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Drainage law, the Glossary

Index Drainage law

Drainage law is a specific area of water law related to drainage of surface water on real property.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 44 relations: Agriculture, Balancing test, Barbri, Best management practice for water pollution, Cause of action, Civil law (legal system), Clark County Regional Flood Control District, Commerce, Common law, County (United States), Dam, Ditch, Drain commissioner, English law, Flood, France, Fresh water, Halsbury's Laws of England, Iowa State University, Land development, Land Drainage Act, Levee, Local government in the United States, Local ordinance, Michigan, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Negligence, Nevada, New Jersey stormwater management rules, Peace Palace, Rainwater tank, Real property, Restatements of the Law, Spain, State court (United States), Statute, Storm drain, Surface water, U.S. state, United Kingdom, United States, United States groundwater law, Water politics, Water resources law.

  2. Drainage
  3. Land law
  4. Water law

Agriculture

Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, fisheries, and forestry for food and non-food products.

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Balancing test

In law, a balancing test is any judicial test in which the jurists weigh the importance of multiple factors in a legal case.

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Barbri

Barbri (styled BARBRI or barbri) is a company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, whose primary product offering is a bar review course.

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Best management practice for water pollution

Best management practices (BMPs) is a term used in the United States and Canada to describe a type of water pollution control.

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Cause of action

A cause of action or right of action, in law, is a set of facts sufficient to justify suing to obtain money or property, or to justify the enforcement of a legal right against another party.

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Civil law (legal system)

Civil law is a legal system originating in Italy and France that has been adopted in large parts of the world.

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Clark County Regional Flood Control District

The Clark County Regional Flood Control District (CCRFCD) was created in 1985 by the Nevada Legislature allowing Clark County to provide broad solutions to flooding problems.

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Commerce

Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions that directly or indirectly contribute to the smooth, unhindered distribution and transfer of goods and services on a substantial scale and at the right time, place, quantity, quality and price through various channels from the original producers to the final consumers within local, regional, national or international economies.

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Common law

Common law (also known as judicial precedent, judge-made law, or case law) is the body of law created by judges and similar quasi-judicial tribunals by virtue of being stated in written opinions.

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County (United States)

In the United States, a county or county equivalent is an administrative or political subdivision of a U.S. state or other territories of the United States which consists of a geographic area with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority.

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Dam

A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams.

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Ditch

A ditch is a small to moderate trench created to channel water. Drainage law and ditch are drainage.

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Drain commissioner

A drain commissioner is an elected official in county government of the U.S. state of Michigan who is responsible for planning, developing and maintaining surface water drainage systems under Public Act 40 of 1956.

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English law

English law is the common law legal system of England and Wales, comprising mainly criminal law and civil law, each branch having its own courts and procedures.

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Flood

A flood is an overflow of water (or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Fresh water

Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids.

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Halsbury's Laws of England

Halsbury's Laws of England is an encyclopaedia of the law in England and Wales.

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Iowa State University

Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa.

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Land development

Land development is the alteration of landscape in any number of ways such as. Drainage law and land development are land management.

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Land Drainage Act

Land Drainage Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used in New Zealand and the United Kingdom for legislation relating to land drainage.

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Levee

A levee, dike (American English), dyke (Commonwealth English), embankment, floodbank, or stop bank is a structure used to keep the course of rivers from changing and to protect against flooding of the area adjoining the river or coast.

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Local government in the United States

Most U.S. states and territories have at least two tiers of local government: counties and municipalities.

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Local ordinance

A local ordinance is a law issued by a local government such as a municipality, county, parish, prefecture, or the like.

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Michigan

Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest region of the United States.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology

Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T or S&T) is a public research university in Rolla, Missouri.

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Negligence

Negligence (Lat. negligentia) is a failure to exercise appropriate care expected to be exercised in similar circumstances.

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Nevada

Nevada is a landlocked state in the Western region of the United States.

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New Jersey stormwater management rules

The New Jersey stormwater management rules were organized in 1983 and updated in 2004.

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Peace Palace

The Peace Palace (Vredespaleis;, The Hague dialect: Freidespalès) is an international law administrative building in The Hague, the Netherlands.

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Rainwater tank

A rainwater tank (sometimes called a rain barrel in North America in reference to smaller tanks, or a water butt in the UK) is a water tank used to collect and store rain water runoff, typically from rooftops via pipes.

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Real property

In English common law, real property, real estate, immovable property or, solely in the US and Canada, realty, refers to parcels of land and any associated structures which are the property of a person.

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Restatements of the Law

In American jurisprudence, the Restatements of the Law are a set of treatises on legal subjects that seek to inform judges and lawyers about general principles of common law.

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Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.

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State court (United States)

In the United States, a state court has jurisdiction over disputes with some connection to a U.S. state.

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Statute

A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative body, a stage in the process of legislation.

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Storm drain

A storm drain, storm sewer (United Kingdom, U.S. and Canada), surface water drain/sewer (United Kingdom), or stormwater drain (Australia and New Zealand) is infrastructure designed to drain excess rain and ground water from impervious surfaces such as paved streets, car parks, parking lots, footpaths, sidewalks, and roofs. Drainage law and storm drain are drainage.

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Surface water

Surface water is water located on top of land, forming terrestrial (surrounding by land on all sides) waterbodies, and may also be referred to as blue water, opposed to the seawater and waterbodies like the ocean.

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U.S. state

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States groundwater law

United States groundwater law is that area of United States law related to groundwater.

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Water politics

Water politics, sometimes called hydropolitics, is politics affected by the availability of water and water resources, a necessity for all life forms and human development.

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Water resources law

Water resources law (in some jurisdictions, shortened to "water law") is the field of law dealing with the ownership, control, and use of water as a resource. Drainage law and water resources law are water law.

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See also

Drainage

Land law

Water law

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drainage_law

Also known as Common enemy doctrine, Land drainage law, Runoff right.