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EPANDAGE IRRIGATION [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- broad irrigation
1, record 1, English, broad%20irrigation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The irrigation of crops with sewage. 2, record 1, English, - broad%20irrigation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sewage disposal is the primary object of broad irrigation with the raising of crops being incidental. 3, record 1, English, - broad%20irrigation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- épandage par irrigation
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9pandage%20par%20irrigation
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- irrigation par épandage 2, record 1, French, irrigation%20par%20%C3%A9pandage
correct, feminine noun
- irrigation par déversement 2, record 1, French, irrigation%20par%20d%C3%A9versement
correct, feminine noun
- épandage par sillon 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9pandage%20par%20sillon
masculine noun
- épandage à la raie 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9pandage%20%C3%A0%20la%20raie
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Épandage de l’eau usée consistant à la répandre sur le sol, généralement après décantation et épuration. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9pandage%20par%20irrigation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Drenaje y riego (Agricultura)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- eliminación por irrigación
1, record 1, Spanish, eliminaci%C3%B3n%20por%20irrigaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- evacuación por irrigación 1, record 1, Spanish, evacuaci%C3%B3n%20por%20irrigaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
- disposición por irrigación 1, record 1, Spanish, disposici%C3%B3n%20por%20irrigaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proceso de evacuación que consiste en derramar las aguas negras sobre la superficie del terreno, lo cual se hace generalmente mediante zanjas de regadío. 1, record 1, Spanish, - eliminaci%C3%B3n%20por%20irrigaci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-02-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- flood irrigation
1, record 2, English, flood%20irrigation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A method of irrigation in which water is made to cover the surface of the land to a considerable depth and remains for a considerable period, after which so much of it as has not soaked in is drawn off, leaving the land ready for the growing of crops. 2, record 2, English, - flood%20irrigation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In flood irrigation, the land is divided into compartments with fairly flat surfaces, and the water is run over the entire area. 3, record 2, English, - flood%20irrigation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Flood irrigation" is called "back flooding" when water is released to flow toward the low places. 4, record 2, English, - flood%20irrigation
Record 2, Key term(s)
- back flooding
- basin irrigation method
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- irrigation par submersion
1, record 2, French, irrigation%20par%20submersion
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- irrigation par épandage 2, record 2, French, irrigation%20par%20%C3%A9pandage
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Irrigation par submersion. Lorsque la pente naturelle est nulle ou presque, le ruissellement devient impossible. Un débit supérieur à la perméabilité du sol devient nécessaire pour conduire l’eau à l’extrémité des parcelles. L’eau s’accumule alors en une nappe épaisse qui s’infiltre peu à peu. Plusieurs variantes sont possibles : les bassins fermés par des levées [...] Les cuvettes reliées à des canaux [...] Enfin les rigoles d’infiltration que l’on remplit d’eau en vue d’une lente infiltration, sont un système d’arrosage que l’on peut rattacher à l’irrigation par «infiltration» ou «à la raie». 3, record 2, French, - irrigation%20par%20submersion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Irrigation de surface : [...] L’irrigation par submersion se pratique en terrain plat dans des bassins, entourés de diguettes, que l’on remplit sur une hauteur correspondant à la dose d’arrosage. L’eau pénètre dans le sol par infiltration verticale. Le riz est la culture type ainsi irriguée, bien que sur la majeure partie du cycle végétatif l’arrosage ne soit pas discontinu mais permanent. Ce n’est que peu avant la récolte que les rizières sont mises à sec [...] 4, record 2, French, - irrigation%20par%20submersion
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Drenaje y riego (Agricultura)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- riego por inundación
1, record 2, Spanish, riego%20por%20inundaci%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- riego por sumersión 2, record 2, Spanish, riego%20por%20sumersi%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-01-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- effluent irrigation
1, record 3, English, effluent%20irrigation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Irrigation using treated municipal or industrial wastewater. 2, record 3, English, - effluent%20irrigation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There is considerable potential for effluent irrigation in the Prairie provinces. Some jurisdictions view effluent irrigation as a means of wastewater disposal. Others view effluent as a resource for economic development (i.e., cash crop production, golf course irrigation). 3, record 3, English, - effluent%20irrigation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- épandage d’effluents par irrigation
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9pandage%20d%26rsquo%3Beffluents%20par%20irrigation
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- épandage des eaux résiduaires par irrigation 2, record 3, French, %C3%A9pandage%20des%20eaux%20r%C3%A9siduaires%20par%20irrigation
masculine noun
- usage des effluents en irrigation 2, record 3, French, usage%20des%20effluents%20en%20irrigation
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il existe des possibilités considérables pour l'épandage d’effluents par irrigation dans les provinces des Prairies. Dans certaines juridictions, ce procédé est considéré comme un moyen d’élimination des eaux usées. D'autres encore le perçoivent comme une ressource pour le développement économique(p. ex. production de culture commerciale, irrigation des terrains de golf). 3, record 3, French, - %C3%A9pandage%20d%26rsquo%3Beffluents%20par%20irrigation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-12-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- flood water spreading 1, record 4, English, flood%20water%20spreading
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Flood water spreading is a method that follows numbers of purposes. Some example of these are: to stabilise drifting sand, to control erosion, to develop artificial forestlands, to make changes the environment of the belt zones around desert, to satisfy water requirement, to remove sediment carried by flood-water for changing the bare lands to farm lands, to control ground water quality by preventing the intrusion of saltwater into water bearing aquifer. 1, record 4, English, - flood%20water%20spreading
Record 4, Key term(s)
- flood-water spreading
- floodwater spreading
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- épandage des eaux de crue
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9pandage%20des%20eaux%20de%20crue
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Irrigation de surface. [...] L'épandage des eaux de ruissellement ou de crue, qui du fait de la brutalité des précipitations, coulent de façon très temporaire dans les régions à faible pluviosité annuelle, est une forme fruste de submersion, utilisée par l'homme depuis longtemps, dans la vallée du Nil ou la Mésopotamie par exemple. 1, record 4, French, - %C3%A9pandage%20des%20eaux%20de%20crue
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-12-03
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- flood waters
1, record 5, English, flood%20waters
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An overflow of water onto lands that are used or usable by man and not normally covered by water. 2, record 5, English, - flood%20waters
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Floods have two essential characteristics: The inundation of land is temporary; and the land is adjacent to and inundated by overflow from a river, stream, lake, or ocean. 2, record 5, English, - flood%20waters
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Willow Creek Lake is a flood control project designed to protect the city of Heppner, Oregon. In 1903, Heppner experienced one of the most devastating floods in the history of the United States. Two hundred forty-seven people perished in a flash flood. The project will prevent a recurrence of a similar disaster. Storage for irrigation is also part of the project. A lake for water conservation and irrigation is maintained at elevation 2063. When a flash flood occurs, the flood waters will be caught and stored, and slowly released until the lake returns to elevation 2063. 3, record 5, English, - flood%20waters
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
floods; flood waters. As defined, in part, in the Standard Flood Insurance Policy (SFIP): "A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from overflow of inland or tidal waters or from the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source." 2, record 5, English, - flood%20waters
Record 5, Key term(s)
- flood-waters
- floodwaters
- floods
- flood-water
- flood water
- floodwater
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- eaux de crue
1, record 5, French, eaux%20de%20crue
correct, see observation, feminine noun, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Irrigation de surface. [...] L'épandage des eaux de ruissellement ou de crue, qui du fait de la brutalité des précipitations, coulent de façon très temporaire dans les régions à faible pluviosité annuelle, est une forme fruste de submersion, utilisée par l'homme depuis longtemps, dans la vallée du Nil ou la Mésopotamie par exemple. 2, record 5, French, - eaux%20de%20crue
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
eaux de crue : terme rarement employé au singulier («eau de crue»). 3, record 5, French, - eaux%20de%20crue
Record 5, Key term(s)
- eau de crue
- eau des crues
- eau de crues
- eaux de crues
- eaux des crues
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-12-03
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- runoff spreading 1, record 6, English, runoff%20spreading
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are bound to be rainstorms whose water the soil cannot fully absorb - a point of major importance in arid and semi-arid areas, for this water can be collected and used to improve productivity locally. The following four water management methods and erosion control structures apply: . runoff harvesting (catching runoff for supplementary irrigation); . total absorption or infiltration; . runoff diversion (redirecting excess water); . runoff spreading (distribution of runoff energy). ... Structures to dissipate runoff energy. When rainfall exceeds the soil's absorption capacity, the sheet runoff can be controlled by spreading it across the whole slope rather than concentrating it in channels and outlets, where it can cause problems. Its energy can be dispersed by keeping the speed below 25 cm ... Such dispersion across the slope is achieved partly by cropping techniques that keep the soil surface rough (clods, many grass stalks, effect of weeds and mulching, etc.) and partly by structures such as permeable microdams, which temporarily slow the flow, allow some sedimentation, spread the flood, reduce peak flows and improve absorption. 1, record 6, English, - runoff%20spreading
Record 6, Key term(s)
- run-off spreading
- run off spreading
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- épandage des eaux de ruissellement
1, record 6, French, %C3%A9pandage%20des%20eaux%20de%20ruissellement
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Irrigation de surface. [...] L'épandage des eaux de ruissellement ou de crue, qui du fait de la brutalité des précipitations, coulent de façon très temporaire dans les régions à faible pluviosité annuelle, est une forme fruste de submersion, utilisée par l'homme depuis longtemps, dans la vallée du Nil ou la Mésopotamie par exemple. 1, record 6, French, - %C3%A9pandage%20des%20eaux%20de%20ruissellement
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-01-08
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- spate irrigation
1, record 7, English, spate%20irrigation
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- irrigation de crue
1, record 7, French, irrigation%20de%20crue
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
irrigation par épandage des eaux de crue d’un cours d’eau intermittent 1, record 7, French, - irrigation%20de%20crue
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Drenaje y riego (Agricultura)
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- riego por desviación de aguas de avenidas
1, record 7, Spanish, riego%20por%20desviaci%C3%B3n%20de%20aguas%20de%20avenidas
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1994-09-30
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Agricultural Chemicals
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- fate
1, record 8, English, fate
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Of a fertilizer or a pesticide in the soil. 2, record 8, English, - fate
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Agents chimiques (Agriculture)
- Études et analyses environnementales
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- devenir
1, record 8, French, devenir
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- sort 2, record 8, French, sort
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
d’un engrais ou d’un pesticide dans le sol. 2, record 8, French, - devenir
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Devenir des rejets épandus. [...] l'efficacité de l'épandage des eaux résiduaires, en tant que procédé d’épuration, est du même ordre que celle de l'irrigation en général. 3, record 8, French, - devenir
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Il est bon pour éclairer l’ensemble des phénomènes [...] se produisant au cours des traitements biologiques d’avoir bien présent à l’esprit les différentes phases de devenir d’une colonie isolée mise en contact d’éléments nutritifs en milieu oxygéné. 4, record 8, French, - devenir
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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