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leaching

--the process by which soluble materials in the soil, such as salts, nutrients, pesticide chemicals or contaminants, are washed into a lower layer of soil or are dissolved and carried away by water.


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lentic waters

--ponds or lakes (standing water).


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levee

--a natural or manmade earthen barrier along the edge of a stream, lake, or river. Land alongside rivers can be protected from flooding by levees.


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livestock water use

--water used for livestock watering, feed lots, dairy operations, fish farming, and other on-farm needs


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lotic waters

--flowing waters, as in streams and rivers.



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