Natural environment means the air, land and water, or any combination or part thereof, of the Province of Ontario; (“environnement naturel”)
TMDL means the total maximum daily load limitation of a parameter, representing the estimated assimilative capacity for a water body before other designated uses are adversely affected. Mathematically, it is the sum of wasteload allocations for point sources, load allocations for non-point and natural background sources, and a margin of safety.
CDDP means "Community Developmental Disabilities Program".
Clean coal technology demonstration project means a project using funds appropriated under the heading “Department of Energy—Clean Coal Technology,” up to a total amount of $2,500,000,000 for commercial demonstration of clean coal technology, or similar projects funded through appropriations for the Environmental Protection Agency. The federal contribution for a qualifying project shall be at least 20 percent of the total cost of the demonstration project.
Environmental and Social Management Framework or “ESMF” means the environmental and social management framework of the Project States dated March 31, 2005, which, inter alia, sets forth the environmental and social safeguards applicable to the Project including the identification, assessment and mitigation of potential environmental and social impacts arising from carrying out Project activities, measures to protect cultural property, proposed management and mitigation measures, and the relevant institutional framework required, as updated by the Project States from time to time in a manner satisfactory to the Association;