Discharge of effluent from waste water treatment plants which receive waste water from households, commercial establishments, and industries in the coastal drainage basin. Combined sewer/separate storm overflows are included in this category.
Municipal Discharge: Discharge of effluent from waste water treatment plants which receive waste water from households, commercial establishments, and industries in the coastal drainage basin.
Discharge Consent: permit to discharge contaminated water from an industrial site. The permit specifies allowed contamination limits and/or permitted discharge volumes.
discharge velocity
The rate of discharge of water through a porous medium per unit of total area perpendicular to the direction of flow.
disintegration ...
Discharge: In the simplest form, discharge means outflow of water. The use of this term is not restricted as to course or location, and it can be used to describe the flow of water from a pipe or from a drainage basin.
Discharge area: The area or zone where groundwater emerges from the aquifer. The outflow maybe into a stream, lake, spring, wetland, etc.
Drawdown: A lowering of the groundwater level caused by pumping.
Discharge: flow of surface water in a stream or the flow of ground water from a spring, ditch, or flowing artesion well.
Disposable: manufactured to be used for a short time and then thrown away; not durable or repairable.
discharge
See emission
discharge (effluent, emission) standard or release limit
Maximum amount of a pollutant released from a given source to a specified medium which is acceptable under specified circumstances.
Discharge: Flow of surface water in a stream or canal or the outflow of ground water from a flowing artesian well, ditch, or spring.
Discharge Flow of surface water in a stream or canal.
Disinfectants Fluids or gasses to disinfect filters, pipelines, systems, etc.
discharge permit
Legal contract negotiated between federal and state regulators and an industry or sewage treatment plant that sets limits on many water pollutants or polluting effects from the discharges of its pipes to public waters.
discharge = volume of water, a certain amount transported at a certain time ...
discharge curve A curve that expresses the relation between the discharge of a stream or open conduit at a given location and the stage or elevation of the liquid surface at or near that location.
discharge head. The pressure (in pounds per square inch or
psi) measured at the centerline of a pump discharge and
very close to the discharge flange, converted into feet.
D discharge
Definition (english only)
1) Wastewater discharge means the amount of water (in m3) or substance (in kg BOD/d or comparable) added /leached to a water body from a point or a non point source. 2) Sewage effluent (or discharge) means ...
Ocean Discharge Waiver
A variance from Clean Water Act requirements for discharges into marine waters.
Odour Threshold ...
discharge of poorly-treated or untreated sewage;
runoff from construction sites, farms, or paved and other impervious surfaces e.g. silt
discharge of contaminated and/or heated water used for industrial processes ...
Discharge of liquid waste or pollution. Effluents can contain bacteria, viruses, excessive nutrient loads and chemicals that are harmful to wildlife, humans and ecosystems.
Discharge: The amount of water flowing past a given point on a stream. Measured in cubic feet (or cubic meters) per second (cfs;cm/s).
Discharge Area/Zone: An area in which there is upward groundwater flow in the subsurface. Groundwater flows toward the surface in a discharge area and may escape as a spring, seep, or baseflow, or by evaporation and transpiration.
Discharge
The release of any waste into the environment from a point source. Usually refers to the release of a liquid waste into a body of water through an outlet such as a pipe, but also refers to air emissions. ...
Indirect Discharge- Introduction of pollutants from a non-domestic source into a publicly owned waste-treatment system. Indirect dischargers can be commercial or industrial facilities whose wastes enter local sewers.
Continuous Discharge: A routine release to the environment that occurs without interruption, except for infrequent shutdowns for maintenance, process changes, etc.
Effluent: The discharge of industrial or urban waste material into the environment; the outflow from a lake or river.
" Oil Spill - An accidental or intentional discharge of oil which reaches bodies of water. Can be controlled by chemical dispersion, combustion, mechanical containment, and/or adsorption.
A pump consisting of an impeller fixed on a rotating shaft that is enclosed in a casing, and having an inlet and discharge connection.
spring (constant)A spring that has a variability in discharge of not more than 25 percent over the course of a year.
Return Stroke - A short-lived, high amplitude discharge of electricity that accompanies a cloud-to-ground lightning event.
Wastewater treatment - A facility designed to receive the wastewater from domestic sources and to remove materials that damage water quality and threaten public health and safety when discharged into receiving streams or bodies of water.
Carbon Neutral - A scenario where the net discharge of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is zero.
A key provision is that “any person responsible for the discharge of a pollutant or pollutants into any waters of the United States from any point source must apply for and obtain a permit.
NPDES: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. A federal permit authorized by the Clean Water Act, Title IV, which is required for discharge of pollutants to navigable waters of the United States, ...
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. A federal permit authorized by the Clean Water Act, Title IV, which is required for discharge of pollutants to navigable waters of the United States, ...
"Point" sources of chemicals include industrial discharges, waste incinerators, sewage treatment plants, and solid waste disposal sites.
According to Hugh Kaufman, an EPA senior policy analyst, environmental regulations in place to prevent the types of discharges that occurred during Hurricane Katrina were not enforced, making what would have been a bad situation much worse.
leaking underground storage tank, discharge pipe from a sewage treatment plant, any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, discrete fissure, container, rolling stock, animal feeding operation, or landfill, ...
gases, solids and liquids discharged into the air, water or ground.
Energy recovery from waste (EfW)
the burning of rubbish to produce energy (heat) which is used to generate electricity or to heat homes.
Waste An output with no marketable value that is discharged to the environment. Normally the term "waste" refers to solid or liquid materials.
Waterborne Waste Discharge to water of pollutants.
arc shaft furnace A cylindrical furnace, which is lined with a material capable of enduring high temperatures, that produces molten steel by heating iron and steel scrap and other materials that are used as charge materials, using discharges of ...
Plume: A visible or measurable discharge of a contaminant body from a given point of origin. Can be a visible body of pollution such as smoke coming from a stack or a measured amount such as heat in water coming from a power plant boiler.
toxic emissions - poisonous chemicals discharged to air, water, or land.
toxic sites - land contaminated with toxic pollution, usually unsuitable for human habitation.
Cadmium
a toxic heavy metal to which the most stringent discharge standards apply; a prescribed red list compound with an environmental quality standard (EQS) of 5 -g/l ...
Stack - A chimney, smokestack, or vertical pipe that discharges used air.
Stage I Controls - Systems placed on fuel storage tanks to control and capture gasoline vapors during loading of the tanks by delivery trucks.
Plume: A visible or measurable discharge of a contaminant from a given point of origin that can be measured according to the Ringelmann scale. (See Ringelmann Chart.) ...
Storm drain water is not treated before it is discharged. Storm drains are separate from sewers, which is a separate system of pipes to carry wastewater from homes and businesses to a treatment plant or reclamation plant for cleaning.
Wastewater - Any water that has been used for any business or residential purpose (including any human waste), rainfall that travels down a drain and discharge from factories.
Autonomic dysreflexia,"AD" or "autonomic hyperreflexia" is a condition characterized by a massive sympathetic discharge that can occur in association with spinal cord injury or disease...
Studies conducted indicate that many fluorescent and high intensity discharge (HID) lamps exhibit the toxicity characteristic (TC) for mercury because of the use of that compound in producing these mercury-containing lamps.
Spore: The means by which molds reproduce. They vary in shape and size and travel through air by being discharged by the mold or through an air breeze.
This natural phenomenon is stimulated by phosphorus and other nutrients that are discharged into waterways by human beings. The color of the tide can be red, yellow, green, or brown. (see Phytoplankton) ...
discharge the volume of stream flow passing a point during some period of time; often expressed as cfs or cubic feet/second
dispersal the movement of plants and animals into new habitats and locations.
The depth of this layer, which is about 80 m, is determined by the water's extinction coefficient, the cloudiness, and the sunlight's angle of incidence. evapotranspiration Discharge of water from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere by ...
DEC administers programs that regulate discharges into air and water, the disposal of solid and hazardous waste, protection of natural resources and wildlife management.
 See also: Water, Waste, Environment, Air, Treatment
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