Glossary of Water and Wastewater Terms
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z5 random terms from our glossary
nameplate
A durable, metal plate found on equipment that lists critical installation and operating conditions for the equipment.
monitor, television
See television monitor.
sensor
A device that measures (senses) a physical condition or variable of interest. Floats and thermocouples are examples of sensors. Also called a primary element.
bucketing out
An expression used to describe removal of debris from a manhole with a pail or bucket on a rope. In high-velocity cleaning of wastewater collection pipes, debris is washed into the downstream manhole. Removal of this debris by scooping it into pails and hauling it out is called bucketing out.
emulsion (e-MULL-shun)
A liquid mixture of 2 or more liquid substances not normally dissolved in each other; 1 liquid is held in suspension in the other.
