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Water Supply Glossary

Learn your water vocabulary a - Glossary of water terms in English and Spanish. © Michelle Chaplow
Learn your water vocabulary a - Glossary of water terms in English and Spanish.

Water Supply Glossary - Spanish to English

A water supply term glossary. Know your EDAR, Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) from your ETAP, Drinking Water Treatment Plant (DWTP).

Spanish English
EDAR   (Estación depuradora de aguas residuale)  Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP)
ETAP  ( Estación de Tratamiento de Agua Potable)  Drinking Water Treatment Plant (DWTP)
Embalse Reservior
Presa   Dam
Pozo   Well
Fuente   Spring
Reserva Hidrica   Water Reserve
Ciclo del agua or ciclo hidrológico hydrological cycle 
evaporación  evaporation  
condensación        condensation
precipitación       precipitation,
infiltración           infiltration,
escorrentía   runoff,
circulación subterránea     underground circulation
fusión    melting
solidificación solidification
embalse muerto  Dead reservoir, min water level below the lowest water intake from which no water can be withdrawn.
agua dulce    fresh water  
Recarga de acuíferos Recharge of aquifers or Groundwater recharge.
Desalinización   Desalination
Riego  Irrigation
Riego de Precisión     Precision Irrigation
Acuífero Aquifer is a body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater.

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Learn your water vocabulary a - Glossary of water terms in English and Spanish. © Michelle Chaplow Learn your water vocabulary a - Glossary of water terms in English and Spanish.
Water Supply Glossary

A water supply term glossary. Know your EDAR, Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) from your ETAP, Drinking Water Treatment Plant (DWTP).

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