No reasonable alternative

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-018707",
  "term": "No reasonable alternative",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "No Reasonable Alternative",
  "definition": "(1) No land-based disposal sites, discharge point(s) within internal waters, or approved ocean dumping sites within a reasonable distance of the site of the proposed discharge the use of which would not cause unwarranted economic impacts on the discharger, or, notwithstanding the availability of such sites,(2) On-site disposal is environmentally preferable to other alternative means of disposal after consideration of: (i) The relative environmental harm of disposal on-site, in disposal sites located on land, from discharge point(s) within internal waters, or in approved ocean dumping sites, and (ii) The risk to the environment and human safety posed by the transportation of the pollutants.",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 125.121 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/no-reasonable-alternative/"
}