Water Quality Based-Effluent Limitation

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-030082

An effluent limitation determined by selecting the most stringent of the effluent limits calculated using all applicable water quality criteria (e.g., aquatic life, human health, wildlife, translation of narrative criteria) for a specific point source to a specific receiving water for a given pollutant or based on the facility’s wasteload allocation from a TMDL.
An effluent limitation determined by selecting the most stringent of the effluent limits calculated using all applicable water quality criteria (e.g., aquatic life, human health, wildlife, translation of narrative criteria) for a specific point source to a specific receiving water.
1. An effluent limitation determined by selecting the most stringent of the effluent limits calculated using all applicable water quality criteria (e.g., aquatic life, human health, wildlife, translation of narrative criteria) for a specific point source to a specific receiving water.
2. An effluent limitation determined by selecting the most stringent of the effluent limits calculated using all applicable water quality criteria (e.g., aquatic life, human health, wildlife, translation of narrative criteria) for a specific point source to a specific receiving water for a given pollutant or based on the facility’s wasteload allocation from a TMDL. [EPA 833-B-96-003]

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-030082
Field	Environment
Subject	Policy and guidance; Water
Abbreviation	WQBEL
References	EPA 833-B-96-003; NPDES Permit Writers Manual Glossary; NPDES Permit Writers Glossary; Water Quality Toolkit Glossary

Record as JSON

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    "An effluent limitation determined by selecting the most stringent of the effluent limits calculated using all applicable water quality criteria (e.g., aquatic life, human health, wildlife, translation of narrative criteria) for a specific point source to a specific receiving water for a given pollutant or based on the facility’s wasteload allocation from a TMDL.",
    "An effluent limitation determined by selecting the most stringent of the effluent limits calculated using all applicable water quality criteria (e.g., aquatic life, human health, wildlife, translation of narrative criteria) for a specific point source to a specific receiving water.",
    "1. An effluent limitation determined by selecting the most stringent of the effluent limits calculated using all applicable water quality criteria (e.g., aquatic life, human health, wildlife, translation of narrative criteria) for a specific point source to a specific receiving water.\n\n2. An effluent limitation determined by selecting the most stringent of the effluent limits calculated using all applicable water quality criteria (e.g., aquatic life, human health, wildlife, translation of narrative criteria) for a specific point source to a specific receiving water for a given pollutant or based on the facility’s wasteload allocation from a TMDL. [EPA 833-B-96-003]"
  ],
  "abbreviation": "WQBEL",
  "subject": [
    "Policy and guidance",
    "Water"
  ],
  "references": [
    "EPA 833-B-96-003",
    "NPDES Permit Writers Manual Glossary",
    "NPDES Permit Writers Glossary",
    "Water Quality Toolkit Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/water-quality-based-effluent-limitation/"
}

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