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Cap load

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-004075

1. The maximum amount of nutrients and sediments that can be allowed to flow into a waterway and still have it meet water quality criteria.

2. Maximum amount of nutrients and sediments that can be allowed to flow into a waterway and still have it meet water quality criteria.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-004075
FieldEnvironment
SubjectEcosystems
ReferencesChesapeake Bay Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-004075",
  "term": "Cap load",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The maximum amount of nutrients and sediments that can be allowed to flow into a waterway and still have it meet water quality criteria.\n\n2. Maximum amount of nutrients and sediments that can be allowed to flow into a waterway and still have it meet water quality criteria.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/cap-load/"
}

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