Performance Criteria

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020550",
  "term": "Performance Criteria",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Address the adequacy of information that is to be collected for the project. These criteria often apply to new data collected for a specific use (\"primary\" data).\n\n2. Any criteria established by the regulatory authority to ensure future compliance with the public health and water quality goals of the community, the state or tribe, and the federal government. Performance criteria can be expressed as numeric limits (e.g., pollutant concentrations, mass loads, wet weather flow, and structural strength) or narrative descriptions of desired conditions or requirements (e.g., no visible scum, sludge, sheen, odors, cracks, or leaks).",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Guidance for Quality Assurance Project Plans",
    "Septic Systems Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/performance-criteria/"
}