In hydrologic terms, the taking of water from a stream or other body of water into a canal, pipe, or other conduit.

Drainage ditch to direct the flow of water runoff.

A channel with a supporting ridge on the lower side constructed across or at the bottom of a slope for the purpose of intercepting surface runoff.

artifical removal of water from a stream through pumping or gravity.

A ridge of earth, generally a terrace, built to protect downslope areas by diverting runoff from its natural course.

Stopping a shipment short of destination and diverting it to an alternate destination.

or Divert Removing water from its natural course or location, or controlling water in its natural course or location, by means of a water structure such as a ditch, pipeline, pump, reservoir, or well. The Colorado Water Conservation Board may appropriate instream flows without diversion, and local governmental agencies may make recreational in-channel diversions, under specified statutory procedures.

_ A temporal removing or turning of water from its natural channel.

an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"

a code phrase for money diverted from wages to offset the cost of health care

a graded channel, constructed across the slope with a ridge running along its lower side

an element for which a portion of the inflow to the element is diverted out, and the remainder passes through

a permanently vegetated ridge constructed at the base of a slope to safely divert the runoff

a structure used to divert the water from its natural source

A channel designed to divert water from a body of water for purposes such as prevention of flooding, reduction of erosion, irrigation, or promotion of infiltration.

Minor charges are dropped, or stayed, if the accused person agrees to follow an individually tailored treatment plan. The Crown decides whether an accused person will be diverted. The defence counsel, duty counsel and court support worker can help a person look into the possibility of diversion.

surface water diverted for use from the resources of a surface water river basin for supply to both within-basin and external basin consumers.

Removal of water from its natural course or location by canal, pipe, or other conduit.

Used to increase the child's cooperation with what is needed to complete a medical experience or procedure without risking a loss of the child's trust in you. This non-invasive technique can help alter the perception of pain by diverting the mind to a more pleasurable experience.

A turning aside or alteration of the natural course of a flow of water, normally considered physically to leave the natural channel. In some States, this can be a consumptive use direct from a stream, such as by livestock watering. In other States, a diversion must consist of such actions as taking water through a canal or conduit.

Pre-prosecution probation made available to lesser offenders as an alternative to standard prosecution and sentencing. The court and the prosecutor jointly decide that the offender and society will be better served by diverting the offender into a program of rehabilitation instead of jail time.

groups fallacies which divert attention from the proposition at issue. The effect is the tendency to distract or shift the focus of the argument. Typically occurring within adversarial contexts, they include: straw man, ad hominem, guilt by association, and red herring. (Johnson & Blair, 1977, p. 34)

A channel constructed across the land slope to intercept surface runoff and to conduct it to an outlet.

The physical act of removing water from a stream or other body of surface water.

The transfer of water from a stream, lake, aquifer, or other source of water by a canal, pipe, well, or other conduit to another watercourse or to the land, as in the case of an irrigation system.

a program that allows the respondent/defendant charged with a less serious offense to be removed from the formal justice process and placed, or diverted, into an alternative program that does not create a permanent juvenile justice record.

A drainage depression or ditch built across a slope to intercept surface or subsurface runoff or to divert surface water from the slope.

A water diversion redirects a flow of water from its natural course. Diversions can either be open like a canal or ditch, or a closed like a pipeline. See also: Intake, Penstock, Tail Race, Trash Rack, Weir

A force vector is diverted as the result of the casual interaction of two or more vectors. The appropriate schema shows two colliding forces with a resultant change in force vectors.

The act of turning the natural course of water for use in other purposes.

A channel, embankment, or other man-made structure constructed to divert water from one area to another (USEPA, 1993).

A structural conveyance (or ditch) constructed across a slope to intercept runoff flowing down a hillside, and divert it to some convenient discharge point.

Transfer of water from one watershed to another.

(1)  The  change  in  character,  location,  direction,  or  quantity  of  flow  of  a  natural drainage course (a deflection of flood water is not a diversion).    (2)  Draft  of  water  from  one channel to another.  (3) Interception of runoff by works  which  discharge  it  through  unnatural channels.

Water diverted from supply sources such as streams, lakes, reservoirs, springs or wells for a variety of uses including cropland irrigation and residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial purposes. This is often referred to as withdrawal.

Physical removal of surface water from a channel. Also the act of bringing water under control by means of a well, pump, or other device for delivery and distribution for a proposed use.

1. Use of part of a stream flow as water supply. 2. A channel with a supporting ridge on the lower side constructed across a slope to divert water at a non-erosive velocity to sites where it can be used and disposed of.

Diversion is a program that allows defendants that qualify to complete an alcohol evaluation and treatment and the Victims Impact Panel class. If the program is successfully completed, after a year the case will removed from the defendant's record. The other benefit is there is not a one year license suspension because there is not a conviction if the program is successfully completed. Generally, a person is eligible for diversion if they have not been convicted of DUI or its equivalent in another state for the 10 years prior to the date of the new citation and does not have another DUI pending in any jurisdiction. The case cannot involve an accident where a person was injured as a result. [ return to top of glossary

The official halting or suspension, at any legally prescribed point after a recorded justice system entry, of formal criminal or juvenile justice proceedings against an alleged offender. The suspension of proceedings may be in conjunction with a referral of that person to a treatment or care program administered by a nonjudicial or a private agency.

a contract between the defendant and the prosecution (the court has nothing to do with it)

is a dispositional practice is considered diversion if: (1) it offers persons charged with criminal offenses alternatives to traditional criminal justice or juvenile justice proceedings; and (2) it permits participation by the accused only on a voluntary basis; and (3) it occurs no sooner than the filing of formal charges and no later than a final adjudication of guilt; and (4) it results in a dismissal of charges, or its equivalent, if the divertee successfully completes the diversion process. 25

An alternative to trial decided upon at intake to refer the child to counseling or other social services; applicable to about 50% of all cases.

an alternative to trial of a case where the youth is referred to counseling services.

The process of removing some minor criminal, traffic, or juvenile cases from the full judicial process, on the condition that the accused undergo some sort of rehabilitation or make restitution for damages.

An alternative sentence (rather than jail) where a defendant is placed in a program, supervised by Probation or District Attorney.

The use of measures other than prosecution or a criminal conviction for an act that nonetheless remains against the law. Diversion can take place before a charge is formally laid, for example if the accused person agrees to undergo treatment. It can also occur at the time of sentencing, when community service or treatment may be imposed rather than incarceration.

Instead of going to jail, a defendant goes to a rehabilitation program and is supervised by a probation officer. When the defendant finishes the program, the charges are dismissed. The defendant is not convicted.

Process of removing certain minor criminal, traffic or juvenile cases from full judicial process on condition that accused undergo some sort of rehabilitation or training, e.g., job training. If defendant completes probation successfully, the charges may be dropped.

a method of dealing with offenders (usually, juveniles) without taking court proceedings.

A process that offers an individual charged with a criminal offense an alternative to traditional criminal justice proceedings on a voluntary basis. Diversion occurs in the period between the filing of formal charges and a final adjudication, and results in a dismissal of charges, or its equivalent, if the divertee successfully completes the diversion process.

Alternative to a trial which is decided by the intake whether or not to send the juvenile to counseling or other social service programs.

Diversion is a pre-court procedure where a Crown uses his or her discretion on a case by case basis not to prosecute an alleged offender. Instead the alleged offender is referred to an individual or agency (with or without the intervention of a probation officer) with the intent of establishing an agreement by which the prospective divertee undertakes to accept, and is given the opportunity to demonstrate, personal responsibility for the alleged offence.

The process of removing a minor case, like traffic or juvenile, from the full judicial process. The request will usually be granted if the accused undergoes some sort of rehabilitation or pays for damages.

The procedure of postponing prosecution of a criminal offense, either temporarily or permanently, at any time in the judicial process from the time of initial charge until adjudication.

The removal of a case from the justice system while requiring the defendant to comply with various conditions.

any shipment relinquished to the shipper, consignee or his agent at point of origin or intermediate point or before the shipment has reached its ultimate destination.

A carrier service that permits changing the consignee and /or destination while the shipment is en route and paying the through rate from origin to final destination.

A change made either in the route of a shipment in transit (see Reconsignment) or of the entire ship.

Any change in the billing of a shipment once it has been received by the carrier at point of orgin and prior to delivary at destination.

An alteration made to the route of a shipment in transit.

A change made in consignee, destination, or shipment route while in transit.

Changing the consignee or destination on a bill of lading while shipment is still in transit (before delivery). Also referred to as "Reconsignment"

when a customer changes the destination of their shipment after it is en route, transportation charges shall be calculated from the point of origin, to the point at which the carrier is able to effect the diversion, plus the transportation charge from the diversion point to the new destination point.

Change in destination or routing before arrival of shipment at original destination. A change made in the instructions covering a shipment in transit - may be a change in destination, route, name of consignee, name of consignor, party to notify, etc.