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GLOSSARY
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ABANDONED LINE OR FACILITY: An abandoned line or facility is any
underground or submerged line or facility that is no longer in use.
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR): A process or procedure other
than litigation that disputing parties use to agree upon in order to resolve a
dispute. The parties mutually agree on whether the resolution will be binding
or not. ADR includes, but may not be limited to, an advisory board, arbitration,
mini-trial, mediation, partnering, and standing neutral.
ALTERNATE LOCATE AGREEMENT (ALA): A contractual agreement between
a facility owner and a ground disturber that allows the ground disturber to
proceed with excavation work without receiving a traditional field locate.
ATTRIBUTE: An attribute is a characteristic that helps to describe the data.
AS-BUILT DRAWING: An as-built drawing is a detailed depiction of a facility as
it is installed in the field.
BACKFILL: Backfill is a process of filling the void or hole as created by the
excavation.
BUSINESS DAY: A business day is any day of the week except for Saturday,
Sunday, and statutory provincial and federal holiday.
CATHODIC PROTECTION: Cathodic protection is a process to prevent or stop
corrosion on a buried or submerged structure by means of electrically reversing
the natural chemical reaction. Some methods include, but are not limited to,
installation of a sacrificial anode bed, use of a rectifier based system, or any
combination of these methods with or without other similar systems. The
process involves installing wiring between the buried or submerged structure
and all anodes and rectifiers. Wiring is also installed to test the stations that
measure the effectiveness of the cathodic protection system.
CEC: Commission for Environmental Cooperation.
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