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Impoundment (other)
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Impoundment may refer to: Water control * The result of a dam, creating a body of water ** A reservoir, formed by a dam ** Coal slurry impoundment, a specialized form of such a reservoir used for coal mining and processing * Impounded dock, an enclosed ship dock that uses locks to impound water to a consistent depth within the dock area * Impoundment rights, a German system of permits and taxes for damming rivers Other uses * Impoundment of appropriated funds, the decision of a President of the United States not to spend money appropriated by Congress * Vehicle impoundment See also * Pound (other) * Seize (other) Seize or seise may refer to: *Seisin, legal possession of property *Seizing, a class of knots used to semi-permanently bind together two ropes *Seize (band), a British electronic band *The jamming of machine parts against each other, usually due t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reservoir
A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of water, interrupting a watercourse to form an Bay, embayment within it, excavating, or building any number of retaining walls or levees to enclose any area to store water. Types Dammed valleys Dammed reservoirs are artificial lakes created and controlled by a dam constructed across a valley and rely on the natural topography to provide most of the basin of the reservoir. These reservoirs can either be ''on-stream reservoirs'', which are located on the original streambed of the downstream river and are filled by stream, creeks, rivers or rainwater that surface runoff, runs off the surrounding forested catchments, or ''off-stream reservoirs'', which receive water diversion, diverted water from a nearby stream or aqueduct (water supply), aq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coal Slurry
Coal slurry is a mixture of solids (mined coal or Coal refuse, coal waste) and liquids (water or organic) produced by a coal preparation plant. Preparation To transform the coal ash into a slurry, coal is separated from non-combustible components and can be fractionated by particle size as well. Coal slurry can be transferred by pipeline or with specialized pumps such as a progressive cavity pump to pump the highly abrasive, corrosive and viscous coal slurry. More than 7 billion tons of coal are mined per year (2010), using approximately 200 litres of water per ton. However, the amount of water required hinges on the surface characteristics of the coal being used. Most coal slurries require the addition of a surfactant to reduce the viscosity, ergo reduce the stress on pipelines and pumps. Recent studies have employed new methods of slurry preparation, like using ultrasonic irradiation and a mixture of natural and synthetic surfactants to improve the stability and Rheology, rhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impounded Dock
Impoundment may refer to: Water control * The result of a dam, creating a body of water ** A reservoir A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ..., formed by a dam ** Coal slurry impoundment, a specialized form of such a reservoir used for coal mining and processing * Impounded dock, an enclosed ship dock that uses locks to impound water to a consistent depth within the dock area * Impoundment rights, a German system of permits and taxes for damming rivers Other uses * Impoundment of appropriated funds, the decision of a President of the United States not to spend money appropriated by Congress * Vehicle impoundment See also * Pound (other) * Seize (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impoundment Rights
Impoundment rights () denoted a right granted only to the German nobility and monasteries A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone ( hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which m ... to levy taxes for the damming of rivers and streams. These rights were eliminated by the Prussian reforms of the 19th century and replaced by state-granted rights motivated by the need for water management. According to §8 and §9 of the German Federal Water Act (''Wasserhaushaltsgesetz'' or WHG) the damming of surface water normally requires a permit or licence in accordance with §10 of the WHG. References {{Germany-hist-stub Hydropower Law of Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impoundment Of Appropriated Funds
Impoundment is an act by a President of the United States of not spending money that has been appropriated by the U.S. Congress. Thomas Jefferson was the first president to exercise the power of impoundment in 1801. The power was available to all presidents up to and including Richard Nixon, and was regarded as a power inherent to the office, although one with limits. The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 was passed in response to high impoundments under President Nixon. The Act removed that power, and '' Train v. City of New York'' (whose facts predate the 1974 Act, but which was argued before the U.S. Supreme Court after its passage) closed potential loopholes in the 1974 Act. The president's ability to indefinitely reject congressionally approved spending was thus removed. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 provides that the president may propose rescission of specific funds, but that rescission must be approved by both the House of Representatives an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vehicle Impoundment
Vehicle impoundment is the legal process of placing a vehicle into an impoundment lot or tow yard, which is a holding place for cars until they are placed back in the control of the owner, recycled for their metal, stripped of their parts at a wrecking yard or auctioned off for the benefit of the impounding agency. Etymology The word ''impound'' means to place into a pound, a secured area to hold things. An impoundment lot can thus be simply called a "pound", but the use of "impoundment lot" in current usage typically means a vehicle impoundment lot, as opposed to, for example, a dog pound. An equivalent unambiguous phrasing is "vehicle pound", which is still a term in current widespread use. Process of vehicle impoundment Vehicles may be impounded for the following reasons: * by government agencies (usually municipalities) when ** there are unresolved parking violation(s) of a certain age and possibly above a total fine threshold ** in certain instances, during the violati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pound (other)
Pound or Pounds may refer to: Units * Pound (currency), various units of currency * Pound sterling, the official currency of the United Kingdom * Pound (mass), a unit of mass * Pound (force), a unit of force * Rail pound, in rail profile * A basis weight of paper, related to grammage Symbols * Pound sign, £, the symbol for the pound as a unit of currency * Number sign (also pound sign), the symbol # Places in the United States * Pound, Virginia, a town * Pound, Wisconsin, a village * Pound (town), Wisconsin, a town * Pound Ridge, New York, a town Entertainment * Pound (band), an American rock band * ''Pound'' (film), a 1970 film directed and written by Robert Downey, Sr. Other uses * Pound (surname), a list of people * Pounds (surname), a list of people * Animal shelter (also a "pound"), a facility that houses homeless, lost, or abandoned animals * Animal pound, a similar structure * Canal pound, the stretch of level water impounded between two canal locks * Fist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
