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303(d) list


The list of Florida's water bodies that do not meet or are not expected to meet applicable water quality standards with technology-based controls alone.
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305(b) report


Section 305(b) of the CWA requires states to report biennially to the USEPA on the quality of the waters in the state.
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Coliforms


Bacteria that live in the intestines (including the colon) of humans and other animalsused as a measure of the presence of feces in water or soil.
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Clean Water Act


The Clean Water Act is a 1977 amendment to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, which set the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants to waters of the United St [..]
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dissolved oxygen


The amount of oxygen gas dissolved in a given volume of water at a particular temperature and pressure, often expressed as a concentration in parts of oxygen per million parts of water.
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effluent


Wastewater that flows into a receiving stream by way of a domestic or industrial point source.
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Karst


An area of limestone terrain characterized by sinks, ravines, and underground streams.
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LOAD CAPACITY


The greatest amount of loading that a waterbody can receive without violating water quality standards.
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Margin of safety


The maximum amount of exposure producing no measurable effect in animals (or studied humans) divided by the actual amount of human exposure in a population.
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nonpoint sources


Diffuse runoff without a single point of origin that flows over the surface of the ground by stormwater and is then introduced to surface or ground waters. NPSs include atmospheric deposit [..]
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