outfall
noun
out·fall
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Definition of outfall
: the outlet of a body of water (such as a river or lake)
especially
: the mouth of a drain or sewer
Examples of outfall in a Sentence
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The sampling was conducted throughout the spring at Tahoe Keys, a popular boating resort; Emerald Bay State Park, where boat access is limited, and at three stormwater outfalls into Lake Tahoe. — Los Angeles Times, "Microplastics are found in Lake Tahoe’s waters for first time ever," 26 Aug. 2019 Infrastructure improvements include 3,500 linear feet of new streets, pedestrian and bicycle pathways, 110 public on-street parking spaces, landscaping, new storm drain piping and outfalls, and water and sewer lines. — Gustavo Solis, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Chula Vista’s $1 billion hotel and convention center just took a major step forward," 19 June 2019 Workers responded by sending the water into Puget Sound through an emergency outfall pipe for about 30 minutes, in order to prevent flooding in the plant, King County said. — USA TODAY, "Moon trees, moon film, monk honored: News from around our 50 states," 23 July 2019 Officials reported that about 19,000 gallons of the foam/water mixture was recovered from the hangar, the sewers, the MDC plant, and near the plant’s outfall pipe. — Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com, "Tests show PFAS foam chemicals remain in Farmington River, but state says it’s safe for boating, swimming," 21 June 2019 Booms were placed around the outfall from the sewage treatment plant, which officials say is not designed to filter out chemical firefighting foams, and as much of the foam as possible is being collected by contract workers for disposal. — Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com, "State working to contain Farmington River pollution from firefighting foam spill," 12 June 2019 Projects like the outfall replacement and the lagoon enhancement require the coordinated efforts of many people at multiple local, state and federal agencies. — Phil Diehl, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Sand replenishment begins at Cardiff State Beach," 4 Mar. 2018 The three main outfalls used by West University Place are Kilmarnock Ditch, Poor Farm Ditch and Kirby Drive. — Rebecca Hazen, Houston Chronicle, "West University Place conducts drainage study," 7 July 2018 But environmental groups are concerned about both the overall water quality of the Missouri River and the fate of a rare and ancient sturgeon as pollutants flow from outfalls at the park into creek tributaries and eventually the river. — Kelsey Ryan, kansascity, "Worlds of Fun was sued for polluting. Then Missouri loosened its pollutant limits," 6 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'outfall.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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