WASTELOAD ALLOCATION (WLA)


Meaning of WASTELOAD ALLOCATION (WLA) in English

A system designed to limit the total discharge of pollutant materials into a receiving body of water. Each Point Source (PS) of pollutants is allowed to release a specific fraction of the total amount of pollutant materials that can be expected to be assimilated by the stream. Pollution from Non-Point Sources (NPS) comprises the steam's Load Allocation.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary.      Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга.