Definitions. Unless a provision explicitly states otherwise, the
following terms and phrases, as used in this article, 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 administrator or the regional administrator of Region
III of the EPA.
AUTHORIZED or DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE USER
An authorized representative of an industrial user may be:
(1)
If the user is a corporation:
(a)
The president, secretary, treasurer, or a vice president of
the corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any
other person who performs similar policy or decisionmaking functions
for the corporation; or
(b)
The manager of one or more manufacturing, production, or operating
facilities, provided the manager is authorized to make management
decisions that govern the operation of the regulated facility including
having the explicit or implicit duty of making major capital investment
recommendations, and initiate and direct other comprehensive measures
to assure long-term environmental compliance with environmental laws
and regulations; can ensure that the necessary systems are established
or actions taken to gather complete and accurate information for individual
wastewater discharge permit requirements; and where authority to sign
documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance
with corporate procedures.
(2)
If the user is a partnership or sole proprietorship: a general
partner or proprietor, respectively.
(3)
If the user is a federal, state, or local governmental facility:
a director or highest official appointed or designated to oversee
the operation and performance of the activities of the government
facility, or their designee.
(4)
The individuals described in Subsections
(1) through
(3), above, may designate a duly authorized representative if the authorization is in writing, the authorization specifies the individual or position responsible for the overall operation of the facility from which the discharge originates or having overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company, and the written authorization is submitted to the City.
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES or BMPs
Schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to implement the prohibitions listed in §
328-65 [40 CFR 403.S(a)(1) and (b)]. BMPs include treatment requirements, operating procedures, and practices to control plant site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from raw materials storage.
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND or BOD
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedures for five days
at 20° C., usually expressed as a concentration (e.g., mg/l).
BUILDING SEWER
A sewer conveying wastewater from the premises of a user
to the sewer system.
BYPASS
The intentional diversion of wastewater from any portion
of an industrial user's pretreatment facility through which the
wastewater normally passes.
CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT STANDARD or CATEGORICAL STANDARD
Any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated
by EPA in accordance with Section 307(b) and (c) of the Act (33 U.S.C.
§ 1317) that apply to a specific category of users and that
appear in 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, Parts 405 through 471.
CHAIN OF CUSTODY
A record of sample collection indicating the place and time
of collection and the person collecting the sample. It shall also
include a record of each person involved in possession of the sample,
including the laboratory person who takes final possession of the
sample for the purpose of analysis.
CITY
The City of Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, and
the City Council thereof, its agents and officials.
CLEAN STREAMS LAW
The Act of June 22, 1937, as amended and reenacted by the
Act of October 10, 1980, P.L. 894, 35 P.S. §§ 691.1
through 691.702.
COLOR
Color of light transmitted through waste after removal of
all suspended matter, including pseudo-colloidal particles, and measured
in platinum-cobalt units.
COMBINED WASTE FORMULA
A procedure for calculating discharge concentrations of constituents
of industrial waste, as defined in 40 CFR 403.6(e).
COMPLIANCE
Adherence to conditions or requirements of this article or
the industrial pretreatment program, any written directions issued
by the City or any wastewater discharge permit or other permit issued
under the provisions of this article.
COMPOSITE SAMPLE
A sample composed of individual subsamples taken at regular
intervals over a specified period of time. Subsamples may be proportioned
by time interval or size according to flow (flow-proportioned composite
sample) or be of equal size and taken at equal time intervals (equal-time
composite samples).
COOLING WATER
The water from any use such as air conditioning, cooling
or refrigeration or to which the only pollutant added is heat.
DAILY MAXIMUM
The arithmetic average of all effluent samples for a pollutant
collected during a calendar day.
DAILY MAXIMUM LIMIT
The maximum allowable discharge limit of a pollutant during
a calendar day. Where daily maximum limits are expressed in units
of mass, the daily discharge is the total mass discharged over the
course of the day. Where daily maximum limits are expressed in terms
of a concentration, the daily discharge is the arithmetic average
measurement of the pollutant concentration derived from all measurements
taken that day.
DISCHARGE
The conveyance of any water or wastewater into the sewer
system, direct or indirect.
DOMESTIC WASTE
Normal household wastes from kitchens, water closets, lavatories
and laundries, or any waste form a similar source and possessing the
same characteristics.
ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE PLAN
A plan and guide developed pursuant to 40 CFR 403.8(f) providing
for the enforcement of the industrial pretreatment program.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY or EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or, where appropriate,
the Regional Water Management Division Director, the Regional Administrator,
or other duly authorized official of said agency.
GARBAGE
Solid or semisolid wastes resulting from preparation, cooking,
and dispensing of food and from handling storage and sale of produce.
GRAB SAMPLE
A sample that is taken from a waste stream without regard
to the flow in the waste stream and over a period of time not to exceed
15 minutes.
GROUNDWATER
Water which is contained in or passing through the ground.
HOLDING TANK WASTE
Any waste from holding tanks such as vessels, chemical toilets,
campers, trailers, septic tanks and vacuum-pump tank trucks.
INDUSTRIAL PRETREATMENT PROGRAM
The sum of the provisions of this article, amendments thereto
and any regulations or activities by this article as regards the regulation
and control of industrial users.
INDUSTRIAL USER
Any person who discharges industrial waste into the sewer
system.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Any solid, liquid or gaseous substance or form of energy,
which is produced as a result, whether directly or indirectly, of
any industrial, manufacturing, trade or business process or activity,
or in the course of developing, recovering or processing of natural
resources, but not sanitary sewage.
INSTANTANEOUS LIMIT
The maximum concentration of a pollutant allowed to be discharged
at any time, determined from the analysis of any discrete or composited
sample collected, independent of the industrial flow rate and the
duration of the sampling event.
INTERFERENCE
A discharge that, alone or in conjunction with a discharge
or discharges from other sources, inhibits or disrupts the POTW, its
treatment processes or operations or its sludge processes, use or
disposal; and therefore, is a cause of a violation of the City's
NPDES permit or of the prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal
in compliance with any of the following statutory/regulatory provisions
or permits issued thereunder, or any more stringent state or local
regulations: Section 405 of the Act; the Solid Waste Disposal Act,
including Title II, commonly referred to as the "Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act" (RCRA); any state regulations contained in any state
sludge management plan prepared pursuant to Subtitle D of the Solid
Waste Disposal Act; the Clean Air Act; the Toxic Substances Control Act; and the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act.
LOCAL LIMITS
Specific discharge limits developed and enforced by the City
upon industrial or commercial facilities to implement the general
and specific discharge prohibitions listed in 40 CFR 403.5(a)(1) and
(b). In order to ensure clarity of the applicable limits, they are
set forth below and incorporated herein by reference:
Pollutant
|
Daily Maximum Local Limit
(mg/l)
|
Allocation Method
|
---|
Arsenic
|
0.020
|
Sludge
|
Cadmium
|
0.096
|
Sludge
|
Chromium (T)
|
5.500
|
Inhibition
|
Copper
|
2.000
|
Sludge
|
Cyanide
|
1.000
|
Water quality
|
Lead
|
0.530
|
Sludge
|
Mercury
|
0.014
|
Water quality
|
Nickel
|
1.000
|
Sludge
|
Silver
|
1.500
|
Water quality
|
Zinc
|
0.750
|
Inhibition
|
Ammonia (NH3-N)
|
81.000
|
Design
|
Oil and grease
|
100.000
|
Design
|
Phenols
|
2.000
|
Inhibition
|
Selenium
|
0.250
|
Inhibition
|
5-Day Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5)
|
600.000
|
Design
|
Total suspended solids (TSS)
|
600.000
|
Design
|
MANHOLE
A structure allowing access from the surface of the ground
to a sewer.
MEDICAL WASTE
Isolation wastes, infectious agents, human blood and blood
products, pathological wastes, sharps, body parts, contaminated bedding,
surgical wastes, potentially contaminated laboratory wastes, and dialysis
wastes.
MONTHLY AVERAGE
The sum of all "daily discharges" measured during a calendar
month divided by the number of "daily discharges" measured during
that month.
MONTHLY AVERAGE LIMIT
The highest allowable average of "daily discharges" over
a calendar month, calculated as the sum of all "daily discharges"
measured during a calendar month divided by the number of "daily discharges"
measured during that month.
NEW SOURCE
(1)
Any building, structure, facility, or installation from which
there is (or may be) a discharge of pollutants, the construction of
which commenced after the publication of proposed pretreatment standards
under Section 307(c) of the Act that will be applicable to such source
if such standards are thereafter promulgated in accordance with that
section, provided that:
(a)
The building, structure, facility, or installation is constructed
at a site at which no other source is located; or
(b)
The building, structure, facility, or installation totally replaces
the process or production equipment that causes the discharge of pollutants
at an existing source; or
(c)
The production or wastewater generating processes of the building,
structure, facility, or installation are substantially independent
of an existing source at the same site. In determining whether these
are substantially independent, factors such as the extent to which
the new facility is integrated with the existing plant, and the extent
to which the new facility is engaged in the same general type of activity
as the existing source, should be considered.
(2)
Construction on a site at which an existing source is located results in a modification rather than a new source if the construction does not create a new building, structure, facility, or installation meeting the criteria of Subsection
(1)(b) or
(c) above but otherwise alters, replaces, or adds to existing process or production equipment.
(3)
Construction of a new source as defined herein has commenced
if the owner or operator has:
(a)
Begun, or caused to begin, as part of a continuous on-site construction
program.
[1]
Any placement, assembly, or installation of facilities or equipment;
or
[2]
Significant site preparation work including clearing, excavation,
or removal of existing buildings, structures, or facilities which
is necessary for the placement, assembly, or installation of new source
facilities or equipment; or
(b)
Entered into a binding contractual obligation for the purchase
of facilities or equipment which is intended to be used in its operation
within a reasonable time. Options to purchase or contracts which can
be terminated or modified without substantial loss, and contracts
for feasibility, engineering, and design studies do not constitute
a contractual obligation under this definition.
NONCONTACT COOLING WATER
Water used for cooling that does not come into direct contact
with any raw material, intermediate product, waste product, or finished
product.
OPERATOR
Any person having charge, care, control or management of
a pretreatment facility for industrial wastes or of a truck used in
the removal, transport or disposal of sewage or industrial wastes.
OWNER
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole
or partial, of an improved property.
PASS-THROUGH
A discharge which exits the POTW into waters of the United
States in quantities or concentrations which, alone or in conjunction
with a discharge or discharges from other sources, is a cause of a
violation of any requirement of the City's NPDES permit, including
an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company,
corporation, association, joint-stock company, trust, estate, governmental
entity, or any other legal entity; or their legal representatives,
agents, or assigns. This definition includes all federal, state, and
local governmental entities.
pH
A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution, expressed
in standard units.
POLLUTANT
Any substance, including but not limited to, dredged spoil,
solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, sewage, garbage,
sewage sludge, munitions, medical wastes, chemical wastes, biological
materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment,
rock, sand, cellar dirt, municipal, agricultural and industrial wastes,
and certain characteristics of wastewater (e.g., pH, temperature,
TSS, turbidity, color, BOD, COD, toxicity, or odor).
POLLUTION
The contamination of any waters of the state such as will
create or is likely to create a nuisance or to render such waters
harmful, detrimental or injurious to public health, safety or welfare,
or to domestic, municipal, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational,
or other legitimate beneficial uses, or to livestock, wild animals,
birds, fish or other aquatic life; or contamination of air, soil,
or of the environment so as to produce or is likely to produce similar
deleterious effects.
PRETREATMENT
The reduction of the number of pollutants, the elimination
of pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties
in wastewater prior to, or in lieu of, introducing such pollutants
into the POTW. This reduction or alteration can be obtained by physical,
chemical, or biological processes; by process changes; or by other
means, except by diluting the concentration of the pollutants unless
allowed by an applicable pretreatment standard.
PRETREATMENT COORDINATOR
Agent of the City designated to administer the provisions
of the industrial pretreatment program.
PRETREATMENT REQUIREMENTS
Any substantive or procedural requirement related to pretreatment
imposed on a user, other than a pretreatment standard.
PROCESS WASTEWATER
Any wastewater resulting from the direct contact of water
with any raw material, intermediate product, finished product, by-product
or waste during any manufacturing process, or water other than cooling
water which results from a manufacturing process.
PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS or POTW
A treatment works, as defined by Section 212 of the Act (33
U.S.C. § 1292), which is owned by the City. This definition
includes any devices or systems used in the collection, storage, treatment,
recycling, and reclamation of sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid
nature and any conveyances, which convey wastewater to a treatment
plant.
QUALIFIED ANALYST
Any person who has demonstrated competency in the analysis
of wastewater by submission of their general recognized documentation
of competency to the City, or who is normally employed in the capacity
of an analyst by a professional analytical laboratory.
REFRIGERATION
Maintenance of temperature for storage, preservation of food
or as a process of manufacturing.
SANITARY SEWAGE
The normal water carried domestic wastes from any improved
property but excluding effluent from septic tanks or cesspools; rain,
snow or stormwater; groundwater; or other collected water from roofs,
drains or basements.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer carrying only sanitary sewage or industrial wastes
and to which storm, surface or ground waters are not intentionally
admitted.
SEPTIC TANK WASTE
Any sewage from holding tanks such as vessels, chemical toilets,
campers, trailers, and septic tanks.
SEWAGE COLLECTION SYSTEM
All facilities of the City or any municipality party to a
service agreement with the City, as of any particular time, used or
usable for collecting, transporting, pumping and disposing of wastewater,
which facilities are connected to and served by the sewage treatment
plant.
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
That portion of the sewer system owned by the Lock Haven
City Authority and operated by the City, which is designed to provide
treatment of wastewater and discharge of treated effluent to the environment.
SEWER
A pipe or conduit for conveying wastewater.
SEWER SYSTEM
The sewage collection system, sewage treatment plant and
any sewers that convey wastewater to the sewage treatment plant. For
the purposes of this article, "sewer system" shall also include any
sewers that convey wastewater to the sewage treatment plant from persons
who are, by contract or agreement with the City, users of the sewer
system.
SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL USER (SIU)
(1)
An industrial user subject to categorical pretreatment standards;
or
(2)
An industrial user that:
(a)
Discharges an average of 25,000 gpd or more of process wastewater
to the POTW (excluding sanitary, noncontact cooling and boiler blow-down
wastewater);
(b)
Contributes a process waste stream which makes up 5% or more
of the average dry weather hydraulic or organic capacity of the POTW
treatment plant; or
(c)
Is designated as such by the City on the basis that it has a
reasonable potential for adversely affecting the POTW's operation
or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement.
SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE
A noncompliance which meets or exceeds standards of significant noncompliance determined by the City and contained in §
328-70 of this article.
SLUG LOAD or SLUG DISCHARGE
Any discharge of a nonroutine, episodic nature, including
but not limited to an accidental spill or a noncustomary batch discharge,
which has a reasonable potential to cause Interference or pass-through,
or in any other way violate the POTW's regulations, local limits
or permit conditions.
SPCC PLAN
Spill prevention, control and countermeasure plan prepared
by an industrial user to minimize the likelihood and intensity of
a slug load or spill and to expedite control and cleanup activities
should a slug load or spill occur.
SPILL
Any discharge or pollutants resulting from the spilling,
overflowing, rupture or leakage of any storage, process or transfer
container, or the control or cleanup activities associated with such
an occurrence.
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.
STANDARD METHODS
The latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water and Wastewater," published by the Water Pollution Control
Federation (Water Environment Federation), the American Public Health
Association and the American Waterworks Association.
STATE
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
STORM WATER
Any flow occurring during or following any form of natural
precipitation, and resulting from such precipitation, including snowmelt.
SUPERINTENDENT
The person designated by the City to supervise the operation
of the POTW, and who is charged with certain duties and responsibilities
by this article. The term also means a duly authorized representative
of the Superintendent.
TOTAL ORGANIC MANAGEMENT PLAN
A plan submitted in lieu of testing for total toxic organics
in which an industrial user specifies methods of control to assure
that total toxic organics do not routinely enter the sewer system.
TOTAL TOXIC ORGANICS
The sum of all quantifiable values of various organic pollutants
as determined by the City or, for certain categorical industrial users,
as defined in the applicable categorical standard.
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 § 307(a) of the
Act, or other acts, or is present in sufficient quantity, either singly
or in combination with other wastewater, so as to present risk of
causing interference or pass through, causing harm to humans, animals
or plants or creating a hazard to persons or property, either in the
sewage collection system, the sewage treatment plant or the environment
into which it is released.
UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE
Discharge of an unauthorized waste, or a discharge which
otherwise is not in compliance with the requirements of the industrial
pretreatment program or other rules or regulations of the City.
UNAUTHORIZED WASTE
Any substance which discharged into the sewage collection
system which is not in compliance with provisions of the industrial
pretreatment program, or which is discharged by a person in violation
of any of the provisions of this article.
USER
Any person, who contributes, causes, or permits the discharge
of wastewater into the sewer system.
WASTEWATER
Liquid and water-carried industrial wastes and sewage from
residential dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial and manufacturing
facilities, and institutions, whether treated or untreated, which
are contributed to the POTW.
WATERS OF THE STATE
All streams, lakes, ponds, marshes, watercourse, 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.