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purpose, and normally are the responsibility of
a public entity. (Source: Pima County Regional
Flood Control District)
Regional Park: The Culver City General Plan 2045
defines regional parks as areas that are large and
intended to serve the full region.
Resiliency: The capacity of individuals,
communities, institutions, businesses, and
systems within a city to survive, adapt, and
grow, no matter what kinds of chronic stresses
and acute shocks they experience. (Source: 100
Resilient Cities)
Riparian: Pertaining to the banks of a stream,
most often used to describe the hydrophilic
(water-loving) vegetation along a stream.
SB 1000 Priority Neighborhoods: The Culver
City General Plan 2045 uses this term to identify
and refer to “disadvantaged communities”
as defined by criteria in the California Health
and Safety Code. That code defines these
neighborhoods as the following: “a low income
area that is disproportionately affected by
environmental burden and other hazards that
can lead to negative health effects, exposure, or
environmental degradation.” For the purposes
of the General Plan 2045 and this parks plan, SB
1000 Priority Neighborhoods are those that have
a census tract that score in the top quartile of
the CalEnviroScreen 4.0 tool; OR census tracts
or block groups that are low-income areas with
median household incomes that fall below
$72,080.
Special Use Areas: The Culver City General
Plan 2045 defines special use areas as sites that
are often occupied by a specialized recreation
facility. Some uses that fall into this category
include waterfront parks, boat ramps, botanical
gardens, community gardens, single purpose
sites used for a particular field sport, or sites
occupied by recreation buildings.
Stormwater: Stormwater runoff is generated
from rain and snowmelt events that flow over
land or impervious surfaces, such as paved
streets, parking lots, and building rooftops, and
does not soak into the ground. The runoff picks
up pollutants like trash, chemicals, oils, and dirt/
sediment that can harm our rivers, streams,
lakes, and coastal waters. (Source: USEPA)
Trapezoidal Channel: A section of a channel
with a trapezoidal cross-section. This shape is
used to efficiently convey flows, usually on a
concrete surface.
Tributary: A stream that flows to a larger stream
or other body of water.
Undeveloped Land: This land is undeveloped
and has not yet been designated for a specific
park use.
Upland: Referring to locations elevated above
lower-lying locations, often used when discussing
two locations within a watershed.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE): The
United States Army Corps of Engineers provides
public engineering services in peace and war
to strengthen national security, energize the
economy, and reduce risks from disasters.
Water Quality: Surface water conditions suitable
for aquatic life and human health.
Water Security: The capacity of a population
to safeguard sustainable access to adequate
quantities of acceptable quality water for
sustaining livelihoods, human well-being, and
socioeconomic development, for ensuring
protection against water-borne pollution and
water-related disasters, and for preserving
ecosystems in a climate of peace and political
stability. (Source: United Nations Water)
Water Supply: Available water provided to
fulfill a particular need. If the need is domestic,
industrial, or agricultural, the water must fulfill
both quality and quantity requirements. Water
supplies can be obtained by numerous types
of engineering projects, such as wells, dams, or
reservoirs. (Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica)
Watershed: The land area that drains into a river
or stream. An area of land that contributes runoff
to one specific delivery point. Large watersheds
may be composed of several smaller “sub
watersheds,” each of which contributes runoff to
different locations that ultimately combine at a
common delivery point. Watersheds are usually
bordered and separated from other watersheds
by mountain ridges or other naturally elevated
areas.
Wetland: Any number of tidal and non-tidal
areas characterized by saturated or nearly
saturated (wet) soils most of the year that form
an interface between terrestrial (land-based) and
aquatic environments. These include freshwater
marshes around ponds and channels (rivers and
streams) and brackish and salt marshes. Other
common names include swamps and bogs.
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