when rainfall exceeds 1 inch.


More Definitions of Surface runoff

Surface runoff means water, primarily from precipitation, running over the landscape;
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.

Related to Surface runoff

  • Surface waters means water on the surface of the ground where water does not usually accumulate in ordinary watercourses, lakes, or ponds. This includes any waterborne objects.

  • Surface water means all water which is open to the atmosphere and subject to surface runoff.

  • Water surface elevation means the height, in relation to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929, the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988, or other datum, where specified, of floods of various magnitudes and frequencies in the floodplains of riverine areas.

  • Stormwater runoff means water flow on the surface of the ground or in storm sewers, resulting from precipitation.

  • Water Surface Elevation (WSE) means the height, in relation to NAVD 1988, of floods of various magnitudes and frequencies in the floodplains of riverine areas.