Specifications

Section 11 Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
EAA Storage Reservoirs Revised Draft PIR and EIS February 2006
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result in the destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat. This
document may include:
Critical habitat— A description of the specific areas with physical or biological
features essential to the conservation of a listed species and which may require
special management considerations or protection. These areas have been legally
designated via Federal Register notices.
Jeopardy opinion— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or NMFS opinion that an
action is likely to jeopardize the continued existence of a listed species or result
in the destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat. The finding
includes reasonable and prudent alternatives, if any.
No jeopardy opinion— U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or NMFS finding that an
action is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of a listed species or
result in the destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat.
C
Candidate species— Plant or animal species not yet officially listed as
threatened or endangered, but which is undergoing status review by the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service.
Channel— Natural or artificial watercourse, with a definite bed and banks to
confine and conduct continuously or periodically flowing water.
Conveyance capacity— The rate at which water can be transported by a canal,
aqueduct, or ditch. In this document, conveyance capacity is generally measured
in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Cubic feet per second— A measure of the volume rate of water movement. As a
rate of streamflow, a cubic foot of water passing a reference section in 1 second of
time. One cubic foot per second equals 0.0283 meter /second (7.48 gallons per
minute). One cubic foot per second flowing for 24 hours produces approximately
2 acre-feet.
D
Dissolved oxygen (D.O.) — A commonly employed measure of water quality.
Dry Season— Hydrologically, for south Florida, the months associated with a
lower incident of rainfall, November through April.