Direct discharge definition

Direct discharge means the discharge of a pollutant.
Direct discharge means the concentrated release of stormwater to tidal waters or vegetated tidal wetlands from new development or redevelopment projects in the Critical Area.
Direct discharge means a discharge without prior opportunity for mixing and dilution sufficient to prevent a lowering of the existing ambient water quality.

Examples of Direct discharge in a sentence

  • Direct discharge refers to an uninterrupted hardened conveyance system; Note to be used in conjunction with Node Descriptions.FIGURE 1-2.

  • Direct discharge from impervious surfaces to wetlands is not allowed, so smaller ponds to treat the water before being discharged into the wetlands will be required.

  • Please select all categories that apply. Direct discharge of treated and/or untreated wastewater.

  • Direct discharge heads are not to be used in the marina nor are holding tanks to be discharged in the Marina (this may result in fines and/or loss of moorage).

  • A system which is not adequately renovating or hydraulically eliminating the wastewater it is receiving as evidenced by, but not limited to, the following conditions:• Failure of a system to accept wastewater discharge or the backup of wastewater into the structure served by the system.• Direct discharge of wastewater to the surface of the ground, surface water, or groundwater without adequate renovation.


More Definitions of Direct discharge

Direct discharge means the discharge of treated or untreated wastewater directly to the waters of the State of Tennessee.
Direct discharge means the discharge of treated, partially treated, or untreated wastewater directly to the waters of the State.
Direct discharge means the discharge of treated or untreated wastewater directly into the waters of the State of Michigan.
Direct discharge means any discharge to any surface waters or subsurface waters, including discharge from rapid infiltration basins, related to Cherry Creek or its tributaries, except by land disposal or land treatment. "Direct discharge" does not include discharges from regulated stormwater and background sources.
Direct discharge means discharge to a receiving water body
Direct discharge means, for purposes of this Volume, either a point or nonpoint discharge which enters Class I, Class II, Outstanding Florida Waters, or Class III waters which are approved, conditionally approved, restricted, or conditionally restricted for shellfish harvesting without an adequate opportunity for mixing and dilution to prevent significant degradation. Examples of direct discharge include the following:
Direct discharge or “point source” means any discernible, confined and discrete conveyance, including, but not limited to, any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, discrete fissure, container, rolling stock, concentrated animal feeding operation or vessel or other floating craft, from which Pollutants are or may be discharged.