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;Clean Out
 
;Clean Out
 
:Cleanouts are "a fitting access in a drainage system or venting system that is installed to provide access for cleaning and inspection and that is provided with a readily replaceable air tight cover" (O.Reg 332/12: Building Code, 2022).
 
:Cleanouts are "a fitting access in a drainage system or venting system that is installed to provide access for cleaning and inspection and that is provided with a readily replaceable air tight cover" (O.Reg 332/12: Building Code, 2022).
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;Climate change scenario
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;climate change scenario
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:a plausible description of the future climate based on a model simulation using an assumed emissions scenario.
    
;Compost  
 
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:Depressed storage area, designed to capture flood events.  
 
:Depressed storage area, designed to capture flood events.  
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;Emissions scenario
;evaporation
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;emissions scenario
:Abiotic transfer of water vapour to the atmosphere.  
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:A description of how emissions of greenhouse gases and aerosols, or their precursors, and other external influences on the climate might evolve in the future. The Government of Canada usually presents three emissions scenarios (RCP8.5 = high global emission scenario, RCP4.5 = medium, RCP2.6 = low).
 
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;Evapotranspiration
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;evapotranspiration
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:The combined loss of water to the atmosphere from land and water surfaces by evaporation and from plants by transpiration.
      
;Enhanced grass swale  
 
;Enhanced grass swale  
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;Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
 
;Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
 
:The evaluation of the possible effects that may arise from a proposed project on the environment, together consisting of the natural, social and economic aspects.
 
:The evaluation of the possible effects that may arise from a proposed project on the environment, together consisting of the natural, social and economic aspects.
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;Evaporation
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;evaporation
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:Abiotic transfer of water vapour to the atmosphere.
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;Evapotranspiration
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;evapotranspiration
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:The combined loss of water to the atmosphere from land and water surfaces by evaporation and from plants by transpiration.
    
;Exfiltration  
 
;Exfiltration  

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