Assimilative capacity definition

Assimilative capacity means the difference between the numeric criteria and the concentration in the waterbody of interest where the concentration is less than the criterion.

Assimilative capacity means the difference between the baseline water quality concentration for a pollutant and the most stringent applicable water quality criterion for that pollutant.

Assimilative capacity means the greatest amount of loading that a water can receive without violating water quality standards, significantly degrading waters of existing high quality, or interfering with the beneficial use of state waters.

Examples of Assimilative capacity in a sentence

• Assimilative capacity is a water body’s ability to receive wastewaters or other materials requiring oxygen for decomposition without deleterious effects and without damage to aquatic life.

• Assimilative capacity should be related to some specific hydrometeorological condition during a selected period or to some range of expected variation in these conditions.

• These specialist communities consume excess nutrients greatly aiding the Assimilative capacity of the environment.

• Assimilative capacity will be identified for the appropriate critical condition which, depending on the situation, may be at high or low flow.

• An important concept for development of real time management is “assimilative capacity.” Assimilative capacity can be defined as the mass load of a pollutant that can be safely discharged to receiving water without exceeding the water quality objective or standard for that pollutant.

More Definitions of Assimilative capacity

Assimilative capacity means the capacity of a body of water or soil-plant system to receive wastewater effluent or sludge without violating the provisions of the State of Mississippi Water Quality Criteria for Intrastate, Interstate, and Coastal Waters and these regulations.

Assimilative capacity means the increment of water quality in terms of concentration, during the appropriate critical condition(s) that is better than the applicable numeric criterion. The concept of assimilative capacity has no meaning in relation to pollutants that are limited only by narrative criteria.

Assimilative capacity means the amount of pollution a waterbody can receive and still maintain the water quality standards designated for that waterbody.

Assimilative capacity means the difference between the water quality criterion for a substance identified in ch. NR 102 or 105 and the existing level of that substance in a surface water.

Assimilative capacity means the capacity of a body of water or soil-plant system to receive wastewater effluents, reclaimed water, or residuals without violating the provisions of Chapters 62-3, 62-4, 62-7, 62-302, 62-610, 62-611, and 62-640, F.A.C., and this chapter.

Assimilative capacity means the difference between the numeric criteria and the concentration in the waterbody of interest.

Assimilative capacity means a measure of the capacity of the receiving waters to assimilate wastes without lowering their quality below the applicable water quality criteria.