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Cap Load Allocation

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-004076

Based on each tributary's nutrient and sediment input to the Bay, the total Chesapeake Bay pollution load is divided proportionally to each tributary and jurisdiction. Cap load allocations show where the nutrient and sediment loads will most effectively be reduced to achieve restoration goals.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-004076
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesChesapeake Bay Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-004076",
  "term": "Cap Load Allocation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Based on each tributary's nutrient and sediment input to the Bay, the total Chesapeake Bay pollution load is divided proportionally to each tributary and jurisdiction. Cap load allocations show where the nutrient and sediment loads will most effectively be reduced to achieve restoration goals.",
  "references": [
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/cap-load-allocation/"
}

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