Unless otherwise stated in the section, where the term is used
in this chapter, the meaning of terms used in this chapter shall be
as stated below. When not inconsistent with the context, the present
tense shall include the future, and words used in the plural shall
include the singular and vice versa. For the purposes of this chapter,
"shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
ABNORMAL SEWAGE
Sewage whose concentration of one or more characteristics
of normal sewage exceeds the maximum concentrations of the characteristics
of normal sewage. See "normal sewage."
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.,
as may be amended.
ADMINISTRATOR
The Regional Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (USEPA), Region 2.
AMMONIA
The result obtained, using an approved laboratory procedure,
to determine the quantity of ammonia in a sample, expressed as milligrams
of nitrogen per liter.
APPLICANT
That person who makes application for any permit. The applicant
may be an owner, new or old, or his agent.
APPROPRIATE AGENCIES
For purposes of this chapter, with respect to the Inspector's
exercise of judgment in fulfilling his/her responsibilities and obligations
under this chapter, appropriate agencies shall include, in the discretion
of the Inspector on a case-by-case basis, any or all of the following:
the WWTP Chief Operator, Water and Sewer Public Works Superintendent,
the Town Board, the Town Engineer or consulting engineer, NYSDEC,
NYSDOH, NYCDEP and USEPA.
APPROVAL AUTHORITY
The USEPA, or the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation (NYSDEC), in the event the NYSDEC is delegated approval
authority responsibility by the USEPA.
APPROVED LABORATORY PROCEDURE
The procedures defined as "Standard Methods" in this article,
or other procedures approved by the Inspector for flow measurement
or determination of the concentration of pollutants or their surrogates
in waters, wastewater, and/or sludge.
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE INDUSTRIAL USER
An authorized representative of the industrial user may be:
A.
A principal executive officer or his designee, if the industrial
user is a corporation;
B.
A general partner or proprietor, if the industrial user is a
partnership or proprietorship, respectively;
C.
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 originates.
BOD, denoting BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND
The result obtained when using an approved laboratory procedure
to determine the quantity of oxygen utilized in the aerobic biochemical
oxidation of organic matter or in a sample, expressed in milligrams
per liter.
BOICEVILLE SEWER SERVICE AREA
The area shown on the map attached hereto, entitled "Boiceville
Sewer Service Area Map," dated January 12, 2007, attached hereto as
Appendix D.
BUILDER
Any person who undertakes to construct a building or any
part of a building, either under contract or for resale.
BUILDING DRAIN
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a building drainage
system which receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage
pipes inside the building walls, and conveys it to the building lateral,
which begins five feet outside the inner face of the building wall.
BUILDING LATERAL
The portion of a lateral that extends from the property line
(or theoretical curb-cut) up to the foundation of the structure being
served by the sewer system.
CAPACITY OF POTW
The maximum amount of wastewater flow (in gallons per day)
that the POTW can effectively treat. This is the same as the POTW's
design flow permitted under its SPDES permit.
CHLORINE DEMAND
The result obtained when using an approved laboratory procedure
to determine the difference between the amount of chlorine added to
a sample and the amount of chlorine remaining in the sample at the
end of a specified contact time at room temperature, expressed in
milligrams per liter.
CITY OF NEW YORK'S WATER SUPPLY
The New York City public water supply system includes all
watercourses, wetlands, reservoirs, reservoir stems and controlled
lakes tributary thereto that are within the City's watershed
areas and which provide drinking water to New York City residents
and other specified communities along the water system's aqueducts.
COD, denoting CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND
The result obtained when using an approved laboratory procedure
to measure the oxygen requirement of that portion of matter, in a
sample, that is susceptible to oxidation, by a specific chemical oxidant,
expressed in milligrams per liter.
COLOR
The optical density at the visual wavelength of maximum absorption,
relative to distilled water. One-hundred-percent transmittance is
equivalent to zero (0.0) optical density.
COMPOSITE SAMPLE
The sample resulting from the combination of individual samples
of wastewater taken at selected intervals, for a specified time period.
The individual samples may have equal volumes or the individual volumes
may be proportioned to the flow at the time of sampling.
CONNECTION
Attachment of a structure with plumbing to a sewer main or
lateral.
CONTROL AUTHORITY
The term shall refer to "approval authority," or to the Inspector
when the Town has an approved pretreatment program under the provisions
of 40 CFR 403.11.
CONTROL MANHOLE
A manhole accessible to wastewater treatment plant and/or
sewer system personnel in or upstream of the street lateral, such
that samples collected from the manhole represent the flow to the
POTW from a specific source.
COOLING WATER
The water discharged from any system of condensation, air
conditioning, refrigeration, or other sources. It shall contain no
polluting substances which would produce COD or suspended solids in
excess of five milligrams per liter, or toxic substances, as limited
elsewhere in this chapter.
DEVELOPER
Any person who subdivides and/or acquires land for the purpose
of constructing, or causing to be constructed, buildings for which
wastewater disposal facilities are required.
DIRECT DISCHARGE
The discharge of treated or untreated wastewater directly
to the waters of the State of New York. (For reference, see "indirect
discharge.")
DRY SEWERS
The sanitary sewer installed in anticipation of future connection
to the POTW but which is not used, in the meantime, for transport
of storm or sanitary sewage.
EASEMENT
An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned
by others.
END OF PIPE
For the purpose of determining compliance with limitations prescribed by Article
7 (Discharge Restrictions), "end of pipe" shall mean the control manhole, provided the samples collected from the control manhole are representative of the discharge to the POTW.
EPA, USEPA or U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
The agency of the federal government charged with the administration
and enforcement of federal environmental laws, rules, and regulations.
Also may be used as a designation for the Administrator or other duly
authorized official of this agency.
EXTENSION
Attachment of a sewer main, with more than one user, to an
existing sewer main, unless otherwise designated as a lateral by NYCDEP
and the Inspector.
FACILITY
All buildings, other structures, grounds and contiguous property
at any locations related to or connected with a user at the user's
location.
FLOATABLE OIL
Oil, grease, or fat in a physical state such that it will
separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in a wastewater treatment
facility.
FLOW RATE
The quantity of liquid or waste that flows in a certain period
of time.
GARBAGE
The solid wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing
of food, from the handling, storage, and sale of produce, and from
the packaging and canning of food.
GRAB SAMPLE
A single sample of wastewater representing the physical,
chemical, and biological characteristics of the wastewater at one
point and time.
GREASE TRAP
A device designed and installed so as to separate and retain
deleterious, hazardous, or undesirable matter from normal wastes while
permitting normal sewage or liquid wastes to discharge into the drainage
system by gravity.
ICS FORM
The form used by the NYSDEC to survey industries to perform
and update the Industrial Chemical Survey.
INDIRECT DISCHARGE
The introduction of wastewater into the POTW for treatment
and ultimate discharge of the treated effluent to the state's
waters. (For reference, see "direct discharge.")
INDUSTRIAL
Meaning or pertaining to industry, manufacturing, commerce,
trade, business, or institution (including educational institutions),
and is distinguished from "domestic" or "residential."
INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL SURVEY (ICS)
The survey of industries in New York State, initiated by
the NYSDEC, to determine chemical usage and storage by those industries.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
The liquid or liquid-carried solid, liquid and/or gaseous
wastes from industrial manufacturing processes, trade, service (including
education), utility, or business, as distinct from sanitary sewage.
INFILTRATION
Water, other than wastewater, that enters a sewer system
(excluding building drains) from the ground through such means as
defective pipes, pipe joints, connections, or manholes. Infiltration
does not include, and is distinguished from, inflow. Infiltration
is inadvertent; that is, not purposely designed or built into the
sewer or drain.
INFLOW
Water, other than wastewater, that enters a sewer system
(including building drains) from sources such as, but not limited
to, roof leaders, cellar drains, area drains, drains from springs
and swampy areas, manhole covers, catch basins, cooling towers, stormwaters,
foundation drains, swimming pools, surface runoff, street wash waters,
or drainage. Inflow does not include, and is distinguished from, infiltration.
INSPECTOR
Individual (or their authorized representative) chosen by
the Town Board who is responsible to oversee POTW operations in the
Town. He/She is responsible for receiving permit applications for
the construction of sewer laterals and/or connections and for rendering
determinations on such actions. The Inspector is also responsible
for enforcing the Town of Olive Sewer Use Law.
INTERFERENCE
A discharge which, alone or in conjunction with discharges
by other sources:
A.
Inhibits or disrupts the POTW, its treatment processes or operations,
or its sludge processes, use or disposal; and
B.
Therefore is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the
POTW's SPDES permit (including an increase in the magnitude or
duration of a violation) or prevents 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):
(1)
Section 405 of the Clean Water Act;
(4)
Toxic Substance Control Act; and
(5)
Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act.
LATERAL
Pipe or conduit that goes from the sewer main up to the foundation
of a structure with plumbing that is used to transmit sewage from
the structure to the sewer collection system.
LATERAL, BUILDING
The sewer extension from the building drain to the street
lateral or other place of wastewater disposal.
LATERAL, STREET
The sewer extension from the public sewer to the property
line or easement line.
NATIONAL CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT STANDARD or CATEGORICAL STANDARD
Any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated
by the EPA in accordance with Section 307B and C of the Act (33 U.S.C.
§ 1317), which applies to a specific category of industrial
users. These standards apply at the end of the categorical process
("end of process").
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet, including storm sewers and combined sewer overflows,
to state's waters.
NEW OWNER
That individual or entity who purchased property within the
service area of the POTW after the effective date of this chapter.
NEW SOURCE
Any source, the construction of which is commenced after
the publication of the proposed regulation prescribing a Section 307C
(33 U.S.C. § 1317) Categorical Pretreatment Standard which
will be applicable to such source, if such standard is thereafter
promulgated.
NEW USER
A discharger to the POTW who commences discharge after the
effective date of this chapter.
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (NYCDEP)
An agency of the City of New York that is involved principally
with water supply and environmental protection activities, including
watershed protection activities, in both New York City proper and
the City's East and West of Hudson Watershed areas.
NUISANCE
The use or lack of use of the POTW in such a manner so as
to endanger life or health, give offense to the senses, or obstruct
or otherwise interfere with the reasonable use or maintenance of the
wastewater treatment and sewage collection system.
NYC RULES AND REGULATIONS
Rules and Regulations for the Protection from Contamination,
Degradation and Pollution of the New York City Water Supply and Its
Sources, 10 NYCRR Part 128, 18 RCNY Chapter 18, as the same may be
amended from time to time.
OIL AND GREASE
The result obtained when using an approved laboratory procedure
to determine the quantity of fats, wax, grease, and oil in a sample,
expressed in milligrams per liter.
OLD OWNER
That individual or entity who owns or owned a property, within
the service area of the POTW, purchased prior to the effective date
of this chapter, or who inherited the property at any time and intends
to sell the property, or has sold the property to a new owner; also
the agent of the old owner.
OLIVE WASTEWATER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
At the discretion of the Town Board, a group of at least two and no more than five individuals may be chosen by the Town Board to serve in an advisory capacity on matters relating to the POTW. Each individual member shall be a resident and/or owner of property connected to the sewer system. To the extent practical, one member must be a member of the Town Board. Members shall serve at the discretion of the Town Board for terms of three years. The members shall serve without compensation. The Town Board shall consult with the Committee prior to establishing the sewer rent under Article
14 and prior to making allocation determinations under §§ 1301B and 1301C.
OTHER WASTES
Garbage (shredded or unshredded), refuse, wood, egg shells,
coffee grounds, sawdust, shavings, bark, sand, lime, ashes, and all
other discarded matter not normally present in sewage or industrial
wastes. Also, the discarded matter not normally present in sewage
or industrial waste.
PASS-THROUGH
The discharge which exits the POTW into waters of the state
in quantities which, alone or in conjunction with discharges from
other sources, is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the
POTW's SPDES permit(s) (including an increase in the magnitude
or duration of a violation).
PERMIT
A temporary revocable written document allowing use of POTW
for specified wastes over a limited period of time, containing sampling
locations and reporting frequencies, and requiring other actions as
authorized by this chapter.
PERSON
Any individual, public or private corporation, political
subdivision, federal, state, or local agency or entity, association,
trust, estate or any other legal entity whatsoever.
pH
The logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the weight of
hydrogen ions, in gram moles per liter of solution. A pH value of
7.0, the pH scale midpoint, represents neutrality. Values above 7.0
represent alkaline conditions. Values below 7.0 represent acid conditions.
POLLUTANT
Any material placed into or onto the state's waters,
lands and/or airs, which interferes with the beneficial use of that
water, land and/or air by any living thing at any time.
POLLUTION
The man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical,
biological, and/or radiological integrity of the state's waters,
lands and/or airs resulting from the introduction of a pollutant into
these media.
POTW TREATMENT PLANT
That portion of the POTW designed to provide treatment to
wastewater, and to treat sludge and residuals derived from such treatment.
For purposes of this chapter, the Shokan WWTP will be considered the
POTW Treatment Plant.
PRETREATMENT (TREATMENT)
The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination
of pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties
in wastewater to a less harmful state prior to or in lieu of discharging
or otherwise introducing such pollutants into a wastewater treatment
and sewage collection system. The reduction or alteration can be achieved
by physical, chemical, or biological process, process changes, or
by 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.
PRIORITY POLLUTANTS
The most recently revised or updated list, developed by the
EPA, in accordance with the Act and filed with the Secretary of State.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
The wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing
of food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles
will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing
in public sewers, and with no particle having a dimension greater
than one-half inch in any dimension.
PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS (POTW)
A treatment works, as defined by Section 212 of the Act (33
U.S.C. § 1292). This definition includes any sewers and
appurtenances that transport wastewater to the POTW treatment plant,
but does not include pipes, sewers, or other conveyances not connected
directly or indirectly to a facility providing treatment.
RECEIVING WATERS
A natural watercourse or body of water (usually waters of
the state) into which treated or untreated sewage is discharged.
RECORDS
Shall include, but not be limited to, any printed, typewritten,
handwritten or otherwise recorded matter of whatever character (including
paper or electronic media), including, but not limited to, letters,
files, memoranda, directives, notes and notebooks, correspondence,
descriptions, telephone call slips, photographs, permits, applications,
reports, compilations, films, graphs and inspection reports. For the
purposes of this chapter, "records" shall mean records of and relating
to waste generation, reuse and disposal, and shall include records
of usage of raw materials.
ROOF DRAIN
A drain installed to receive water collecting on the surface
of a roof for disposal.
SEPTAGE
All liquids and solids in and removed from septic tanks,
holding tanks, cesspools, or approved type of chemical toilets, including
but not limited to those serving private residences, commercial establishments,
institutions, and industries. Also sludge from small sewage treatment
plants.
SEPTIC TANK
A private domestic sewage treatment system consisting of
an underground tank (with suitable baffling), constructed in accordance
with any local, state, and New York City requirements.
SERVICE AREA OF THE POTW or POTW SERVICE AREA
The legally defined bounds of real property from which wastewater
may be discharged into the POTW. The bounds shall be established,
altered, changed, modified, reduced, enlarged, combined, or consolidated
by action of Town Board, subject to applicable law.
SEWAGE
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences,
business buildings, institutions, and industrial establishments, and
such ground, surface, and storm water as may be inadvertently present.
The admixture of sewage, as defined above, with industrial wastes
and other wastes shall also be considered "sewage," within the meaning
of this definition.
SEWAGE COLLECTION SYSTEM
All facilities used for collecting, regulating, pumping,
and transporting sewage to a wastewater treatment plant.
SEWAGE, DOMESTIC (DOMESTIC WASTES)
Liquid wastes from the noncommercial (restaurants and institutions
serving food on premises are not considered commercial for purposes
of this definition) preparation, cooking, and handling of food, liquid
wastes containing human excrement and similar matter from the sanitary
conveniences in dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial buildings,
and institutions, or liquid wastes from clothes washing and/or floor/wall
washing. Therefore, domestic sewage includes both black water and
grey water. (See "sewage, sanitary.")
SEWAGE, NORMAL
A.
Sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes, which show, by analysis,
the following characteristics:
(1)
BOD (five-day): 2,090 pounds per million gallons (250 milligrams
per liter), or less.
(2)
Suspended solids: 2,500 pounds per million gallons (300 milligrams
per liter), or less.
(3)
Phosphorus: 125 pounds per million gallons (15 milligrams per
liter), or less.
(4)
Ammonia: 335 pounds per million gallons (40 milligrams per liter),
or less.
(5)
Total Kjeldahl nitrogen: 417 pounds per million gallons (50
milligrams per liter), or less.
(6)
Chlorine demand: 209 pounds per million gallons (25 milligrams
per liter), or less.
(7)
Chemical oxygen demand: 2,920 pounds per million gallons (350
milligrams per liter), or less.
(8)
Oil and grease: 830 pounds per million gallons (100 milligrams
per liter), or less.
B.
In spite of satisfying one or more of these characteristics, if the sewage also contains substances of concern in significant concentrations and does not exceed any of the concentration limits set forth in Subsection
A, it may not be considered normal sewage.
SEWAGE, SANITARY
Liquid wastes from the sanitary conveniences of dwellings
(including apartment houses and hotels), office buildings, factories,
or institutions, and free from stormwater, surface water, industrial,
and other wastes. (See "domestic wastes.")
SEWAGE, UNUSUAL STRENGTH OR CHARACTER
Sewage which has characteristics greater than those of normal
sewage and/or which contains substances of concern in significant
concentrations which could result in an exceedance of one or more
of the objectives set forth in § 103A hereof.
SEWER or SEWER MAIN
A pipe or conduit used for carrying or transporting sewage
to a wastewater treatment plant.
SEWER, COMBINED
A sewer designed to receive and transport both surface runoff
and sewage.
SEWER, PUBLIC
A sewer in which all abutting property owners have equal
rights to its use.
SEWER, SANITARY
A sewer which carries sewage, and to which storm, surface,
and ground water are not intentionally admitted.
SEWER, STORM (STORM DRAIN)
A sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage,
but excludes sewage and industrial wastewaters, other than cooling
waters and other unpolluted waters.
SHOKAN SEWER SERVICE AREA
The Shokan Sewer Area is the area shown on the map attached
hereto, entitled "Shokan Sewer Service Area Map," dated January 14,
2022, attached hereto as Appendix E.
SHOKAN WWTP
The wastewater treatment plant, owned and operated by the
Shokan Sewer District, that treats and disposes of flows from connected
collection systems. For purposes of this chapter, all references to
discharges to the Shokan WWTP or the municipal WWTP shall include
discharges to connected sewage collection systems and transmission
lines, except where specifically stated otherwise.
SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE (SNC)
A user is in significant noncompliance if its violation(s)
meet(s) one or more of the following criteria:
A.
Chronic violations of wastewater discharge limits, defined here
as those, in 66% or more of all of the measurements taken during a
six-month period, which exceed (by any magnitude) the daily maximum
limit or average limit for the same pollutant parameter;
B.
Technical review criteria (TRC) violations, defined here as
those, in 33% or more of all of the measurements for each pollutant
parameter taken during a six-month period, which equal or exceed the
product of the daily maximum limits multiplied by the applicable TRC
(TRC = 1.4 for BOD, TSS, fats, oil and grease; TRC = 1.2 for all other
pollutants);
C.
Any other violation of a pretreatment effluent limit (daily
maximum or long-term average) that the Inspector, after consultation
with appropriate agencies, determines has caused, alone or in combination
with other discharges, interference or pass-through (including endangering
the health of POTW personnel or the general public);
D.
Any discharge of a pollutant that has caused imminent endangerment to human health, welfare or to the environment or has resulted in the Inspector's exercise of its emergency authority under Article
9 (Enforcement and Penalties) of this chapter;
E.
Failure to meet, within 90 days after the schedule date, a compliance
schedule milestone contained in a local control mechanism or enforcement
order for starting construction, completing construction, or attaining
final compliance.
F.
Failure to provide, within 30 days after the due date, required
reports such as baseline monitoring reports, ninety-day compliance
reports, periodic self-monitoring reports, and reports on compliance
with compliance schedules;
G.
Failure to report accurately any noncompliance;
H.
Any intentional discharge of stormwater or groundwater into
house laterals or directly into sewer mains; and
I.
Any other violation which the Inspector, after consultation
with appropriate agencies, determines will adversely affect the implementation
or operation of the local pretreatment program.
SLUG
A substantial deviation from normal rates of discharge or
constituent concentration (see "normal sewage") sufficient to cause
interference. In any event, a discharge which, in concentration of
any constituent or in quantity of flow, exceeds, for any period of
duration longer than 15 minutes, more than five times the average
twenty-four-hour concentration or flow during normal user operations,
shall be presumed to constitute a slug.
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (SIC)
A classification pursuant to the Standard Industrial Classification
Manual issued by the Executive Office of the President, Office of
Management and Budget, 1972, and subsequent revisions.
STANDARD METHODS
Procedures contained in the latest edition of Standard Methods
for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American
Public Health Association, procedures established by the Administrator,
pursuant to Section 304(G) of the Act and contained in 40 CFR Part
136, and amendments thereto. (If 40 CFR Part 136 does not include
a sampling or analytical technique for the pollutant in question,
then procedures set forth in EPA publication, "Sampling and Analysis
Procedures for Screening of Industrial Effluents for Priority Pollutants,"
April 1977, and amendments thereto, shall be used, or any other procedure
approved by the Town Board.)
STORMWATER
Any flow occurring during or following any form of natural
precipitation; also the flow resulting therefrom.
STREET LATERAL
The portion of a lateral that extends from the sewer main
to the property line (or theoretical curb-cut).
SUBSTANCES OF CONCERN
Those compounds which the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation has determined may be harmful to people or the environment,
including the parameters of concern listing in Appendix B.
SUMP PUMP
A machine used for removing standing water from one location
and disposing it elsewhere.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
The result obtained, using an approved laboratory procedure,
to determine the dry weight of solids, in a sample, that either float
on the surface of, or are in suspension, or are settleable, and can
be removed from the sample by filtration, expressed in milligrams
per liter.
TEN STATES STANDARDS (10 STATES STANDARDS)
Latest edition of Recommended Standards for Wastewater Facilities
by the Great Lakes-Upper Mississippi Board of State and Provincial
Health and Environmental Managers.
TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN (TKN)
The result obtained, using an approved laboratory procedure,
to determine the quantity of ammonia in a sample and released during
the acid digestion of organic nitrogen compounds, expressed as milligrams
of nitrogen per liter.
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS
The result obtained, using an approved laboratory procedure,
to determine the total quantity of orthophosphate in a sample of wastewater,
following the hydrolysis of phosphorus compounds, expressed as milligrams
of phosphorus per liter of sample.
TOWN
The Town of Olive, an incorporated municipality of the State
of New York.
TOXIC SUBSTANCE
Any substance, whether gaseous, liquid, or solid, that when
discharged to a public sewer in sufficient quantities may be hazardous
to the POTW operation and maintenance personnel, tend to interfere
with any biological sewage treatment process, or to constitute a hazard
to recreation in the receiving waters, due to the effluent from a
sewage treatment plant or overflow point. Toxic substances shall include,
without limitation, any pollutant or combination of pollutants listed
as toxic in regulations promulgated by the EPA under provisions of
CWA 307(A), or other acts.
USER
Any person who contributes, causes, or permits the contribution
of wastewater into the POTW.
USER, CATEGORICAL INDUSTRIAL (CIU)
An industrial user of the POTW that is subject to categorical
pretreatment standards under 40 CFR 403.6 and 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter
N.
USER, EXISTING
A discharger to the POTW who is discharging on or before
the effective date of this chapter.
USER, INDUSTRIAL
A discharger to the POTW who discharges nondomestic wastewater.
USER, NEW
A discharger to the POTW who initiates discharge after the
effective date of this chapter.
USER, SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL (SIU)
An industrial user of the POTW who is:
B.
Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.3(v)(2), any other industrial
user that discharges an average of 25,000 gallons per day or more
of process wastewater (excluding sanitary, non-contact cooling and
boiler blowdown wastewater) to the POTW; or
C.
Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.3(v)(2), any other industrial
user that contributes a process wastestream which makes up 5% or more
average dry weather hydraulic or organic capacity of the POTW; or
D.
Any other industrial user that the Town designates as having
a reasonable potential for adversely affecting the POTW's operation
or for violating a pretreatment standard or requirement.
WASTEWATER
The liquid and water-carried industrial or domestic wastewater
from dwellings, commercial establishments, industrial facilities,
and institutions, together with any groundwater, surface water, and
stormwater that may be present, whether treated or untreated, which
is contributed into or permitted to enter the POTW.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (WWTP)
That portion of a wastewater treatment and sewage collection
system or POTW designed to provide treatment to wastewater, and to
treat sludge and residuals derived from such treatment. Includes privately
owned treatment plants.
WATERS OF THE STATE (STATE'S WATERS)
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.
WATERSHED (NEW YORK CITY WATERSHED)
The drainage basins of the Catskill and Delaware and Croton
Systems. Maps of the Watershed are located at various offices within
the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.