outfall

noun

out·fall ˈau̇t-ˌfȯl

: the outlet of a body of water (such as a river or lake)

especially : the mouth of a drain or sewer

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The inspection found deterioration of the spillway outfall pipe, and trees growing upstream, downstream and along the embankment. —

Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024 The Great Lakes Water Authority will upgrade the Freud Pumping Station, the Fox Creek outfall and the Conner Creek Pump Station. —

Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024 But SpaceX wrote in its permit application that its mercury concentration at one outfall location was 113 micrograms per liter. —

Lora Kolodny, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2024 Teague, who has more than three decades of water quality and coastal planning experience, told CNBC the application was full of holes, missing basic details about water discharge volumes, the temperature of the effluent and outfall locations. —

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