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Glossary beginning with O

terms for which definitions are available

O&M

Operations and Maintenance

OOW

Philadelphia Water Department’s Office of Watersheds

outfall

a pipe or other structure that discharges flow, such as treated sewage effluent or stormwater, to receiving waters