English: fire water run off containmentGerman translation: Löschwasser-Rückhaltebecken 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | English term or phrase: | fire water run off containment | | German translation: | Löschwasser-Rückhaltebecken | | Entered by: | margarete |
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Tech/Engineering - Environment & Ecology / fire protection | | English term or phrase: fire water run off containment | I know what they mean, but am having trouble finding the correct terminology in German:
Bunding and fire water run off containment to be in compliance with Fire and Environmental Legislation
And if someone has a better idea for "bunding" than "Stützmauer" be my guest ;-)
Further context: This sentence appears in specifications for a factory in the section "fire protection"
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| | Clarification request(s) and responsemargarete: 8:41pm Apr 3, 2006: I think the point is that the fire water run off might be contaminated
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| | Löschwasser-Rückhaltebecken | Explanation:
Es könnte ein "Löschwasser-Rückhaltebecken" gemeint sein. Dieses verhindert, dass verunreinigtes Löschwasser in die Umwelt gelangt...
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Note added at 21 mins (2006-04-03 21:01:56 GMT)
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Als Alternative mit weniger Googles gibt es noch die "Löschwasser-Auffangbecken"
( www.bfs.de/endlager/konrad_pfb.pdf ) |
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| Note from asker to answererThanks, perfect.
And yes, perfect hyphenation :-)
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