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nonpoint source

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nonpoint source [‚nän′pȯint ‚sȯrs]
(civil engineering)
A dispersed source of stormwater runoff; the water comes from land dedicated to uses such as agriculture, development, forest, and land fills and enters the surface water system as sheet flow at irregular rates.


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It gives users access to large amounts of data on point and nonpoint sources, which can used to assess or predict flow and water quality for selected streams or entire watersheds.
In its report, Nonpoint Source Pollution Assessment, the Eugene Water & Electric Board found that in 2004, almost 800 pounds of 2,4-D were sprayed in the McKenzie River watershed, the source of Eugene's drinking water and site of many rural schools.
77) Courts have been more inclined to find that discharges of pollutants from agricultural operations fall within the nonpoint source category, specifically, the irrigation return flow exemption from the NPDES permit program.
 
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