Glossary and References

Abbreviations List A AASHTO American Association of State Highways and NYC New York City Transportation Offi cials NYS New York State ACJ Amended Consent Judgment NYSDEC New York State Department of Conservation ADA American Disabilities Act NYSDOS New York State Department of State AEM Agricultural environmental management NYSDOT New York State Department of Transportation AFT America Farmland Trust NYSERDA New York State Department of Energy Research ASLF Atlantic States Legal Foundation and Development NYSOSC New York State Offi ce of the State Comptroller B BMP Best management practices O OCRP Onondaga Creek Conceptual Revitalization Plan OCSWCD Onondaga County Soil and Water Conservation C District CAOD Conservation area overlay district OEI Onondaga Environmental Institute CBD Central business district OLP Onondaga Lake Partnership CCE Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County CLWC Canandaigua Lake (New York) Watershed Council CNY Central New York P CRP Conservation Reserve Program PCB Polychlorinated biphenyl CSO Combined sewer overfl ow pH A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution CWA Clean Water Act PRISM Finger Lakes Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management Project D Team Onondaga Creek Project Team DDT A colorless contact insecticide toxic to humans and PWSR Interior National Park Services's Partnership Wild animals, d(ichloro)d(iphenyl)t(richloroethane) and Scenic Rivers DNA A nucleic acid that carries the genetic information in a cell, deoxyribonucleic acid DO Dissolved oxygen Q-R DOI Department of the Interior RTF Regional treatment facility DOS Department of State S E SCBIC Sauquoit Creek Basin Intermunicipal Commission EQIP Environmental Quality Incentive Program SDAT Syracuse Sustainable Design Assessment Team SUNY ESF State University of New York College of Environ- F-G mental Science and Forestry GSA United States General Services Administration T H-I TMDL Total maximum daily load IMA Inter-municipal agreements U J-L USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers LISWIC Long Island Sound Watershed Intermunicipal USDA United States Department of Agriculture Council USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service M USGS United States Geological Survey MDA Metropolitan Development Association MDA Mudboil depression area Metro Metropolitan Syracuse Wastewater Treatment Plant V-W MOST Museum of Science and Technology WHIP Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program MOU Memorandum of Understanding Working Group Onondaga Creek Working Group WRP Wetland Reserve Program N NEH National Endowment for the Humanities NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NPS Non-point source X-Z NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service YBP Year before present DRAFT ver 3 Onondaga Creek Conceptual Revitalization Plan 115 Deforestation – the state of being cleared of trees Glossary Design charrette - a collaborative planning exercise where A design ideas are developed during intense work sessions Aggrade – to raise the level of a stream bed by the deposition of sediment Detention – temporary storage of water, to delay water fl owing downstream Amended consent judgment – a fi nal, binding judgment in a case in which all parties agree to a particular outcome Disease vectors – plants or animals that harbor or transmit disease organisms or pathogens Aquifer – a geologic formation that is water bearing; water is often accessed for use via wells or springs Diversity - the variety of organisms found within a specifi ed region Artesian groundwater – groundwater under pressure when tapped by a well and able to rise above the level at which it is Drop structure – a natural or human-engineered structure that fi rst encountered produces a rapid drop in surface water level B E Bank grade – the gradient of a slope on a stream bank Ecosystem – a system defi ned by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment Bedrock – solid rock beneath soil and superfi cial rock Eutrophication - excessive plant growth and algae blooms, Best management practices - methods that prevent or reduce usually caused by high concentrations of nutrients in a water pollution from nonpoint sources waterbody; can lead to widespread variation in oxygen levels Biota – the plants and animals of a region Exceedance – an instance where a monitored measurement exceeds, or goes over, the state or national water quality Body burden – a measure of total amount of toxic substances standard that have built up over time in the body of an organism F Brine aquifer – geologic formation characterized bearing water Flood stage – the elevation at which overfl ow of the natural saturated with salt banks of a stream begins C Floodplain – a strip of relatively fl at and normally dry land Carcinogenic hydrocarbons – an organic compound containing alongside a stream that is covered by water during a fl ood carbon and hydrogen (for example, fossil fuels) that produce cancer Forever wild – to enjoy the highest degree of state protection of wild lands Channel reconfi guration – a stream restoration practice that involves manipulation of the landscape to reshape/regrade G banks Gradient – a part sloping upward or downward Channelization - human engineering to enlarge or straighten Green roof – plantings, including waterproofi ng and drainage river channels to protect existing channels or adjacent systems, over existing roof structures to reduce building structures temperatures and runoff into storm sewer systems Chlorination – to treat or cause to combine with chlorine; often Green infrastructure - managing stormwater to mimic natural for the process of water purifi cation processes to percolate or reuse on-site runoff Class B standard – a letter classifi cation assigned by New York Green technologies – application of environmental science to State to denote the best uses of a waterbody, the best uses conserve natural resources of Class B surface waters are primary and secondary contact recreation and fi shing H Habitat - the environment where a population lives; it includes Combined sewer overfl ow – an overfl ow of a sewer that all things an organism needs to survive is designed to collect rainwater, runoff , domestic sewage and industrial wastewater in one pipe; usually the overfl ow Habitat assessment – evaluation of the structure of habitat that discharges to nearby streams infl uences an ecosystem Community – an association of interacting populations, usually Headwaters – the source and upper reaches of a stream defi ned by the nature of their interaction or the place in which they live Heavy metals – a group of metals, for example mercury or lead, that are harmful when dispersed in the environment Conceptual - based on ideas, formed from reasoning and imagination Hot spots – locations where non-native and/or invasive species are well established, but undesirable for that place Connectivity – the property of being connected or the degree to which something has connections Hydraulic – pertaining to water, especially the movement of water Creel survey – also angler survey; a method to gather information on fi sheries, by interviewing anglers on their Hydrograph – a graph that shows changes in water fl ow or level fi shing and consumption practices over time D I DDT – dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, an insecticide that is Impervious cover – surfaces that cannot absorb or infi ltrate toxic to animals and humans, banned in the US since 1972 rainfall, for example roads and sidewalks 116 Reference List Implementation - to carry out basin holds water which then percolates into the ground or evaporates Indigenous – produced, growing or living naturally in a particular region or environment Retrofi ts – new parts or equipment, not available at the time of manufacture, added to existing structures or systems Infrastructure – permanent installations required for certain purposes, for example, networks of storm and wastewater Revitalization - the act of giving new life or vigor to something sewers Riparian– relating to or living or located on the bank of a natural Input – a statement that expresses personal opinion or belief watercourse or body of water or adds information Runoff – precipitation, snow melt, or irrigation water that runs Intermunicipal – between governments off the land into surface water Intermunicipal agreement - agreements between governments S to cooperate on land use planning and regulation Saline – a solution comprised primarily of salt water or having to do with salt Invasive species – with respect to a particular ecosystem, any animal or plant that is not native to that ecosystem whose Sewershed – all the land area that is drained by a network of introduction causes economic or environmental harm, or harm sewers. to human health Sovereign – autonomous, independent, having authority and J control Jurisdiction – the territory within which power can be exercised Stakeholders - those who have a share or interest in an issue L Stewardship – the concept of responsible caretaking based on Liability – the state of being legally responsible the premise that humans are managers of resources and are responsible for their condition Linear park – a strip of public land, usually adjacent to a stream, canal, or railroad bed Subsidence – downwards shift, sinking, of the Earth’s surface Living machine – biological wastewater treatment designed to Surface runoff mitigation – eff orts made to lessen the runoff of mimic the cleansing function of natural hydrologic systems surface water

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