Nonsignificant Discharge Facility

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019035",
  "term": "Nonsignificant Discharge Facility",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A municipal or industrial wastewater discharge facility that is not defined as a significant discharge facility by the jurisdiction in which it is permitted. In general but not always, nonsignificant municipal facilities have design flows less than 0.4 million gallons per day (Virginia and Maryland thresholds are slightly different). Nonsignificant industrial facilities discharge less than 3,800 pounds per year total phosphorus and less than 27,000 pounds per year total nitrogen.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Chesapeake Bay TMDL Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/nonsignificant-discharge-facility/"
}