(A) For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. Terms not otherwise defined in this section have the meanings as prescribed within the regulations of EPA/DWQ.
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.
APPLICANT. The owner.
APPROVAL AUTHORITY. The Director, or designee, of the Division of Water Quality of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, or equivalent.
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE INDUSTRIAL USER.
(a) If the industrial user is a corporation, authorized representative shall mean:
1. The president, secretary, or a vice-president of the corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any other person who performs similar policy or decision-making functions for the corporation; or
2. The manager of one or more manufacturing, production, or operation facilities employing more than 250 persons or having gross annual sales or expenditures exceeding 25 million dollars (in second-quarter 2002 dollars), if authority to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with corporate procedures.
(b) If the industrial user is a partnership or sole proprietorship, an authorized representative shall mean a general partner or the proprietor, respectively.
(c) If the industrial user is a federal, state or local government facility an authorized representative shall mean a director or highest official appointed or designated to oversee the operation and performance of the activities of the government facility, or their designee.
(d) The individuals described in subsections (a) through (c) above may designate another 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 District.
AVERAGE DAILY FLOW. The total flow of wastewater in gallons during a normal operating calendar day of 24 hours, as can be measured over a period of time of not less than three months.
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD). The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedures for five days at 20° centigrade, usually expressed as a concentration (e.g. mg/l). BOD5 shall be determined by standard methods currently approved by EPA/DWQ.
BOARD. The Board of the South Camden Water and Sewer District of Camden, North Carolina, acting through its Chairman and Board of Directors.
BUILDING SEWER. A sewer conveying wastewater from the premises of a user to the POTW, also referred to as service line.
BYPASS. The intentional diversion of waste streams from any portion of a user’s treatment facility.
CATEGORICAL STANDARDS. The National Categorical Pretreatment Standards or Pretreatment Standard.
CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (COD). The total quantity of oxygen required for the chemical oxidation of decomposable matter under standard laboratory conditions. COD shall be determined by the standard methods currently approved by EPA/DWQ.
COLLECTING SEWER. The pipe that gathers flows from individual buildings or structures and transports the materials to an interceptor or main sewer.
COMBINED SEWER. A sewer receiving both surface runoff and wastewater flows.
COMMERCIAL USER. A person, group or business who discharges to the public sanitary sewer wastewater which prior to pretreatment may have characteristics, or because of available operations or processes requiring water use, may potentially have characteristics which conform to any of the following: a pollutant strength greater than standard strength wastewater; constituent quantity or concentration exceeding allowable limits defined in §§ 52.125 through 52.133; or an average flow rate exceeding a quantity of 7,000 but less than 50,000 gallons per month (see Industrial User).
COMMERCIAL WASTEWATER. The wastewater generated from activities, operations or processes which require water and which potentially may add to the water pollutant constituents at a strength exceeding standard wastewater strength or at a quantity or concentration exceeding allowable limits defined in §§ 52.125 through 52.133.
COMPOSITE SAMPLE. The makeup of a number of individual samples, so taken as to represent the nature of wastewater or industrial wastes.
CONNECTION and TAP. The attachment of the building sewer to the District’s provided access point to the public sanitary sewer.
CONSTITUENTS. The combination of particles, chemicals or measurable environmental or chemical conditions (such as temperature, pH, BOD5) that exist in the subject wastes.
COOKING ESTABLISHMENTS. Those establishments primarily engaged in activities of preparing, serving, or otherwise making available for consumption foodstuffs and that the use of one or more of the following preparation activities: cooking by frying (all methods), baking (all methods), grilling, sauteing, rotisserie cooking, broiling (all methods), boiling, blanching, roasting, toasting, or poaching. Also included are infrared heating, searing, barbecuing and any other food preparation activity that produces a hot, non-drink, non-drinkable food product in or on a receptacle that requires washing.
COOLING WATER. The water discharged from any use, such as air conditioning, cooling or refrigeration, during which the only pollutant or constituent added to the water is heat.
CROSS-CONNECTION. Any physical connection or structural arrangement between a public or a private potable water system and any non-potable source or system through which an unsafe quality of water could flow or siphon from the non-potable source to the potable system.
CUSTOMER. The owner of real property being served by the public sanitary sewer.
DEBRIS and DEBRIS TRAPS. Any device or structure constructed in accordance with pretreatment requirements operated by a user or customer of the District’s wastewater system for the purpose of removing particles and undissolved materials from the wastewater to be contributed to the public sanitary sewer.
DEVELOPED RESIDENTIAL PARCEL. A residential parcel that contains residential units occupied prior to the date of the field survey of the initial sewer system.
DISTRICT. South Camden Water and Sewer District (SCWSD) or a water and sewer district established by or for SCWSD, pursuant to G.S. Chapter 162A, Article 6, that has adopted the SCWSD Sewer Use Ordinance as defined herein.
DOMESTIC USER. A person who discharges wastewater to the public sanitary sewer containing a pollutant strength within the defined range for standard strength wastewater, containing no constituents at a quantity or concentration prohibited in §§ 52.125 through 52.133.
DOMESTIC WASTEWATER. The wastewater generated from normal human living processes which have constituent strength within the range defined for standard strength wastes, and which contain no constituents of a quantity or concentration exceeding the limits stated in §§ 52.125 through 52.133. Normal human living process includes wastewater from bathrooms and toilets, noncommercial kitchens and noncommercial laundries.
DWQ. Division of Water Quality, a division of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) or equivalent.
EFFLUENT. The sewage, water or other liquid flowing out of any basin, pretreatment device, or facility and subsequently entering a public sewer, unless the context specifically refers to the flow from some other facility.
EPA. The (United States) Environmental Protection Agency, or where appropriate the term may also be used as a designation for the Administrator or other duly authorized official of said agency.
FATS, OILS AND GREASE. Organic polar compounds derived from animal and/or plant sources that contain multiple carbon chain triglyceride molecules. These substances are detectable and measurable using analytical test procedures established in 40 CFR 136, as may be amended from time to time. All are sometimes referred to herein as “grease” or “greases.”
FLAMMABLE. The nature of material, materials or substances which provides the capability to burn spontaneously or to burn upon exposure to fire, sparks or high temperature, or to burn under conditions found in the District wastewater collection and treatment system(s). Combustible nature of materials and related combustible conditions shall be determined by standard methods currently approved by the Fire Prevention Code of the American Insurance Association, 1976 Edition, or most current revision thereof.
GRAB SAMPLE. A sample that is taken from a waste stream on a one-time basis without regard to the flow in the waste stream and over a period of time not to exceed 15 minutes.
GREASE. See FATS, OILS AND GREASE.
GREASE TRAP OR INTERCEPTOR. A device for separating and retaining waterborne greases and grease complexes prior to the wastewater exiting the trap and entering the sanitary sewer collection and treatment system. These devices also serve to collect settable solids, generated by and from food preparation activities, prior to the water exiting the trap and entering the sanitary sewer collection and treatment system. Grease traps and interceptors are sometimes referred to herein as “grease interceptors.”
HOLDING TANK. Any device or structure constructed in conformity with the plumbing code operated by a public sanitary sewer customer for the purpose of moderating and controlling flows of wastewater to be discharged to a public sewer.
HOLDING TANK WASTE. Any waste from holding tanks, including but not limited to such holding tanks as vessels, chemical toilets, campers, trailers, septic tanks, and vacuum-pump tank trucks.
INDIRECT DISCHARGE or DISCHARGE MEANS. The discharge or the introduction from any non-domestic source regulated under Section 307(b), (c), or (d) of the Act, (33 U.S.C. 1317), into the POTW (including holding tank waste discharged into the system).
INDUSTRIAL USER. A person, group or corporation who discharges to the public sanitary sewer wastewater which prior to pretreatment has characteristics, or because of available operations or processes requiring water use, may potentially have characteristics which conform to any of the following: a pollutant strength greater than standard strength wastewater; constituent quantity or concentration exceeding allowable limits defined in §§ 52.125 through 52.133; or an average flow rate exceeding a quantity of 50,000 gallons per month.
INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER. The wastewater generated from activities, operations or processes which require water and which add to the water pollutant constituents at a strength exceeding standard wastewater strength or at a quantity or concentration exceeding allowable limits defined in §§ 52.125 through 52.133.
INFLOW. Water other than wastewater that enters, a sanitary sewer system (including water entering through a building sewer) from sources such as roof leaders, collar drains, yard drains, area drains, foundation drains, drains from springs and swampy areas, manhole covers, cross-connections between storm sewers and sanitary sewers, catch basins, cooling towers, stormwater, surface runoff, street wash waters, or drainage.
INFLUENT. The wastewaters arriving at the public wastewater treatment facility for treatment.
INTERFERENCE. The inhibition, or disruption of the POTW treatment processes, operations, or its sludge process, use, or disposal, which causes or contributes to a violation of any requirement of the POTW’s NPDES or non-discharge permit or prevents sewage sludge use or disposal in compliance with specified applicable state and federal statutes, regulations, or permits. The term includes prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal by the POTW in accordance with Section 405 of the Act, (33 U.S.C. 1345) or any criteria, guidelines, or regulations developed pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA)(42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.), the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Marine Protection Research and Sanctuary Act (MPRSA) or more stringent state criteria (including those contained in any state sludge management plan prepared pursuant to Title IV of SWDA) applicable to the method of disposal or use employed by the POTW.
MASTER METER. A meter designed for reading a large number of individual units, such as in a multifamily project.
MASTER PLAN. That plan that displays or describes the District’s intentions, either by written form (such as 201 Facilities Plan) and/or by visual form (map or drawing), to provide water and/or sewer service to and throughout the District; and shall be approved and/or adopted by the Board.
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.
METERED WATER. The amounts of water used by the wastewater system user during the District’s utility billing period(s), as measured by water meters required and approved by the District.
MG/l (MILLIGRAM PER LITER). The ratio of weight to volume and, for purposes of this chapter, is interchangeable with ppm (parts per million).
MINIMUM DESIGN CAPABILITY. The design features of a grease interceptor and its ability or volume required to effectively intercept and retain greases from grease laden wastewaters discharged to the public sanitary sewer.
MULTIFAMILY PARCELS. Duplexes, apartments, townhouses, condominiums.
NATIONAL CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT STANDARD or CATEGORICAL STANDARD. Any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by EPA in accordance with Sections 307(b) and (c) of the Act (33 U.S.C. § 1317) that applies to a specific category of industrial users, and which appears in 40 CFR Chapter 1, Subchapter N, Parts 405-471.
NATIONAL POLLUTION DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT. A permit issued pursuant to Section 402 of the Act (33 U.S.C. § 1342), or pursuant to G.S. § 143-215.1 by the state under delegation from EPA.
NATIONAL PROHIBITIVE DISCHARGE STANDARD or PROHIBITIVE DISCHARGE STANDARD. Absolute prohibitions against the discharge of certain substances; these prohibitions appear in § 52.015 and are developed under the authority of 307(b) of the Act and 40 CFR, section 403.5.
NATURAL OUTLET. Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface water or groundwater.
NEW SOURCE.
(a) Any building, structure, facility, or installation from which there may be a discharge of pollutants, the construction of which commenced after the publication of proposed categorical pretreatment standards under Section 307(c) of the Act which will be applicable to such source if such standards are thereafter promulgated in accordance with Section 307(c), provided that:
1. The building, structure, facility, or installation is constructed at a site that no other source is located;
2. The building, structure, facility, or installation totally replaces the process or production equipment that causes the discharge of pollutants at an existing source; or
3. The production or wastewater generating processes of the building, structure, facility, or installation is 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.
(b) 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 (a)1. or 3., “new source” above but otherwise alters, replaces, or adds to existing process or production equipment.
(c) For purposes of this definition, construction of a new source has commenced if the owner or operator has:
1. Begun, or caused to begin, as part of a continuous on-site construction program;
2. Any placement, assembly, or installation of facilities or equipment;
3. Significant site preparation work including clearing, excavation, or removal of existing buildings, structures or facilities that is necessary for the placement, assembly, or installation of new source facilities or equipment; or
(d) Entered into a binding contractual obligation for the purchase of facilities or equipment that is intended to be used in its operation within a reasonable time. Options to purchase or contracts that 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.
NON-CONTACT COOLING WATER. Water used for cooling that does not come into direct contact with any raw material, intermediate product, waste product, or finished product.
NON-COOKING ESTABLISHMENTS. Those establishments primarily engaged in the preparation of pre-cooked foods that do not include any form of cooking. These include cold dairy and frozen food preparation and serving establishments.
NON-DISCHARGE PERMIT. A disposal system permit issued by the state pursuant to G.S. § 143-215.1.
OILS. See FATS, OILS AND GREASE.
NON-RESIDENTIAL. Any commercial, industrial or other parcel not classified as residential.
OWNER. The person who holds legal title to real property.
PARTS PER BILLION (PPB). The ratio of weight to volume, and, for purposes of this section is interchangeable with ug/l (micrograms per liter).
PARTS PER MILLION (PPM). The ratio of weight to volume, and, for purposes of this section is interchangeable with mg/l (milligrams per liter).
PASS THROUGH. A discharge which exits the POTW into waters of the state in quantities or concentrations which, alone or with discharges from other sources, causes a violation, including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation, of the POTW’s NPDES or non-discharge permit, or a downstream water quality standard.
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 government entities.
pH. The measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a substance, measured by logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution, expressed in standard units. pH shall be determined by standard methods currently approved by EPA/DWQ.
PLUMBING CODE. The North Carolina State Building Code, Volume II, Plumbing, 1996 Edition, or most current revision thereof.
POLLUTANT. Any “waste” as defined in G.S. § 143-213(18) and dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, medical wastes, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt and industrial, municipal, and agricultural waste and certain characteristics of wastewater (i.e., pH, temperature, TSS, turbidity, color, BOD, COD, toxicity, or odor).
PORTABLE TOILET WASTE. Domestic wastes from toilets which are not connected to a water source and therefore cannot be regularly flushed, generally high in BOD and solids concentrations, and generally found within transportation or recreational vehicles, or are fully enclosed but constructed in a manner as to be portable for movement between mass outdoor gatherings and construction sites.
POTW TREATMENT PLANT. That portion of the POTW designed to provide treatment to wastewater.
PRETREATMENT (OR TREATMENT). The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination of pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in wastewater prior to or in lieu of discharging or otherwise introducing such pollution into a POTW. The reduction or alteration can be obtained by physical, chemical or biological processes, or process changes or other means, except by diluting the concentration of the pollutants unless allowed by an applicable pretreatment standard.
PRETREATMENT PROGRAM. The program for the control of pollutants introduced into the POTW from non-domestic sources which was developed by the District in compliance with 40 CFR 403.8 and approved by the approval authority as authorized by G.S. § 143-215.3(a)(14) in accordance with 40 CFR 403.11.
PRETREATMENT REQUIREMENTS. Any substantive or procedural requirement related to pretreatment, other than a pretreatment standard.
PRETREATMENT STANDARDS. Prohibited discharge standards, categorical standards, and local limits.
PUBLIC SANITARY SEWER. A wastewater collection pipe or sewer conduit which services abutting private and public properties and is owned, controlled, operated and maintained by the District; it shall include all appurtenances connected and used in the wastewater collection system.
PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS (POTW) or MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM. A treatment works as defined by Section 212 of the Act, (33 U.S.C. §1292) which is owned in this instance by the District. This definition includes any devices or systems used in the collection, storage, treatment, recycling, and reclamation of municipal sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature. It also includes sewers, pipes, and other conveyances only if they convey wastewater to the POTW treatment plant. For the purposes of this chapter, POTW shall also include any sewers that convey wastewaters to the POTW from persons outside the District’s jurisdiction who are, by contract or agreement with the District, or in any other way, users of the District’s POTW.
RECEIVING WATERS. Those waters into which treated wastewater is discharged.
RESIDENTIAL PARCEL. An individually owned parcel of land set aside for residential use and occupancy and containing no more than two residential units that require sewer service.
SAMPLING STRUCTURE and CONTROL STRUCTURE. An appropriately located structure accessible by pickup truck with trailer from which the effluent discharged by a wastewater system customer can be effectively measured for flow and strength by the District, using standard sampling methods.
SAND AND GRIT INTERCEPTOR. Any device constructed in conformity to the plumbing code, operated by the customer of the wastewater system for removing sand and grit before contributing liquid wastes to the wastewater system.
SANITARY SEWER and SEWER. Pipe or conduit for carrying wastewater and from which stormwater, surface waters and groundwaters are excluded.
SCWSD. The South Camden Water and Sewer District.
SEPTIC TANK WASTE and SEPTAGE. The liquid and partially digested solid domestic waste that results from the emptying of septic tanks, for which disposal is regulated by 1 NCAC 10, Section .1900.
SERVICE LINE. A privately constructed and maintained line that connects the wastewater user’s system to the District’s sewer collection system either through a wet well/low pressure pump system or gravity service tap with a clean out, also referred to as building sewer.
SEVERE PROPERTY DAMAGE. Substantial physical damage to property, damage to the user’s treatment facilities that causes them to become inoperable, or substantial and permanent loss of natural resources that can reasonably be expected to occur in the absence of a bypass. SEVERE PROPERTY DAMAGE does not mean economic loss caused by delays in production.
SEWER CONNECTION FEE. The initial charge levied against a public sanitary sewer customer for connection to the publicly provided access point of the public sewer. Such fee is levied in order to recover capital costs incurred by the District to provide connection.
SEWER LATERAL. A publicly constructed and owned line which serves as the connection point for pipes carrying customers’ wastewater to the public sanitary sewer. SEWER LATERALS are generally located on or near property lines; however, in mobile home parks, laterals will be located along roads, drives or easements located within the park.
SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL USER (SIU). Any industrial user of the wastewater disposal system who:
(a) Has an average daily process wastewater flow of 25,000 gallons or more;
(b) Contributes more than 5% of any design or treatment capacity (such as allowable pollutant load) of the wastewater treatment plant receiving the indirect discharge;
(c) Is required to meet a national categorical pretreatment standard; or
(d) Is found by the District, the NC Division of Water Quality or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to have the potential for impact, either singly or in combination with other contributing industrial users, on the wastewater treatment system, the quality of sludge, the system’s effluent quality, or compliance with any pretreatment standards or requirements.
SIGNIFICANT NON-COMPLIANCE or REPORTABLE NON-COMPLIANCE. A status of non-compliance defined as follows:
(a) Violations of wastewater discharge limits.
1. CHRONIC VIOLATIONS. Sixty-six percent or more of the measurements exceed (by any magnitude) the same daily maximum limit or the same average limit in a six-month period.
2. TECHNICAL REVIEW CRITERIA (TRC) VIOLATIONS. Thirty-three percent or more of the measurements equals or exceeds the TRC times the limit maximum or average in a six- month period. There are two groups of TRCs:
a. For conventional pollutants BOD, TSS, fats, oil and grease TRC = 1.4
b. For all other pollutants TRC = 1.2
3. Any other violation(s) of an effluent limit (average or daily maximum) that the control authority believes has caused, alone or in combination with other discharges, interference or pass-through; or endangered the health of the sewage treatment plant personnel or the public.
4. Any discharge of a pollutant that has caused imminent endangerment to human health/welfare or to the environment or has resulted in the POTW’s exercise of its emergency authority to halt or prevent such a discharge.
5. Violations of compliance schedule milestones, contained in a pretreatment permit or enforcement order, for starting construction, completing construction, and attaining final compliance by 90 days or more after the schedule date.
6. Failure to provide reports for compliance schedule, self-monitoring data, baseline monitoring reports, 90 day compliance reports, and periodic compliance reports within 30 days from the due date.
7. Failure to accurately report non-compliance.
(b) Any other violation or group of violations that the control authority considers to be significant.
SLUG LOAD. Any discharge at a flow rate or concentration that could cause a violation of the prohibited discharge standards in § 52.125 of this chapter nature, including but not limited to an accidental spill or a non-customary batch discharge.
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, 1987 or most current edition.
STANDARD METHODS (for testing and measuring). Those procedures or methods established and/or currently approved by EPA/DWQ.
STANDARD SAMPLING METHOD. The method of collecting and storing individual samples or composite samples of wastewater for the purpose of laboratory analysis to determine its nature. The methods employed will be those established and currently approved by EPA/DWQ.
STANDARD STRENGTH WASTES. Wastes of any origin having strengths as described in the rate schedule currently in force, as pertaining BOD5, COD, total suspended solids and ammonia-nitrogen.
STORM WATER (or storm water). Any flow occurring during or following any form of natural precipitation and resulting there from.
SUPERINTENDENT or SUPERVISOR. The person(s) designated by the District to supervise the operation of the publicly owned treatment works and who is charged with certain duties and responsibilities by this chapter, or his or her duly authorized representative.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS. Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension in water, wastewater or other liquid, and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
TOTAL SOLIDS. Total weight measured in mg/l of all solids, dissolved, undissolved, organic or inorganic.
TOXIC CONSTITUENTS. Any constituent of wastes, whether gaseous, liquid or solid, which when discharged into the sanitary sewer in sufficient quantities may tend to interfere with any wastewater treatment process, to constitute a hazard to human beings or animals, or to inhibit aquatic life or create a hazard to recreation in the receiving waters of the effluent from the sewage treatment plant.
UNDEVELOPED RESIDENTIAL PARCEL. A residential parcel that contains no residential units or dwelling.
UPSET. An exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and temporary noncompliance with categorical pretreatment standards because of factors beyond the reasonable control of the user. An UPSET does not include non-compliance to the extent caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment facilities, inadequate treatment facilities lack of preventive maintenance, or careless or improper operation.
USER. Any customer of the public sanitary sewer.
WASTE DISCHARGE PERMIT. A permit to be issued by the District as a necessary condition to being granted, or retaining, a publicly provided access point for connection to public sewer for any industrial user or septic tank hauler.
WASTEWATER. The liquid and water-carried industrial or domestic wastes from dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial facilities, mobile sources, treatment facilities and institutions, together with any groundwater, surface water, and storm water that may be present, whether treated or untreated, which are contributed into or permitted to enter the POTW.
WASTEWATER METER. A meter installed to measure wastewater discharge from an individual residential, commercial, institution, industrial or other user.
WASTEWATER PERMIT. As set forth in § 52.146 of this chapter.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY (WWTF) or WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (WWTP) or WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY (WRF). Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating wastewater to an acceptable quality.
WATERCOURSE. A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
WATER METER. A meter installed to measure water usage from an individual residential, commercial, institution, industrial or other user.
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.
(B) This chapter is gender neutral and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and vice-versa. Shall is mandatory; may is permissive or discretionary. The use of the singular shall be construed to include the plural and the plural shall include the singular as indicated by the context of its use.
(C) The following abbreviations when used in this chapter, shall have the designated meanings:
BOD - Biochemical Oxygen Demand
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
COD - Chemical Oxygen Demand
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
gpd - Gallons per day
l - Liter
mg - Milligrams
mg/l - Milligrams per liter
G.S. - North Carolina General Statutes
NPDES - National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
O & M - Operation and Maintenance
POTW - Publicly-Owned Treatment Works
RCRA - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
SIC - Standard Industrial Classification
SWDA - Solid Waste Disposal Act
TKN - Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen
TSR - Total Suspended Residue
TSS - Total Suspended Solids
U.S.C. - United States Code.
(Ord. 2005-01-01, passed 2-21-05; Am. Ord. 2010-07-01, passed 7-19-10)