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Director means the Director of the Washington Department of Ecology or his/her authorized representative. Discharger means an owner or operator of any facility or activity subject to regulation under Chapter 90.48 RCW or the Federal Clean Water Act. Domestic Wastewater means water carrying human wastes, including kitchen, bath, and laundry wastes from residences, buildings, industrial establishments, or other places, together with such ground water infiltration or surface waters as may be present. Dominant loader means domestic WWTPs discharging more than 2,000 lbs/day TIN. Cumulatively, dominant loaders constitute > 80% of the domestic point source TIN load. Ecology means the Washington State Department of Ecology. Ground Water means water in a saturated zone or stratum beneath the land surface or a surface water body. Greater Puget Sound Region means the marine area where human nutrient loads, from Washington Waters of the Salish Sea, contribute to waters not meeting marine DO standards. The GPS region include the Northern Bays (Bellingham, Samish, and Padilla Bays) as well as Puget Sound Proper, which are the marine waters south of the entrance of Admiralty Inlet (Whidbey Basin, Main Basin, South Sound, and Hood Canal). Moderate loader means a domestic WWTP discharging between 100 and 2,000 lbs/day TIN. Cumulatively, moderate loaders constitute roughly 19 % of the domestic point source TIN load. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) means the national program for issuing, modifying, revoking and reissuing, terminating, monitoring, and enforcing permits, and imposing and enforcing pretreatment requirements, under sections 307, 402, 318, and 405 of the Federal Clean Water Act, for the discharge of pollutants to surface waters of the State from point sources. These permits are referred to as NPDES permits and, in Washington State, are administered by the Washington Department of Ecology. Notice of Intent (NOI) means the application for, or a request for coverage under this general permit pursuant to WAC 173-226-200. Operator means any individual who performs routine duties, onsite at a wastewater treatment plant that affect plant performance or effluent quality. Operator in Responsible Charge means the individual who is designated by the owner as the person routinely onsite and in direct charge of the overall operation and maintenance of a wastewater treatment plant. Puget Sound Nutrient General Permit Page 53