Point source pollution definition

Point source pollution means pollution of state waters resulting from any discernible, defined or
Point source pollution means pollution discharged directly from a specific site such as a municipal sewage treatment plant or an industrial outfall pipe.
Point source pollution means any source of water pollution that constitutes a 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. This term does not include return flows from irrigated agriculture.

Examples of Point source pollution in a sentence

  • Point source pollution is mainly from landfills; settlements without sewerage system; mines, tailings ponds and industrial sites.

  • Point source pollution is a discharge that can be traced back to a single point of origin, such as a pipe, drain, or outfall that is discharged directly into a waterway.

  • Point source pollution includes discrete conveyances, such as stormwater runoff or other types of discharges from a specific source, such as a wastewater treatment plant, sanitary sewer system, collection basin, or other waste collection device that flows through a pipe and discharges into a waterway.


More Definitions of Point source pollution

Point source pollution means a single identifiable source of pollution from which pollutants are discharged, such as a pipe, ditch, or ship or factory smokestack.
Point source pollution means pollution emitted into
Point source pollution means pollution that enters the surface water, ground water, or
Point source pollution means any discernible, confined and discrete conveyance, including but not limited to any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit or well from which pollution is or may be added to any stream.
Point source pollution means any source of water pollution that constitutes a
Point source pollution means a single identifiable source of pollution from
Point source pollution means pollution from 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. This term does not include agricultural stormwater discharges and return flows from irrigated agriculture.