Discharge point
The Home Quality Mark, defines the discharge point as the point at which the run-off from the site leaves the site boundary and enters a watercourse.
Ref Home Quality Mark One, Technical Manual SD239, England, Scotland & Wales, published by BRE in 2018.
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