Ballast Water Discharge definition

Ballast Water Discharge means the ballast water as would be discharged overboard.

Examples of Ballast Water Discharge in a sentence

  • U.S. ballast water discharge standardsThe U.S. Coast Guard Ballast Water Discharge Rule creates compliance requirements for Vessels sailing in U.S. Waters by requiring the use of an approved ballast water management method.

  • They argue that doing so would be contrary to Congress’s clear intention in both the CWA and NISA.68 Ballast Water Discharge StandardsAnother policy issue under debate pertains to the appropriate numeric discharge standards for ballast water.

  • Personal harassment may occur through inappropriate comments, offensive jokes, personal humiliation, critical remarks, intimidation tactics or any other behavior that creates an intimidating and offensive work environment for the victim.

  • If applicable, ballast water shall be in compliance with the Coast Guard regulations found at 33 CFR Part 151 – Ballast Water Discharge Standards (Federal Register/Vol.77, No.57/Friday March 23, 2012).

  • The construction quality assurance program was implemented to ensure that the completed corrective measures meet or exceed all design criteria, plans, and specifications.

  • Enactment of a Ballast Water Discharge Reporting regulation pursuant to Ch. 312 Acts of Assembly 2001.

  • The Borrowers agree to pay any documentary or similar taxes with respect to the Loan Documents, including interest and penalties, in the event any such taxes are assessed irrespective of when such assessment is made and whether or not any credit is then in use or available hereunder.

  • Avoid Ballast Water Discharge or Uptake in Areas with Coral ReefsThe proposed rule would require vessel owners and operators to avoid the discharge or uptake of ballast water in areas with coral reefs.

  • The Coast Guard released policy guidance on June 21, 2012, that discusses implementation of the Ballast Water Discharge Standard.

  • Alternative 2: Establish The IMO Ballast Water Discharge Standards Alternative 2, would establish a maximum discharge concentrations for living organisms, and the BWDS would have to be met before the USCG could approve the BWMS.

Related to Ballast Water Discharge

  • Non-stormwater discharge means any discharge not comprised entirely of stormwater discharges authorized by a NPDES permit.

  • Direct discharge means the discharge of a pollutant.

  • New discharger means any building, structure, facility, or installation: (A) From which there is or may be a new or additional discharge of pollutants at a site at which on October 18, 1972, it had never discharged pollutants; (B) Which has never received a finally effective NPDES permit for discharges at that site; and (C) Which is not a “new source”. This definition includes an indirect discharger, which commences discharging into waters of the United States. It also includes any existing mobile point source, such as an offshore oil drilling rig, seafood processing vessel, or aggregate plant that begins discharging at a location for which it does not have an existing permit.

  • Illicit discharge means any discharge to a municipal separate storm sewer that is not composed entirely of stormwater except discharges pursuant to a NPDES permit (other than the NPDES permit for discharges from the municipal separate storm sewer) and discharges resulting from emergency fire fighting activities.

  • Daily discharge means the discharge of a pollutant measured during a calendar day or any 24-hour period that reasonably represents the calendar day for purposes of sampling. For pollutants with limitations expressed in units of mass, the "daily discharge" is calculated as the total mass of the pollutant discharged over the day. For pollutants with limitations expressed in other units of measurement, the "daily discharge" is calculated as the average measurement of the pollutant over the day.

  • Indirect discharger means a non-domestic discharger introducing pollutants into a publicly owned treatment and disposal system.

  • Indirect discharge means the introduction of pollutants into a POTW from any non-domestic source regulated under section 307(b), (c) or (d) of the Act.

  • National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System means the national program for issuing, modifying, revoking and reissuing, terminating, monitoring and enforcing permits, and imposing and enforcing pretreatment requirements under Sections 307, 402, 318, and 405 of the Clean Water Act.

  • National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) means the national program for issuing, modifying, revoking and reissuing, terminating, monitoring, and enforcing permits and imposing and enforcing pretreatment requirements, under Sections 307, 318, 402, and 405 of CWA. The term includes an approved program.

  • Ballast water means water with its suspended matter taken on board a ship to control trim, list, draught, stability or stresses of the ship.

  • National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit or “NPDES” means a permit issued by the MPCA as required by federal law for the purpose of regulating the discharge of pollutants from point sources into waters of the United States from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) as defined by federal law

  • Discharger , as used herein, means, as appropriate: (1) the Discharger, (2) the local sewering entity (when the collection system is not owned and operated by the Discharger), or (3) "indirect discharger" (where "Discharger" appears in the same paragraph as "indirect discharger”, it refers to the discharger.)

  • Discharge plan means the written plan that establishes the criteria for an individual's discharge from a service and identifies and coordinates delivery of any services needed after discharge.

  • Existing source or existing discharger (in the NPDES program) means any source which is not a new source or new discharger.

  • Hazardous Discharge shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.19(d) hereof.

  • Maximum daily discharge limitation means the highest allowable “daily discharge.”

  • Constructive Discharge means the occurrence of any of the following:

  • Ballast means a device used with an electric discharge lamp to obtain necessary circuit conditions, such as voltage, current, and waveform, for starting and operating the lamp.

  • Average monthly discharge limitation means the highest allowable average of “daily discharges” over a calendar month, calculated as the sum of all “daily discharges” measured during a calendar month divided by the number of “daily discharges” measured during that month.

  • Final Discharge Date means the date when all principal, interest and any other costs or outstanding amounts under the Senior Finance Documents have been irrevocably discharged in full and all commitments of the Secured Parties under the Senior Finance Documents have expired, been cancelled or terminated.

  • Discharge planning means the formal process for determining, prior to discharge from a facility, the coordination and management of the care that a patient receives following discharge from a facility.