The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
The Water Pollution Department which shall have enforcement responsibility for this article.
The manager and/or health authority of the city/county public health district.
The discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking or placing of any solid or semisolid grease trap waste, grit trap waste, and/or septage into or on any land or water.
A permitted site or part of a site at which grease trap waste, grit trap waste, or septage is processed, treated and/or intentionally placed into or on any land and at which such waste will remain after closure.
A person who receives, stores, retains, processes, or disposes of liquid waste.
A person who causes, creates, generates, or otherwise produces liquid waste.
A watertight receptacle designed and constructed to intercept and prevent the passage of greasy, fatty liquid, semiliquid, and/or solid wastes generated from commercial operations into the sanitary sewer system to which the receptacle is directly or indirectly connected.
Greasy, fatty liquid, semiliquid, and/or solid wastes removed from commercial operations by a grease trap.
A watertight receptacle designed and constructed to intercept and prevent the passage of petroleum-based oil, grease wastes and solids into the sanitary sewer system to which the receptacle is directly or indirectly connected.
Petroleum-based oil, grease wastes and solids from commercial automotive or heavy machinery repair and/or washing facilities.
Any liquid, semiliquid or solid waste or combination of wastes which, because of its quantity, concentration, physical, chemical or infectious characteristics, may:
Have any of the following characteristics: toxic, corrosive, an irritant, a strong sensitizer, flammable or combustible, explosive or otherwise capable of causing substantial personal injury or illness;
Pose a hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported or disposed of or otherwise improperly managed and is identified or listed as a hazardous waste as defined by the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act or the administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuant to the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, and as may be amended.
Waterborne solids, liquids and gaseous substances derived from a grease trap, grit trap, chemical/portable toilet and/or septic tank and described as a grease trap waste, grit trap waste or septage.
The person conducting, supervising, managing or representing the activities of a generator, transporter or disposer.
A system consisting of a four-part trip ticket used to document the generation, transportation and disposal of liquid waste.
The term “may” is permissive.
The person who owns a facility or part of a facility.
The formal written document issued to a person by the approving authority authorizing collection of grease trap waste, grit trap waste and septage.
A person granted a permit under this article.
An individual, corporation including a government corporation, organization, government, governmental subdivision or agency, federal agency, state, political subdivision of a state, interstate agency or body, business or business trust, partnership, association, firm, company, joint stock company, commission, or any other legal entity.
Publicly owned treatment works.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which stormwaters, surface waters and groundwaters are not normally admitted.
Wastes removed from a portable toilet, chemical toilet or septic tank.
Any solid waste or combination of solid wastes that, because of its quantity, concentration, physical or chemical characteristics or biological properties, requires special handling and disposal to protect the human health or the environment.
The accidental or intentional loss or unauthorized discharge of grease trap waste, grit trap waste, and septage.
A device designed to contain an accumulation of grease trap waste, grit trap waste and septage which is constructed primarily of non-earthen materials (e.g., concrete, steel, plastic) to provide structural support for the containment.
The State Department of Health.
Any liquid, semiliquid, or solid waste material which has the ability to chemically produce injury once it reaches a susceptible site in or on the body.
A person who operates a vehicle for the purpose of transporting liquid waste.
The shipping document originated and signed by the transporter which contains the information required by the approving authority.
A mobile device in which or by which liquid waste may be transported upon a public street or highway.
The city/county public health district.
(1966 Code, sec. 32-86; 2001 Code, sec. 106-311)