Significant Discharge Facility

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025546",
  "term": "Significant Discharge Facility",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A municipal or industrial wastewater facility defined as such by the jurisdiction in which it is permitted. Significant facilities are distinguished from nonsignificant facilities on the basis of flow for municipals and loads for industrials. In general but not always, significant municipal facilities have flows larger than 0.4 million gallons per day, and significant industrial facilities discharge loads larger than 3,800 pounds per year of total phosphorus and 27,000 pounds per year of total nitrogen.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Chesapeake Bay TMDL Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/significant-discharge-facility/"
}