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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].
<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
<br /> by physical, chemical, or biological processes; by process changes; or by other means
<br /> (except by diluting the concentration of the pollutants unless allowed by an applicable
<br /> pretreatment standard).
<br /> AR. Pretreatment Requirements. Any substantive or procedural requirement related to
<br /> pretreatment imposed on a user, other than a pretreatment standard.
<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).
<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.
<br /> AU. Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW). A "treatment works," as defined by Section
<br /> 212 of the Act (33 USC 1292) which is owned by the City. This definition includes all
<br /> devices facilities, or systems used in the collection, storage, treatment, recycling, and
<br /> reclamation of sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature and any conveyances which
<br /> convey wastewater to a treatment plant. The term also means the City of Everett Water
<br /> Pollution Control Facility.
<br /> AV. Sanitary Flow: Sewage.
<br /> AW. Septic Tank Waste. Any domestic and/or residential sewage from holding tanks such as
<br /> vessels, chemical toilets, campers, trailers, and septic tanks.
<br /> AX. Sewage. Human excrement and gray water (household showers, dishwashing operations,
<br /> food preparation, etc.)
<br /> AY. Sewer. Any pipe, conduit, ditch, or other device used to collect and transport sewage
<br /> from the generating source.
<br /> AZ. Shall, May. "Shall" is mandatory, "may" is permissive.
<br /> BA. Significant Industrial User (SIU).
<br /> (1) A user subject to categorical pretreatment standards; or
<br /> (2) A user that:
<br /> (a) Discharges an average of 25,000 GPD or more of process wastewater to
<br /> the POTW (excluding sanitary, non-contact cooling, and boiler blowdown
<br /> wastewater); or
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