effluent weir definition
Effluent is an outflowing of water or gas from a natural body of water, or from a manmade structure. Effluent, in engineering, is the stream exiting a chemical reactor. Effluent is defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as wastewater - treated or untreated - that flows out of a treatment plant, sewer, or industrial outfall. Generally refers to wastes discharged into surface waters.
Definition of weir. 1  1 : a fence or enclosure set in a waterway for taking fish. 2  2 : a dam in a stream or river to raise the water level or divert its flow.