effluent Maven July 12, 2013 0 46 « Back to Glossary IndexEffluent is treated or untreated wastewater from wastewater facilities, stormwater outfalls, industrial outfalls, or other point sources that is discharged into surface waters. Related Articles: Navigating California’s new regulations for wetlands and state watersDAILY DIGEST: Dead fish and starving whales: What Trump’s hidden report on water means to CA; Some call foul on ‘delay’ of Trump water-pumping promise; Enviro groups sue Trump admin for weakening ESA; CA salmon make comeback after drought; Kern spill renews oil production controversy; and more …DAILY DIGEST: The many faces of flooding in California; The new weapon in the war over dam removal: Economics; Maui mayor rejects Clean Water Act settlement, aims for Supreme Court hearing; LADWP not bailing out Indian Wells Overdraft, for now; and more …DAILY DIGEST: Three-way wrangle over plan to expand Shasta Dam; Peter Gleick on the CA’s drinking water bill; For CA’s redwoods, climate change isn’t all bad; Tattered britches a good sign for soil health; Bringing climate projections down to size for water managers; and more …GROUNDWATER TWO-FOR: The disconnect between groundwater legal systems and groundwater hydrology; Proactively managing groundwater to sustain communities and nature in an uncertain future« Back to Glossary Index