Ambient water quality definition

Ambient water quality means the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of waters of the State.
Ambient water quality means the natural concentration of water quality constituents prior to mixing of either point or nonpoint source load of contaminants;
Ambient water quality means water quality of a water body measured immediately upstream (or outside) of the influence of a particular source of pollutants or pollutant parameters during average flow conditions. This is the water quality that the Department shall utilize as the means water quality when implementing the antidegradation policies on a site-specific basis as defined in N.J.A.C. 7:9B 1.1.

Examples of Ambient water quality in a sentence

  • Ambient water quality sampling is performed at 26 stations on a biweekly basis.

  • Ambient water quality values are reflective of normal conditions for this area.


More Definitions of Ambient water quality

Ambient water quality means the physical, chemical and biological