Perimeter Ditch

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020585",
  "term": "Perimeter Ditch",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Ditch or channel used to convey runoff from within a mining area around the outside perimeter of the mining area to a controlled discharge point, such as a sedimentation pond. When sediment trapping basins are included in the ditch design, a perimeter ditch may also be referred to as a sediment ditch.",
  "references": [
    "EPA Mountaintop Mining Valley Fills Draft Environmental Impact Statement Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/region3/mtntop/pdf/VIII_Glossary.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/perimeter-ditch/"
}