effluent limitation
The term effluent limitation means any restriction established by the Administrator on quantities, rates, and concentrations of chemical, physical, biological and other constituents which are discharged from point sources, other than new sources, into navigable waters, the waters of the contiguous zone or the ocean.
Source
40 CFR § 401.11
Scoping language
For the purposes of parts 402 through 699 of this subchapter: