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B.O.D. (BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND) – Shall mean the quantity of oxygen by weight, expressed in mg/l, utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory conditions for five days at a temperature of 20° C.
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OWNER – Shall mean the City of Weatherford or any authorized person acting in its behalf.
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DOMESTIC WASTEWATER – Shall mean water-borne wastewater normally discharging into the sanitary convenience of dwellings (including apartment houses and hotels), office buildings, factories, and institutions, and commercial establishments.
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INDUSTRIAL WASTE – Shall mean water-borne solids, liquids, or gaseous wastes resulting from and discharged, permitted to flow, or escaping from the industrial, manufacturing, or food processing operation or process, or from the development of any natural resource, or any mixture of these with water or domestic wastewater.
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MILLIGRAMS-PER-LITER (MG/L) – Shall mean the same as parts per million and is a weight-to-weight ratio; the milligram-per-liter value multiplied by the factor 8.34 shall be equivalent to pounds per million gallons of water.
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NORMAL DOMESTIC WASTEWATER – Shall mean normal wastewater for the owner in which the average concentration of suspended solids and five-day BOD is established at not more than 250 mg/l.
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PERSON – Shall mean any and all persons, natural or artificial, including any individual, firm, company, industry, municipal or private corporation, association, governmental agency, or other entity, and agents, servants or employees.
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WASTEWATER FACILITIES – Shall mean all facilities for collection, pumping, treating and disposing of wastewater and wastes, operated by the owner.