Same Waterbody Two hydrologically connected points with similar water quality characteristics in which a pollutant can travel between in a reasonable period of time without significantly changing chemically or physically. Hydrological connections can include surface and groundwater connections. SWAMP System for Wastewater Applications, Monitoring and Permits SWIMS Surface Water Integrated Monitoring System TBEL Technology-based effluent limitation TMDL Total maximum daily load TP Total Phosphorus, a measure of the orthophosphate, polyphosphate and organic phosphate concentration in a sampled stream UMass University of Massachusetts, Donahue Institute WATERS Water Assessment, Tracking & Electronic Reporting System WPDES Wisconsin Pollution Discharge Elimination System WQBEL Water quality-based effluent limitation WQC Phosphorus water quality criterion from s. NR 102.06, Wis. Adm. Code WQS Water quality standard; Regulatory limits for pollutant discharges that are established based on the receiving waterbody’s designated uses, the criteria set to protect such uses, and other provisions established to avoid backsliding. These standards typically are addressed in a wastewater treatment plant’s NPDES permit. WQT Water Quality Trading WW Wastewater WWTF Wastewater treatment facility Introduction The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) promulgated phosphorus standards intended to control excess phosphorus pollution in Wisconsin’s streams, rivers, lakes and reservoirs on December 1, 2010. These standards include numeric phosphorus criteria to assure a level of water quality that will protect human health from harmful and nuisance algal blooms as well as the beneficial uses of these waterbodies (additional background of TP rule is available in Appendix A. Background of Phosphorus Regulations in Wisconsin p. 68). Since the phosphorus standards have been promulgated, Wisconsin Pollution Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) permits must be re-evaluated to determine if phosphorus water quality based effluent limitations (WQBELs) are required. These WQBELs range in stringency, depending on the in-stream phosphorus concentration in the receiving and downstream water and the phosphorus loading from the WPDES permit holder (i.e. “point source”) in question. However, many point sources face phosphorus limitations so restrictive that a significant financial investment to install necessary treatment will be required.
Same Waterbody Two hydrologically connected points with similar water quality characteristics in which a pollutant can travel between in a reasonable period of time without significantly changing chemically or physically. Hydrological connections can include surface and groundwater connections. SWAMP System for Wastewater Applications, Monitoring and Permits SWIMS Surface Water Integrated Monitoring System TBEL Technology-based effluent limitation TMDL Total maximum daily load TP Total Phosphorus, a measure of the orthophosphate, polyphosphate and organic phosphate concentration in a sampled stream UMass University of Massachusetts, Donahue Institute WATERS Water Assessment, Tracking & Electronic Reporting System WPDES Wisconsin Pollution Discharge Elimination System WQBEL Water quality-based effluent limitation WQC Phosphorus water quality criterion from s. NR 102.06, Wis. Adm. Code WQS Water quality standard; Regulatory limits for pollutant discharges that are established based on the receiving waterbody’s designated uses, the criteria set to protect such uses, and other provisions established to avoid backsliding. These standards typically are addressed in a wastewater treatment plant’s NPDES permit. WQT Water Quality Trading WW Wastewater WWTF Wastewater treatment facility Introduction The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) promulgated phosphorus standards intended to control excess phosphorus pollution in Wisconsin’s streams, rivers, lakes and reservoirs on December 1, 2010. These standards include numeric phosphorus criteria to assure a level of water quality that will protect human health from harmful and nuisance algal blooms as well as the beneficial uses of these waterbodies (additional background of TP rule is available in Appendix A. Background of Phosphorus Regulations in Wisconsin p. 68). Since the phosphorus standards have been promulgated, Wisconsin Pollution Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) permits must be re-evaluated to determine if phosphorus water quality based effluent limitations (WQBELs) are required. These WQBELs range in stringency, depending on the in-stream phosphorus concentration in the receiving and downstream water and the phosphorus loading from the WPDES permit holder (i.e. “point source”) in question. However, many point sources face phosphorus limitations so restrictive that a significant financial investment to install necessary treatment will be required.
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