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| buffer zones | natural forested areas adjacent to lakes and creeks |
| Catawba River Foundation | a non-profit organization that is dedicated to preserve, protect and restore the ecosystem of the Catawba Basin's rivers, lakes and creeks |
| erosion | wearing away of soil particles from the land surface by water, wind, ice, gravity, or other forces |
| groundwater | water below the land surface which is held up in soil layers and rock formations |
| impervious surface | surface area created by development which does not allow infiltration of water (e.g. pavement , rooftops,etc.) |
| Lake Norman Covekeeper | a trained member of the Catawba River Foundation who monitors the water quality in an adopted cove |
| NPDES Locations | sites with plants that have been granted a permit to dump waste into a lake, river or creek; National Pollution Discharge Elimination System |
| nutrients | substances necessary for growth and reproduction of organisms; in water, mainly nitrates and phosphates |
| pollution | the introduction of any physical phenomena, biological agent, or chemical substance, that has an adverse impact on the receiving aquatic system |
| Riverkeeper | person responsible for oversight of volunteers in the areas of water quality training , technical support, and pollution event problem solving |
| storm water runoff | rainfall that flows over the land surface into adjacent water bodies, picking up pollutants along the way |
| turbidity | a measure of a water body's clarity: caused by suspended matter such as clay, silt, organix and inorganic matter, and microscopic organisms |
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