First Flush

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-011103",
  "term": "First Flush",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The condition, often occurring in storm-sewer discharges and CSOs, in which a disproportionately high pollutional load is carried to the first portion of the discharge or overflow.\n\n2. The condition, often occurring in storm-sewer discharges and CSOs, in which a disproportionately high pollutant load is carried in the first portion of the discharge or overflow.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Urban Watershed Management Research Terminology",
    "Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/first-flush/"
}