Water and Wastewater Terms Beginning P

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point source

A discharge, often containing pollutants, from the end of a pipe or other clearly identifiable conveyance, such as ditches, channels, tunnels, conduits, wells, containers, rolling stock, concentrated animal feeding operations, landfill leachate collection systems, vessels, or other floating craft. A nonpoint source refers to runoff or a discharge from a field or similar source.