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Jan 20, 2009 16:54
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term

fuente de destino

Spanish to English Other Environment & Ecology
I'm stuck on the phrase "fuente de destino" in the following two sentences:

- Descripción y nombre de la fuente de destino del volumen vertido
- Volumen de agua de la fuente de destino final

They appear in the environmental section (about water consumption, energy consumption, waste, etc.) of a financial document. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Proposed translations (English)
3 the water body which will receive the effluent
3 +1 destination water source
3 applied source
3 the spring which will take the... (volume discharged, water etc.)

Discussion

Adsion Liu Jan 20, 2009:
No enough context, and I guess it's about water consumption and treatment statistics, probably a certain form to be completed...
Grace Horsley (asker) Jan 20, 2009:
Unfortunately there's not much more context. I just have an Excel document containing a list of items. The previous items are about waste management, and in this case it's talking about wastewater from the company's offices.
Laurie Price Jan 20, 2009:
more context is necessary -- is the final destination the sea, for example?

Proposed translations

8 hrs
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the water body which will receive the effluent

according to context and by definition, waste water sent to a river or other body of water is an effluent
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to everyone for their answers."
19 mins

applied source

Just a suggestion.
Descripción y nombre de la fuente de destino =description and amount of the applied (water) source
Volumen de agua de la fuente de destino final= water volume of the final applied source

Hope it's helpful
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the spring which will take the... (volume discharged, water etc.)

where it says "agua de la fuente" I think the "fuente" can only be a spring (of water). "De destino" means that the springs concerned are going to take the water, i.e. the water is going to be routed there. Obviously there must be controls on any pollutants entering the springs. Is your text about a place with natural springs of water?
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14 hrs

destination water source

Examples:

... cleaners use a chemical called perc (tetrachloroethylene), a known carcinogen. This chemical is toxic, and **contaminates its destination water source**. ...
journeygreen.com/shopping-green/7-buying/29-go-green-your-wardrobe

Peer comment(s):
agree Marta 77 : o "final water source"
3 hrs
Marta! Your suggestion is much better.
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