Nonpoint source definition

Nonpoint source means any source of pollutants other than those defined or designated as point sources.
Nonpoint source means any project described in Section 319 of the Clean Water Act.
Nonpoint source means a land management activity which contributes to runoff, seepage or percolation which adversely affects or threatens the quality of waters of this state and which is not a point source under s. 283.01 (12), Stats.

Examples of Nonpoint source in a sentence

  • Nonpoint source (NPS) pollution includes pollution caused by rainfall or snowmelt moving over and through the ground and carrying natural and human-made pollutants into lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, estuaries and other coastal waters, and ground water.


More Definitions of Nonpoint source

Nonpoint source means any source of pollutants not regulated as a point source that degrades the quality or adversely affects the biological, chemical or physical integrity of surface waters of the state.
Nonpoint source means a source of pollutants that is not a point source.
Nonpoint source means a source of water pollution that does not meet the definition of point source. The term includes in-place pollutants, direct wet and dry deposition, ground water inflow, and overland run-off.
Nonpoint source means a facility or practice that causes, or has the potential to cause, nonpoint source water pollution.
Nonpoint source means any source of pollution other than a point source.
Nonpoint source means any conveyance which THAT is not a
Nonpoint source means a source of pollution that is not a point source.