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A waste load allocation is the maximum load of pollutants each discharger of waste is allowed to release into a particular waterway.

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The waterborne equipment exclusion is found in a contractors equipment policy and excludes coverage for equipment that is mounted on or being operated from a barge or other watercraft when such watercraft is actually on the water.

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Water quality based limitations are effluent limitations applied to dischargers when mere technology-based limitations would cause violations of water quality standards.

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A water quality based permit is one with an effluent limit more stringent than one based on technology performance.

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Water quality standards may refer to any standards adopted and Environmental Protection Agency-approved ambient standards for water bodies.

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A weapon of mass destruction is a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapon that causes damage, destroys, or contaminates an extraordinarily wide area or inflicts wide-scale sickness, death, or injury.

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Weather risk transfer contracts provide holders with compensation for economic losses arising from extreme weather events.

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Website accessibility discrimination refers to an assertion by people with disabilities (mostly individuals with visual and, to a lesser extent, hearing impairments) who allege that, because a company's website is inaccessible to them, the business has violated Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

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Web hosting is a service typically offered by Internet service providers or Web hosting specialists that provides space on Internet servers for the storage of an individual's or organization's website and makes the website available to computers connected to the Internet.

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Wedding insurance is a specific type of insurance that is available to people preparing for a wedding.

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