Disposal mixing zone

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-008204",
  "term": "Disposal mixing zone",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Disposal Mixing Zone",
  "definition": "Limited volume of water serving as a zone of initial dilution in the immediate vicinity of a discharge point where receiving water quality may not meet quality standards or other requirements otherwise applicable to the receiving water. The mixing zone should be considered as a place where wastes and water mix and not as a place where effluents are treated.",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 230.3 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/disposal-mixing-zone/"
}