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Non-Point Sources
Diffuse pollution sources (i.e., without a single point of origin or not introduced into a receiving stream from a specific outlet). The pollutants are generally carried off the land by storm water.

 


Non-point sources
Diffuse water pollution sources without a specific point of origin. The pollutants are generally carried off the land by storm water. Common non-point sources are agriculture and atmospheric disposal.
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Diffuse pollution sources (i.e. without a single point of origin or not introduced into a receiving stream from a specific outlet).

Total Maximum Daily Load: The sum of the individual waste load allocations for point sources, load allocations for non-point sources and natural background, plus a margin of safety.

Methods that have been determined to be the most effective, practical means of preventing or reducing pollution from non-point sources.
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commonly used categories for non-point sources are:
agriculture. forestry, urban, mining, construction, dams and
channels, land disposal, and saltwater intrusion.

Best Management Practice (BMP): Methods that have been determined to be the most effective, practical means of preventing or reducing pollution from non-point sources.

The pollutants are generally carried off the land by stormwater runoff. The commonly used categories for non-point sources are: agriculture. forestry, urban, mining, construction, dams and channels, land disposal, and saltwater intrusion.

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See also: Non-point source, Pollution, Point source, Air, Waste

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