Reserve Capacity

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-023990",
  "term": "Reserve Capacity",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Pollutant loading rate set aside in determining stream waste load allocation accounting for uncertainty and future growth.\n\n2. Extra treatment capacity built into solid waste and wastewater treatment plants and interceptor sewers to accommodate flow increases due to future population growth.",
  "subject": "Chemicals, toxics and pesticides",
  "references": [
    "Sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/reserve-capacity/"
}