Glossary C

A Community Water System is a public water system which serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents.

A Compact Development is Refers to the act of constructing buildings vertically rather than horizontally, and configuring them on a block or neighborhood scale that makes efficient use of land and resources, and is consistent with neighborhood character and scale.

- Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) : A Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) is Small fluorescent lamps used as more efficient alternatives to incandescent lighting. Also called PL, CFL, Twin-Tube, or BIAX lamps.

compact fluorescents are florescent light bulbs small enough to fit into standard light sockets, which are much more energy -efficient than standard incandescent bulbs.

A Compaction is Reduction of the Bulk of solid waste by rolling and tamping.

A comparability is "The degree to which different methods, data sets and/or decisions agree or can be represented as similar; a data quality indicator " (QAMS 1993, 6).

- Comparative Risk Assessment : A Comparative Risk Assessment is Process that generally uses the judgement of experts to predict effects and set priorities among a wide Range of Environmental problems.

Deutsch: Kompatibilität / Español: Compatibilidad / Português: Compatibilidade / Français: Compatibilité / Italiano: Compatibilità

Compatibility in the environmental context refers to the ability of different elements, activities, or substances to coexist without causing harm or significant negative impacts on the environment, ecosystems, or human health. This concept is essential in sustainable development, where it involves assessing whether certain land uses, materials, technologies, or practices can operate together harmoniously within a given environmental setting.

Deutsch: Kompensation / Español: Compensación / Português: Compensação / Français: Compensation / Italiano: Compensazione

Compensation in the environment context refers to actions taken to counterbalance negative impacts on the environment, often resulting from human activities. This concept encompasses a wide range of measures aimed at restoring, creating, enhancing, or in some way offsetting the loss of biodiversity, natural habitats, and ecosystem services. Compensation is a critical element in the pursuit of sustainable development and environmental conservation, ensuring that efforts are made to mitigate unavoidable environmental damage.

Competitive Markets are Until recently, most consumers received generation, transmission, and distribution services from one local utility company.

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Glossary C

Community Water System

Compact Development

Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)

Compact fluorescents

Compaction

Comparability

Comparative Risk Assessment

Compatibility

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Competitive Markets

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