Significant Water Quality Lowering

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025563",
  "term": "Significant Water Quality Lowering",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A significant lowering of water quality occurs when there is a new or increased loading of any BCC from any regulated existing or new facility, either point source or nonpoint source for which there is a control document or reviewable action, as a result of any activity including, but not limited to:(1) Construction of a new regulated facility or modification of an existing regulated facility such that a new or modified control document is required; (2) Modification of an existing regulated facility operating under a current control document such that the production capacity of the facility is increased; (3) Addition of a new source of untreated or pretreated effluent containing or expected to contain any BCC to an existing wastewater treatment works, whether public or private; (4) A request for an increased limit in an applicable control document; (5) Other deliberate activities that, based on the information available, could be reasonably expected to result in an increased loading of any BCC to any waters of the Great Lakes System. (1) Construction of a new regulated facility or modification of an existing regulated facility such that a new or modified control document is required; (2) Modification of an existing regulated facility operating under a current control document such that the production capacity of the facility is increased; (3) Addition of a new source of untreated or pretreated effluent containing or expected to contain any BCC to an existing wastewater treatment works, whether public or private; (4) A request for an increased limit in an applicable control document; (5) Other deliberate activities that, based on the information available, could be reasonably expected to result in an increased loading of any BCC to any waters of the Great Lakes System.",
  "references": [
    "Definition truncated. For full definition see 40 CR Appendix E to Part 132"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/significant-water-quality-lowering/"
}