Definitions.
Specialized definitions:
Catch basin.
A chamber or trench drain which admits drainage from a surface
into a sewer drain.
Grease trap or trap.
A receptacle designed to collect and retain grease and fatty
substances normally found in kitchen and similar wastes. A grease
trap is installed in the drainage system between the kitchen or other
point of production of the waste and the building sewer.
Hazardous waste.
A hazardous waste in accordance with Title 40 of the Code
of Federal Regulations, Part 261.3.
Holding tank.
A receptacle, not connected to the sanitary sewer, designed
to hold objectional waste that is prohibited from being discharged
into the sanitary sewer, the contents of which must be hauled to a
disposal site.
Interceptor.
A receptacle designed and constructed to intercept, separate
and prevent passage of sand, grit or other objectional solids into
the drainage system to which it is connected. An interceptor may be
integrated with a separator for vehicle wash bays or repair areas.
POTW.
Publicly owned treatment works.
Representative sample.
A twenty-four-hour composite sample consisting of at least
twelve (12) parts where the discharge is continuous. Where the discharge
is not continuous, the sample shall be representative of all discharges
occurring in a twenty-four-hour period. Grab samples shall be collected
for pH, cyanide, total phenols, sulfides, oil and grease, total petroleum
hydrocarbons, and volatile organics analyses.
Sampling port.
A manhole or other approved device installed in the building
sewer specifically designed to facilitate sampling of the wastewater
discharge.
Separator or oil separator.
A receptacle designed to remove oils and grease from wastewater
by separation, usually by simple flotation or by chemical addition
where the oils or greases are soluble or emulsified.
Separator truck.
A truck equipped with a tank or other liquid-holding container
designed to separate the grease portion from the waste removed from
a grease trap and to return the other liquid portion to the trap.
Septic tank waste.
Waste from vessels such as septic tanks, chemical toilets,
campers and recreational vehicle dump stations that are not connected
to the sanitary sewer, but contain wastes which may be treated at
a municipal wastewater treatment plant.
Superintendent.
The superintendent of the POTW. Mailing address: c/o City
of Greenville, PO Box 1049, Greenville, Texas 75403-1049.
User.
Any person who contributes, causes or permits the contribution
of wastewater to the city’s POTW.