WASTE ENERGY

Energy contained in a residual stream from industrial processes in the form of heat, chemical energy or pressure, for which it can be demonstrated that it would have been wasted in the absence of the project activity. Examples of waste energy include the energy contained in gases flared or released into the atmosphere, the heat […]

WASTE PROGRAMS DIVISION (WPD) OF ADEQ

Protects and enhances public health and the environment of Arizona by reducing the risk associated with waste management, contaminated sites and regulated substances. Core responsibilities include assuring the proper handling, storage, treatment and disposal of wastes, and proper operation and maintenance of underground storage tanks; investigating complaints and violations of Arizona’s solid waste, hazardous waste […]

WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

A facility containing a series of tanks, screens, filters, and other processes by which pollutants are removed from water. Most treatments include chlorination to attain safe drinking water standards.

WASTEWAY

A waterway used to drain excess irrigation water dumped from the irrigation delivery system.

WATER BAR

A diagonal ditch or hump in a trail that diverts surface water runoff to minimize soil erosion.

WATER BODY

Any significant accumulation of water.

WATER BUDGET

An accounting of the inflow to, outflow from, and storage changes of water in a hydrologic unit.

WATER COLUMN

An imaginary column extending through a water body from its floor to its surface.