Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

aguas pluviales de explotación

English translation:

stormwater runoff

Added to glossary by Lisa McCarthy
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Spanish term

aguas pluviales de explotación

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Engineering: Industrial landfill site
Drenaje de aguas superficiales

Las aguas pluviales que caen sobre la superficie de explotación en la zona de disposición, denominadas **aguas pluviales de explotación**, susceptibles de estar contaminadas serán conducidas a la balsa de pluviales de explotación con unas dimensiones de 15 x 15 m2, con una profundidad de 3,50 m; la capacidad de la balsa será de unos700 m3, y una superficie de 225 m2.
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May 23, 2012 10:28: Lisa McCarthy Created KOG entry

Discussion

Lisa McCarthy (asker) May 23, 2012:
Hi all Thanks a lot for your help, especially Elizabeth for the confirmation. I have gone with 'stormwater runoff'.
"Stormwater runoff" is the term I've been using. Take a look at the Wikipedia article
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stormwater
Lisa McCarthy (asker) Apr 19, 2012:
@ CB The text is mainly about waste treatment / incineration of petroluem and oils near a refinery, so the rainwater (most likely to be polluted) would first be suitably treated to be reused at the facility or discharged into local waterways after treatment (it mentions this a the end of the text). I think that rainwater that has been mixed with the soil at a plant such as this may be known as 'runoff'.
CBHarris Apr 19, 2012:
It seems to me to depend on the ¨de explotación¨. Is it simply (potentially polluted) runoff from the developed area, or rainwater intended for recycling/processing?
Lisa McCarthy (asker) Apr 19, 2012:
stormwater runoff I'm not sure they're taking about recyling rainwater here. I wonder does the 'explotación' refer to 'operations' as opposed to reuse? Maybe 'stormwater runoff' is the term I'm looking for. Can anybody confirm I'm on the right track, or otherwise?

http://www.sjrwmd.com/pollution/runoff-stormwater.html

Proposed translations

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reusable/recyclable rainwater

Aquarius Rainwater Harvesting Systems offer sustainable recyclable rainwater for use around the home and business. Replacing mains water supply for use on appliances internal and externally.
http://www.designbuild-network.com/contractors/water_supply/...

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Design and construction of an experimental pervious paved parking area to harvest reusable rainwater.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22020491
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stormwater drainage

a more general term
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rainwater recycling

other option
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harvestable rainwater

Another option:

http://www.ucowr.org/proceedings/2010_Proceedings/Seattle_Po...
Harvestable Rainwater Use = Potable Water Saving

http://rainman.ie/wp-content/uploads/Rainwater Harvesting Pi...
To quantify the amount of harvestable rainwater in an Irish location.

http://greenremodelinthewatershed.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/c...
Calculating Harvestable Rainwater from Roof

http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/rainwater-harvesting-info...
Capacity of harvestable rainwater varies due to factors such as roof surface and rainfall variability.

http://www.erahydrobiotech.com/rain_water_harvesting_system ...
Following table illustrate the calculation of harvestable rainwater quantity from your roof in one monsoon season.


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New thought: could this refer to "leachate"?
Note the following, and particularly "leachate, which may be contaminated" and "the leachate that passes through the landfill since it contains contaminating substances."

http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/what-parts-make-up-l...
Rainwater that falls on the landfill is collected in the storm water drainage system. Contaminated substances mix with the water to form "leachate" that can drip through the landfill, and the leachate collection system collects the contaminated water.

http://sites.google.com/site/landfillsandleachate/parts-of-a...
There is also a storm water drainage system that collects the rainwater that falls on the landfill. A covering or cap is used to seal the top of the landfill. The leachate collection system collects the leachate that passes through the landfill since it contains contaminating substances.

Recycling and Recovery of Plastics, edited by J. Brandrup
This barrier layer must also be capable of preventing the passage of the accumulating leachate, which may be contaminated,


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http://www.groundwateruk.org/downloads/industrial_and_urban_...
The leachate is drained to collecting sumps for subsequent treatment.


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Of course you're right about leachate, Lisa. Going back to your first discussion entry, how about something with "operational stormwater"? Such as "operational stormwater runoff" or just "operational stormwater"?

http://psb.vermont.gov/sites/psb/files/docket/7628LowellWind...
operational stormwater discharges/ operational stormwater runoff
The operational state stormwater discharge permit requirement is in place to ensure proper design and construction of stormwater treatment and control practices that may be necessary to minimize the potential impacts of stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces to receiving waters.

http://geoearth.uncc.edu/Full-Time-Faculty/allan-craig.html
…research group is actively involved in the field testing of structural and operational Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP’s) and land development regulations at the watershed scale.

and for the "balsa" bit, perhaps "stormwater settling pond" or "stormwater settling basin"?
See the following with "operational" in front...
http://waterviewapplication.nzta.govt.nz/eBooks/AEEPartD/fil...
is required to develop an operational stormwater settling basin to treat stormwater from



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Or perhaps "operations stormwater":

http://www.townhall.state.va.us/L/GetFile.cfm?File=E:\townhall\docroot\Meeting\103\3942\minutes_deq_3942_v1.pdf
The order requires submission of a permit application and plan for separating the landfill operations stormwater from the old quarry pond system

"Operation"/"operations" might be the equivalent of "explotación".
Note from asker:
Hi Jennifer, I don´t think they're referring to leachate here as they have already spoken about it earlier in the text and the specific term for it is 'lixiviado'. Also 'pluviales' refer to rainfall.
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