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What does runoff mean?

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  1. That portion of precipitation or irrigation on an area which does not infiltrate or evaporate, but instead is discharged from the area.
  2. Dissolved chemicals, etc, included in such water.
  3. A second or further round of an indecisive election, after other candidates (often all but the last two) have been eliminated,
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But there's some typical things you might expect with runoff areas and whatnot.
Adding more trees will improve air quality, reduce stormwater runoff, slow soil erosion, and improve water quality and recharge.
Water abstraction, agricultural runoff, climate change, and pollution from sewage treatment plants have all been blamed.
Heavy rain and king tides meant many beaches were contaminated with wastewater runoff.
The runoff from watering your plants goes into the tray and evaporates, providing extra humidity.
Except during spring snowmelt and runoff, freshwater input to coastal lagoons is limited.

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