Initiation Decision Report: Nonpoint Source Discharge

Abstract

Under recent amendments to the Clean Water Act, the Navy must be responsible to State's authority in the control of nonpoint sources (NPS) of water pollution. Nonpoint sources are pollutants that do not originate from a single, well-defined source and are initially transported by the natural hydrological system. The sources are diffuse in nature, ranging from storm water run-off with no single identifiable endpoint, to leachate from abandoned waste sites. The most common Navy nonpoint sources of pollution include storm water run-off from agricultural and range-land leases, construction areas, industrial areas, residential and commercial areas, impact zones, and training areas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA214557

Entities

People

  • Jeffery C. Heath
  • Leslie Karr

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Construction
  • Drainage Basins
  • Ecology
  • Ecotoxicology
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Groundwater
  • Habitats
  • Hygiene
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Medical Personnel
  • Separators
  • Waste Disposal Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.