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<br />AM. Permittee. A person or user issued a wastewater discharge permit, or discharge
<br />authorization.
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<br />AN. Person. Any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company, corporation,
<br />association, joint stock company, trust, estate, governmental entity, or any other legal
<br />entity, or their legal representatives, agents, or assigns. This definition includes all Federal,
<br />State, or local governmental entities.
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<br />AO. pH. A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a substance, expressed in standard units
<br />measured using the methods described in Standard Methods for the Examination of Water
<br />and Wastewater, current approved edition.
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<br />AP. Pollutant. Any dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage, sewage
<br />sludge, munitions, medical wastes, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive
<br />materials, heat, wrecked or discharged equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, agricultural and
<br />industrial wastes, and the characteristics of the wastewater [i.e., pH, temperature, TSS,
<br />turbidity, color, BOD, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), toxicity, or odor].
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<br />AQ. Pretreatment. The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination of pollutants, or
<br />the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in wastewater prior to (or in lieu of)
<br />introducing such pollutants into the POTW. This reduction or alteration can be obtained by
<br />physical, chemical, or biological processes; by process changes; or by other means (except
<br />by diluting the concentration of the pollutants unless allowed by an applicable pretreatment
<br />standard).
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<br />AR. Pretreatment Requirements. Any substantive or procedural requirement related to
<br />pretreatment imposed on a user, other than a pretreatment standard.
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<br />AS. Pretreatment Standards or Standards. Pretreatment standards shall mean prohibited
<br />discharge standards, categorical pretreatment standards, and local limits established by the
<br />City (POTW).
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<br />AT. Prohibited Discharge Standards or Prohibited Discharges. Absolute prohibitions against
<br />the discharge of certain substances; these prohibitions appear in Sections 2.1 (A) and (B)
<br />of this ordinance.
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<br />AU. Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW). A treatment works, as defined by Section 212
<br />of the Act (33 USC 1292) which is owned by the City. This definition includes all devices
<br />facilities, or systems used in the collection, storage, treatment, recycling, and reclamation
<br />of sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature and any conveyances which convey
<br />wastewater to a treatment plant. The term also means the City of Everett Water Pollution
<br />Control Facility.
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<br />AV. Sanitary Flow: Sewage.
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