Urban runoff definition

Urban runoff means Surface Water flow that may contain, but is not composed entirely of, Stormwater, such as flow from residential, commercial, or industrial activities.

Urban runoff means runoff from rainfall or snow melt that is either a point source discharge as defined under s. 283.01 (12), Stats., or a nonpoint source discharge as defined under s.

Urban runoff means rainwater from agglomerations collected by combined or separate sewers;

Examples of Urban runoff in a sentence

• Urban runoff was collected over an 18- month period from ponding basins and storm drains at various locations in northern Guam and analyzed for common water quality parameters.

• Urban runoff is affected by past and current land uses which range from thousands of individual households and small businesses to several wood-product factories, each with actual or potential discharges of pollutants via stormwater runoff.

• Urban runoff management within the Region is conducted by multiple entities in the Region, including both public and private parties.

• Urban run-off can contain a range of polluting substances such as excess nutrients, pesticides, miroplastics, car engine oil as well as bacteria, sediments and turbidity.Small cities/agglomerations, i.e. those with less than 2,000 people – these are cities that fall under the current UWWTD's scope but have very limited obligations, and do not have to report to the European Commission.

• Urban runoff presents an acute water quality concern due to the wide array of toxic and pathogenic pollutants it can contain, and the large number of children and sensitive individuals who live and recreate near its receiving waters.

More Definitions of Urban runoff

Urban runoff means snowmelt, ice–melt, precipitation and surface drainage conveyed from an urban land use in either a diffuse manner, as a nonpoint source, or as a point source con- veyance regulated under ch. NR 216.

Urban runoff means stormwater runoff from an urbanized area including streets and adjacent domestic and commercial properties that carries pollutants of various types into the storm drainage system and receiving waters.

Urban runoff means surface water flow produced by storm and non-storm events. Non-storm events include flow from residential, commercial or industrial activities involving the use of potable and non-potable water.

Urban runoff means rainwater, snow or meltwater from agglomerations collected by combined or separate sewers;

Urban runoff means storm water from urban areas that tend to contain heavy concentrations of pollutants from urban activities.

Urban runoff means any stormwater and non-stormwater runoff from developed land in, or adjacent to, any municipality.

Urban runoff means all flows in the stormwater drainage system and consist of stormwater and non-stormwater flows.