A river with a seasonal low flow of 8,500 L/s has a water quality standard of 0.03 mg/L as P and diffuse agricultural runoff contributes 80 mg/s. What would be the maximum waste-load allocation of P from a wastewater treatment plant discharging into the river if the margin of safety is set at 15 mg/s?

A river with a seasonal low flow of 8,500 L/s has a water quality standard of 0.03 mg/L as P and diffuse agricultural runoff contributes 80 mg/s. What would be the maximum waste-load allocation of P from a wastewater treatment plant discharging into the river if the margin of safety is set at 15 mg/s?

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