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Record 1 2017-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

... the courts have also indicated that a lower property or downhill owner can protect their property from surface water flow by building berms or dykes, provided these are built on the lower property owner's property.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

La ligne de partage des eaux est la frontière entre deux bassins versants. Cette ligne partage l'écoulement des eaux de surface (sources, précipitations) entre deux directions différentes, chacune correspondant à un bassin versant et un exutoire distincts.

OBS

écoulement des eaux de surface : terme tiré du mini-lexique «Environnement et droit» et reproduit avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface.

Spanish

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