Receiving Water Load Allocation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-023288",
  "term": "Receiving Water Load Allocation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Portion of a receiving water's loading capacity that is attributed either to one of its existing or future nonpoint sources of pollution or to natural background sources. Load allocations are best estimates of the loading, which may range from reasonably accurate estimates to gross allotments, depending on the availability of data and appropriate techniques for predicting the loading. Wherever possible, natural and nonpoint source loads should be distinguished.\n\n2. Portion of a receiving water's loading capacity that is attributed either to one of its existing or future nonpoint sources or to natural background sources, as more fully defined at 40 CFR 130.2(g). Nonpoint sources include: in-place contaminants, direct wet and dry deposition, groundwater inflow, and overland runoff.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 130.2 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 132.2 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/receiving-water-load-allocation/"
}