Defining loads and loading capacity

“Load or loading: an amount of matter or thermal energy that is introduced into a receiving water; to introduce matter or thermal energy into a receiving water. Loading may be either man caused (pollutant loading) or natural (natural background loading).

"Loading capacity: The greatest amount of loading that a water can receive without violating water quality standards.”

(40CFR130.2(e)-(f))

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