Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) (MCL)

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Solar Energy

The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs ensure that drinking water does not pose either a short-term or long-term health risk.

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) — Solar Energy Development PEIS Glossary retrieved 2014-06-15

Science

Water

The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCL's are set as close to the Maximum Contaminant Level Goal as feasible using the best available treatment technology.

Bureau of Reclamation — Bureau of Reclamation Glossary