Diversion

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-008310",
  "term": "Diversion",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Use of part of a stream flow as a water supply.\n\n2. A structural conveyance (or ditch) constructed across a slope to intercept runoff flowing down a hillside, and divert it to some convenient discharge point.\n\n3. Use of part of a stream flow as water supply.\n\n4. A channel with a supporting ridge on the lower side constructed across a slope to divert water at a non-erosive velocity to sites where it can be used and disposed of.\n\n5. Facility that channels a portion of a river through a canal or penstock.\n\n6. Turning aside or alteration of the natural course of a flow of water, normally considered physically to leave the natural channel. In some States, this can be a consumptive use direct from another stream, such as by livestock watering. In other States, a diversion must consist of such actions as taking water through a canal, pipe, or conduit.\n\n7. A channel with a supporting ridge on the lower side constructed across or at the bottom of a slope for the purpose of intercepting surface runoff.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "DOE Water Power Technologies Office Glossary of Hydropower Terms",
    "USGS National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Glossary",
    "Nonpoint Pollution Source from Forestry Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/diversion/"
}