Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the following terms and phrases, as used in this Part
2, shall have the meanings hereinafter designated:
ACT or THE ACT
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the
Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.
APPROVAL AUTHORITY
The Director of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental
Management.
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF INDUSTRIAL USER
An authorized representative of an industrial user may be:
(1)
A principal executive officer of at least the level of Vice
President, if the industrial user is a corporation;
(2)
A general partner or proprietor if the industrial user is a
partnership or a proprietorship, respectively;
(3)
A duly authorized representative of the individual designated
above if such representative is responsible for the overall operation
of the facilities from which the indirect discharge occurs.
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure, five (5) days
at 20° centigrade expressed in terms of weight and concentration
[milligrams per liter (mg/l)].
CONTROL AUTHORITY
The term "control authority" shall refer to the "Approval
Authority," defined hereinabove; or the Superintendent if the Town
has an approved pretreatment program under the provisions of 40 CFR
403.11.
COOLING WATER
The water discharged from any use such as air conditioning,
cooling or refrigeration, or to which the only pollutant added is
heat.
DIRECT DISCHARGE
The discharge of treated or untreated wastewater directly
to the waters of the State of Rhode Island.
DIRECTOR
The Director of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental
Management.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or where appropriate,
the term may also be used as a designation for the Administrator or
other duly authorized official of said agency.
GRAB SAMPLE
A sample which is taken from a waste stream on a one-time
basis with no regard to the flow in the waste stream and without consideration
of time.
HOLDING TANK WASTE
Any waste from holding tanks such as vessels, chemical toilets,
campers, trailers, septic tanks, and vacuum-pump tank trucks.
INDIRECT DISCHARGE
The discharge or the introduction of nondomestic pollutants
from any source regulated under Section 307(b) or (c) of the Act (33
U.S.C. § 1317), into the POTW (including holding tank waste
discharged into the system).
INDUSTRIAL USER
A source of indirect discharge which does not constitute
a "discharge of pollutants" under regulations issued pursuant to Section
401 of the Act (33 U.S.C. § 1342).
INTERFERENCE
A discharge by an industrial user which, alone or in conjunction
with discharges by other sources, inhibits or disrupts the POTW, its
treatment processes or operations, or its sludge processes, use or
disposal and which is cause of a violation of any requirement of the
POTW's or National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
permit (including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation)
or of the prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal by the POTW
in accordance with the following statutory provisions and regulations
or permits issued thereunder (or more stringent state or local regulations):
Section 405 of the Clean Water Act, the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA)
[including Title II, more commonly referred to as the "Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act" (RCRA), and including state regulations contained
in any state sludge management plan prepared pursuant to Subtitle
D or the SWDA], the Clean Water Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act,
and the Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act.
PASS-THROUGH
The discharge of pollutants through the POTW into navigable
waters in quantities or concentrations which, alone or in conjunction
with discharges from other sources, are a cause of a violation of
any requirement of the POTW's NPDES permit (including an increase
in the magnitude or duration of a violation).
pH
The logarithm (base 100 of the reciprocal of the concentration
of hydrogen ions expressed in grams per liter of solution).
POLLUTANT
Any dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage,
garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials,
radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discharged equipment, rock,
sand, cellar dirt and industrial, municipal, and agricultural waste
discharged into water.
POLLUTION
The man-made or man-included alteration of the chemical,
physical, biological, and radiological integrity of water.
PRETREATMENT or TREATMENT
The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination
of pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of the pollutant properties
in wastewater to a less harmful state prior to or in lieu of discharging
or otherwise introducing such pollutants into a POTW. The reduction
or alteration can be obtained by physical, chemical, or biological
processes, process changes or other means, except as prohibited by
40 CFR 403.6(d).
PRETREATMENT REQUIREMENTS
Any substantive or procedural requirement related to pretreatment,
other than a National Pretreatment Standard imposed on an industrial
user (POTW).
PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS
A treatment works as defined by Section 212 of the Act (33 U.S.C. § 1292) which is owned in this instance by the Town of Westerly. This definition includes any sewers that convey wastewater to the POTW treatment plant, but does not include pipes, sewers or other conveyances not connected to a facility providing treatment. For the purposes of this Part
2, "POTW" shall also include any sewers that convey wastewaters to the POTW from persons outside the Town who are, by contract or agreement with the Town of Westerly, users of the Town of Westerly's POTW.
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION
A classification pursuant to the Standard Industrial Classification
Manual issued by the Executive Office of the President, Office of
Management Budget, 1972.
STATE
State of Rhode Island.
STORMWATER
Any flow occurring during or following any form of natural
precipitation and resulting therefrom.
SUPERINTENDENT
The person designated by the Town to supervise the operation of the publicly owned treatment works and who is charged with certain duties and responsibilities by this Part
2, or his duly authorized representative.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
The total suspended matter that floats on the surface of,
or is suspended in water, wastewater or other liquids, and which is
removable by laboratory filtering.
TOWN
The Town of Westerly or the Town Council of Westerly, acting
through its agents, each within the scope of the particular duties
entrusted to such person.
TOXIC POLLUTANTS
Any pollutant or combination of pollutants listed as toxic
in regulations promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency under the provision of CWA 307(a) or other acts.
USER
Any person who contributes, causes or permits the contribution
of wastewater in the Town's POTW.
USER CONNECTION
A sewer conveying wastewater from the premises of a user
to the POTW.
WASTEWATER
The liquid and water-carried industrial or domestic wastes
from dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial facilities, and institutions,
together with that which may be present, whether treated or untreated,
which is contributed into or permitted to enter the POTW.
WATERS OF THE STATE
All streams, lakes, ponds, marshes, watercourses, waterways,
wells, springs, reservoirs, aquifers, irrigation systems, drainage
systems, and all other bodies or accumulations of water, surface or
underground, natural or artificial, public or private, which are contained
within, flow through, or border upon the state or any portion thereof.