§ 53.003 ABBREVIATIONS.

   The following abbreviations, when used in this chapter, shall have the designated meanings:

   (A)   BOD: Biochemical Oxygen Demand;

   (B)   C.F.R.: Code of Federal Regulations;

   (C)   COD: chemical oxygen demand;

   (D)   EPA: Environmental Protection Agency;

   (E)   gpd: gallons per day;

   (F)   l: liter;

   (G)   mg: milligrams;

   (H)   mg/l: milligrams per liter;

   (I)   G.S.: North Carolina General Statutes;

   (J)   NPDES: National Pollution Discharge Elimination System;

   (K)   O&M: operation and maintenance;

   (L)   POTW: publicly-owned treatment works;

   (M)   RCRA: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act;

   (N)   SIC: Standard Industrial Classification;

   (O)   SWDA: Solid Waste Disposal Act;

   (P)   TSS: total suspended solids;

   (Q)   TKN: total kjeldahl nitrogen; and

   (R)   U.S.C.: United States Code.

(2003 Code, § 25-1.2)