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Waste load allocation

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-003517

The portion of a receiving water's total maximum daily load (TMDL) that is assigned to a specific point source of pollution. It quantifies the maximum amount of a pollutant that a facility can discharge without violating water quality standards. These allocations are a key component of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits under the Clean Water Act.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-003517
FieldInsurance and risk management
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-INS-003517",
  "term": "Waste load allocation",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "The portion of a receiving water's total maximum daily load (TMDL) that is assigned to a specific point source of pollution. It quantifies the maximum amount of a pollutant that a facility can discharge without violating water quality standards. These allocations are a key component of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits under the Clean Water Act.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/waste-load-allocation/"
}

Record 3,625 of 3,708 in Insurance and risk management terminology (MLC-0106). Request the full dataset.