The watershed program offers technical assistance to watershed groups, municipalities, and individual citizens. A watershed is a geographic area of land across which water, and the sediments and dissolved materials it contains, flow on their way to a single common outlet -- a stream, lake or river.
What is Lumboperitoneal Shunt? Lumboperitoneal (LP) shunt is an artificial connection created by neurosurgeons which allows excess of cerebrospinal fluid to leave the subarachnoid space and enter the peritoneum. From there, the fluid is easily absorbed and eliminated via the circulatory system and the kidneys.
What is a shunt? A shunt is a tube, akin to plumbing, that diverts cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the brain to an alternate compartment in the body (in most cases the abdominal or peritoneal cavity). A shunt is implanted to treat hydrocephalus or excess fluid in the brain (with resultant enlargement of the ventricles).