Loading Capacity

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015946",
  "term": "Loading Capacity",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The greatest amount of loading that a water can receive without violating water quality standards.\n\n2. The greatest amount of a pollutant that a water can assimilate and still meet water quality standards.\n\n3. The greatest pollutant loading a waterbody can receive without exceeding water quality standards.\n\n4. Greatest amount of loading that a water can receive without violating water quality standards.[40 CFR 130.2 (CFR 2013)]",
  "abbreviation": "LC",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Glossary; Urban Watershed Management Research Terminology",
    "Total Maximum Daily Loads (303d) Glossary; Impaired Waters and Total Maximum Daily Loads Glossary",
    "Chesapeake Bay TMDL Glossary",
    "40 CFR 132.2 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/loading-capacity/"
}