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
Examples of outfall in a Sentence
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The pipe carries runoff from the neighborhood’s stormwater system to an outfall at a nearby canyon.
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2023
As of Wednesday, 52 beaches were closed, many concentrated around the Boston area, Gloucester, and other areas where combined sewer outfalls occur.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
The beach is near an outfall that collects runoff from several neighborhood storm drains.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2023
The Winnetka Park Board briefly addressed concerns brought forward at the May 16 Winnetka Village Council meeting by Village President Chris Rintz regarding ongoing negotiations between the Park and Village Boards for the restoration of the stormwater outfall pipe at Elder Lane Beach.
—Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2023
Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography have long said that investing billions of dollars to upgrade the Point Loma plant would waste taxpayer money because of the 4.5-mile outfall and because the plant already conducts relatively advanced treatment.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2020
Many Mile Mews, will include the replacement of the pond’s riser and spillway pipe, creation of a shallow wetland within the pond to provide water quality treatment and stabilization of inflow channels and pond outfall with rock structures, according to a news release.
—Allana Haynes, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2023
By the time human waste reaches a typical sewer outfall or treatment plant, any potentially intact viruses are likely too diluted to be infectious, says environmental engineer Jordan Peccia of Yale University, who is testing wastewater for SARS-CoV-2 in Connecticut.
—Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 4 Sep. 2020
For several years, water samples collected by the nonprofit Blue Water Baltimore found that the river near the troubled treatment plant’s outfall was safe to swim in 100% of the time — at least during dry weather.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 6 Oct. 2022
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2023
As of Wednesday, 52 beaches were closed, many concentrated around the Boston area, Gloucester, and other areas where combined sewer outfalls occur.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
The beach is near an outfall that collects runoff from several neighborhood storm drains.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2023
The Winnetka Park Board briefly addressed concerns brought forward at the May 16 Winnetka Village Council meeting by Village President Chris Rintz regarding ongoing negotiations between the Park and Village Boards for the restoration of the stormwater outfall pipe at Elder Lane Beach.
—Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2023
Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography have long said that investing billions of dollars to upgrade the Point Loma plant would waste taxpayer money because of the 4.5-mile outfall and because the plant already conducts relatively advanced treatment.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2020
Many Mile Mews, will include the replacement of the pond’s riser and spillway pipe, creation of a shallow wetland within the pond to provide water quality treatment and stabilization of inflow channels and pond outfall with rock structures, according to a news release.
—Allana Haynes, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2023
By the time human waste reaches a typical sewer outfall or treatment plant, any potentially intact viruses are likely too diluted to be infectious, says environmental engineer Jordan Peccia of Yale University, who is testing wastewater for SARS-CoV-2 in Connecticut.
—Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 4 Sep. 2020
For several years, water samples collected by the nonprofit Blue Water Baltimore found that the river near the troubled treatment plant’s outfall was safe to swim in 100% of the time — at least during dry weather.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 6 Oct. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1629, in the meaning defined above
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“Outfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outfall. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.
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