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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Effluent - A stream flowing out of a body of water; the outflow of a <br />sewer, septic tank, and industrial sewage. <br /> <br />EIS - Abbreviation for environmental impact statement. <br /> <br />Environment - All the conditions, circumstances, and influences <br />surrounding and affecting the development of an organism or <br />group of organisms. <br /> <br />Eolian - Applied to the erosive action of the wind, and to deposits <br />which are due to the transporting action of the wind. <br /> <br />EPA - Abbreviation for Environmental Protection Agency. <br /> <br />Epicenter - That point on the earth's crust which is directly above <br />the focus of an earthquake; focus being that point within the <br />earth which is the center of an earthquake. <br /> <br />Epilimnion - Top layer of water (see stratification). <br /> <br />Evaporite - A rock deposit res~lting from the evaporation of an <br />aqueous solution. <br /> <br />Evapotranspiration - The total water loss from the soil including <br />that by direct evaporation and that by transpiration from the <br />surfaces of plants. <br /> <br />Exclusive flood control capacity - Reservoir volume above the <br />Conservation or joint use pool that is kept empty to catch flood <br />runoff and then evacuated as soon as possible to keep it in <br />readiness for the next flood. <br /> <br />Fault interrupter switch - A switch for isolating a section of a power <br />transmission circuit. <br /> <br />Fauna - The animals of a specified region. <br /> <br />Fee Simple Title - An absolute fee: A fee without limitations to any <br />particular class of heirs or restrictions, but subject to the <br />limitations of eminent domain, escheat, police power, and taxation. <br />An inheritable estate. <br /> <br />FES - Abbreviation for Final Environmental Statement. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Firm water supply - An assured minimum supply of water under the most <br />adverse water year supply conditions. <br />