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impound
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impound [im′pau̇nd]
(civil engineering)
To collect water for irrigation, flood control, or similar purpose.


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The increased disposal costs brought by national minimum standards for coal ash landfills and closure of unsafe coal ash impoundments will greatly increase the incentive for power plants to recycle, not dispose of the wastes," she says.
The river's three impoundments, known as the first, second and third dams, are each stocked heavily with brown and rainbow trout, making the river full of catchable fish and, therefore, kid- and beginner-friendly.
The most serious threats to deer herds are: habitat destruction such as bush and bogging, land clearing, grass pasture improvements, rural subdivisions, new lake impoundments, expanding cities, surface mining, and sloppy timbering.
 
 
 
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