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berm

A small ledge or shoulder of dirt with some type of vegetation, designed to control water runoff, hide something unsightly such as a power substation, or provide a noise-control buffer between busy streets and residential areas.



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As for the traffic control points and berming operations, the section's task was to alert units that the engineers would be working in those areas and let them know how the work would affect operations.
2) Due to the ground threat, wide dispersion of the batteries was traded for berming and hardening.
The board ordered some site plan revisions such as adding more buffering, berming and building setbacks to screen out the development from adjoining properties.
 
 
 
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