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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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No references found			Working from kayaks or canoes and walking along shore, teams of volunteers will collect data about what environmental specialists refer to as nonpoint source pollution. Volunteers sought for shoreline survey; Stream Team training May 6 by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) In Pennsylvania a point source (a source that has a defined discharge such as a municipal wastewater treatment facility) may trade with either other point sources or nonpoint sources (a source that does not have a defined discharge such as a farm field discharge). Pennsylvania nutrient trading by Mushroom News 67) Consequently, in lieu of a major statutory overhaul to address nonpoint source pollution more directly, agencies and citizens ought to explore alternate ways to attain water quality standards if they truly want to achieve the goals of the CWA. Protecting water quality and salmon in the Columbia basin: the case ... by Steadman, Jane G. / Environmental Law			Nonni Nonni River nonnitroglycerin explosive nonnumeric character nonnumeric programming Nonnus Nono Nono, Luigi Nonoccupational Injury nonodontogenic cyst nonoic acid nonomino nonorientable surface nonosteogenic fibroma nonparalytic poliomyelitis Nonparametric Methods nonparametric statistics Nonpareil Nonpartisan League nonpenetrative nonperiodic decimal nonpermissive cell nonpersistent war gas nonplanar frame nonplunging fold nonpoint source nonpolar nonpolar bond nonpolar covalent bond nonpolar molecule nonpolar solvent nonpolarized relay nonpositive tactile stimulus nonprecision Nonpredicative Definition nonpreemptive multitasking nonprestressed reinforcement nonprint code nonpriority interrupt nonprobabilistic sampling nonprocedural language Nonproduction Fixed Assets Nonproduction Sphere Nonproductive Consumption nonproductive cough nonproductive infection Nonproductive Outlays nonpropagating soliton nonprotein nitrogen nonprotic solvent nonpsychotic organic brain syndrome			nonphotochromogen Nonphotosensitive Trichothiodystrophy nonphotosynthetic nonphysical nonphysical nonpitting edema nonpitting edema nonpitting edema nonplanar frame Nonplane Nonplayer Character nonplaying nonplunging fold nonplus nonplus nonplused nonplused nonpluses nonpluses nonplusing nonplusing nonplussed nonplussed nonplusses nonplusses nonplussing nonplussing NONPN nonpoint Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials nonpoint source Nonpoint Source Management Program Plan Nonpoint source pollution Nonpoint-Source Pollution and Erosion Comparison Tool nonpoisonous nonpolar nonpolar nonpolar nonpolar Nonpolar bond Nonpolar bond Nonpolar bond nonpolar covalent bond Nonpolar molecule Nonpolar solvent Nonpolar solvent Nonpolar solvent Nonpolar solvent Nonpolar solvent Nonpolarity nonpolarized relay nonpolitical nonpolluting NonPop International Network nonporous nonporous nonporous nonporous Nonpositive nonpositive tactile stimulus Nonpower reactor

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