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<br />001380 <br /> <br />GLOSSARY OF WATER MANAGEMENT TERMS' <br /> <br />1-8 <br /> <br />SAFE YlELD--'l'he maximum dependab1e draft which can bemacie continuously <br />upon a source ,Of water supply (surface or ground water) during a <br />period 01' years during which the probab1e driest period or period <br />01' greatest deficiency in water supply is 1ikely to occur. <br />Dependability is reJ.ative and is a function of storage provided and <br />drought probability. <br /> <br />SAL:mE WATER--See BRACKISH WATER. <br /> <br />SAlIr BALANCE--A condition in which specific or totaJ. diss01ved so1ids, <br />removed fran a specified fie1d, stratographic zone, po1iticaJ. area, <br />or drainage area, equaJ.s the canparab1e diss01ved soUds added to <br />that area fran all. sources during an equaJ. period 01' time. <br /> <br />SAlIr-WATER BARRIER--A physica1 phenanenon designed to prevent the <br />intrusion of sa1t water into a body of fresh water. <br /> <br />SAlIr-WATER J:N':rRUSION--The phenanenon occurring when a body of sa1.t water <br />, invades a body of fresh water. It can occur either in surface or ground <br />water bodies. <br /> <br />SALVAGED WATER--The part Of a particuJ.lu' stream or other water supply that <br />is saved fran 10ss, in respect to quantity or quaJ.ity, fran the supply <br />and is retained and made avaiJ.ab1e for use. <br /> <br />SCENIC RIVER--A stream, tributary, or river, or an;y section thereof, and the <br />reJ.ated adjacent land area, that possesses outstanding scenic, fiSh, <br />wiJ.d.llfe, or outdoor recreation values, that is essentia.l.ly ;free <br />f10wing and. unpolluted, and that shouJ.d be preserved in such condition, <br />or restored thereto, in order to pranote public use and enjoyment. <br /> <br />SEASOO'-..A. period 01' time characterized. by sane distinguishab1e occurrence <br />or feature, such as growing season, harvest season, winter season, etc. <br />It is not to be used in reference to a J2-month period. <br /> <br />SECaIDARY BI!:NEF:rrs--The increase in the value Of goods and services which <br />indirectly resuJ.t fran the project under conditions expected with the <br />project as canpared to those without the project. <br /> <br />SECaIDARY ENERGY--All hydroe1ectric energy other than primary energy. <br /> <br />SECamARY TREATMlllNT--In sewage treatment, the further purification 01' the <br />effluent fran primary treatment by biOfilters, oxidation pands, or <br />other bi01ogicaJ. or chemical means. <br /> <br />SEDIMENT CQ'NTROL--The control of movement Of sediment in a stream Or <br />reservoir by means 01' debris dams, wing dams, channeUzation, etc. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />