receiving water

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14976
Surface water (e.g., in a stream, river, or lake) that has received, or is about to receive, a discharged waste (i.e., the surface water immediately around the discharge point).
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 935 [Terms] [Paper]