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Waste Load Allocation
1. The maximum load of pollutants each discharger of waste is allowed to release into a particular waterway. Discharge limits are usually required for each specific water quality criterion being, or expected to be, violated.
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.
 See also: Refuse, Contaminant, Pollution, Monitor, Solid waste
  
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