§ 110-151. Definitions.

The following definitions are given for the purpose of establishing standard interpretations of the terms as used in these rules and regulations and agreements and/or contracts. Definitions as provided in section 110-106 of this chapter are applicable to this division. If conflicting definitions for identical terms are provided in this section, for purposes of this division, definitions provided herein shall govern. Unless the contents specifically indicate otherwise, the meaning of the following terms wherever they are used in these rules and regulations shall be defined as follows:

Act or the Act means the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.

Administrator; The person designated by the county to supervise the operation of the POTW, and who is charged with certain duties and responsibilities by this division. The term also means a duly authorized representative of the administrator.

Applicant means a potential customer or authorized agent of a potential customer.

Approval authority means the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) or its successor agencies.

Authorized representative of the user means:

(1)

If the user is a corporation:

a.

The president, secretary, treasurer, 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

b.

The manager of one or more manufacturing, production, or operation facilities employing more than 250 persons or having gross annual sales or expenditures exceeding $25,000,000.00, if authority to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with corporate procedures.

(2)

If the user is a partnership or sole proprietorship: a general partner or proprietor, respectively.

(3)

If the user is a federal, state, or local governmental facility: a director or highest official appointed or designated to oversee the operation and performance of the activities of the government facility, or his designee.

(4)

The individuals described in subsections (1) through (3), 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 county.

BOD means 5-day biochemical demand. The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedures for five days at 20 degrees centigrade, usually expressed as a concentration (mg/l).

BMP means best management practice. Best management practices or BMPs means schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to implement the prohibitions listed in section 110-153 and 40 CFR 403.5(a)(1) and (b). BMPs include treatment requirements, operating procedures, and practices to control plant site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from raw materials storage.

BMR means baseline monitoring report.

Categorical standard means any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the EPA in accordance with Sections 307(b) and (c) of the Act (33 U.S.C. § 1317) which apply to a specific category of users and which appear in 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, Parts 405-471.

CFR means the Code of Federal Regulations.

CIU means categorical industrial user. An industrial user subject to a categorical pretreatment standard or categorical standard.

COD means chemical oxygen demand. A measure of the oxygen required to oxidize all compounds, both organic and inorganic, in water.

Control authority means Pasco County.

County means the governing body of the unincorporated areas of Pasco County, Florida.

Daily maximum means the arithmetic average of all effluent samples for a pollutant collected during a calendar day.

Daily maximum limit means the maximum allowable discharge limit of a pollutant during a calendar day. Where daily maximum limits are expressed in units of mass, the daily discharge is the total mass discharged over the course of the day. Where daily maximum limits are expressed in terms of a concentration, the daily discharge is the arithmetic average measurement of the pollutant concentration derived from all measurements taken that day.

Development means any proposed change in land use which alters the demands for water and/or wastewater services.

Director means the assistant county administrator for the utilities services branch of Pasco County.

Environmental protection agency or EPA means the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or, where appropriate, the regional water management division director, or other duly authorized official of such agency.

Equivalent residential connection (ERC) means one ERC is equal to the quantity of sewage contributed or reclaimed water used by a single-family residential customer on an annual average basis as established by the county administrator.

Existing source means any source of discharge that is not a "new source."

FDEP means Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Gpd means gallons per day.

Grab sample means a sample which is taken from a waste stream without regard to the flow in the waste stream and over a period of time not to exceed 15 minutes.

Indirect discharge or discharge means the introduction of pollutants into the POTW from any nondomestic source.

Instantaneous maximum allowable discharge limit means the maximum concentration of a pollutant allowed to be discharged at any time, determined from the analysis of any discrete or composited sample collected, independent of the industrial flow rate and the duration of the sampling event.

Interference means a discharge which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, inhibits or disrupts the POTW, its treatment processes or operations or its sludge processes, use or disposal, and therefore is a cause of a violation of the county's permits or of the prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal in compliance with any of the following statutory/regulatory provisions or permits issued thereunder, or any more stringent state or local regulations: Section 405 of the Act; the Solid Waste Disposal Act, including Title II commonly referred to as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); any state regulations contained in any state sludge management plan prepared pursuant to Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; the Clean Air Act; the Toxic Substances Control Act; and the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act.

IU means industrial user.

Lateral sewer line means a branch sewer line connected to the main sewer line. A lateral sewer is normally eight inches in size or smaller.

Local limit means specific discharge limits developed, adopted by board resolution and enforced by the county upon industrial or commercial facilities to implement the general and specific discharge prohibitions listed in 40 CFR 403.5(a)(1) and (b).

Medical waste means 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.

Mg/l means milligrams per liter.

Monthly average means the sum of all "daily discharges" measured during a calendar month divided by the number of "daily discharges" measured during that month.

Monthly average limit means the highest allowable average of "daily discharges" over a calendar month, calculated as the sum of all "daily discharges" measured during a calendar month divided by the number of "daily discharges" measured during that month.

New source means:

(1)

Any building, structure, facility, or installation from which there is (or may be) a discharge of pollutants, the construction of which commenced after the publication of proposed 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 that section, provided that:

a.

The building, structure, facility, or installation is constructed at a site at which no other source is located; or

b.

The building, structure, facility, or installation totally replaces the process or production equipment that causes the discharge of pollutants at an existing source; or

c.

The production or wastewater-generating processes of the building, structure, facility, or installation are substantially independent of an existing source at the same site. In determining whether there are substantially independent [processes], 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.

(2)

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 (1)b. or c., above, but otherwise alters, replaces, or adds to existing process or production equipment.

(3)

Construction of a new source as defined under this paragraph has commenced if the owner or operator has:

a.

Begun, or caused to begin, as part of a continuous onsite construction program:

1.

Any placement, assembly, or installation of facilities or equipment; or

2.

Significant site preparation work, including clearing, excavation, or removal of existing buildings, structures, or facilities which is necessary for the placement, assembly, or installation of new source facilities or equipment; or

b.

Entered into a binding contractual obligation for the purchase of facilities or equipment which are intended to be used in its operation within a reasonable time. Options to purchase or contracts which can be terminated or modified without substantial loss, and contracts for feasibility, engineering, and design studies do not constitute a contractual obligation under this paragraph.

Noncontact cooling water means water used for cooling which does not come into direct contact with any raw material, intermediate product, waste product, or finished product.

NPDES means National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.

NSCIU means nonsignificant categorical industrial user.

Off-site sewers means sewer lines totally outside a development or the property of a user.

Pass through means a discharge which exits the POTW into waters of the United States in quantities or concentrations which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the county's permits, including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation.

Person means any individual, partnership, copartnership, 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 governmental entities.

pH means a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution, expressed in standard units.

Plumbing means all pipes, fittings, and appurtenances on the property owner's side of the property line or outside easement areas. This includes the property owner's extension from the sewer lateral up to and including the facility plumbing.

Point of connection means a point of entry given by the county to a customer/developer for the customer's/developer's point of utility connection into the county's collection or transmission system; the point at which the customer/developer receives service.

Pollutant means dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, medical wastes, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, municipal, agricultural and industrial wastes, and certain characteristics of wastewater (e.g., pH, temperature, TSS, turbidity, color, BOD, COD, toxicity, or odor).

Pretreatment means 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, introducing such pollutants into the POTW. This reduction or alteration can be obtained by physical, chemical, or biological processes; by process changes; or by other means, except by diluting the concentration of the pollutants unless allowed by an applicable pretreatment standard.

Pretreatment requirements means any substantive or procedural requirement related to pretreatment imposed on a user, other than a pretreatment standard.

Pretreatment standards or standards means prohibited discharge standards, categorical pretreatment standards, and local limits.

Prohibited discharge standards or prohibited discharges means absolute prohibitions against the discharge of certain substances; these prohibitions appear in section 110-153.

Publicly owned treatment works or POTW means a "treatment works," as defined by Section 212 of the Act (33 U.S.C. § 1292) which is owned by Pasco County. This definition includes any devices or systems used in the collection, storage, treatment, recycling, and reclamation of sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature and any conveyances which convey wastewater to a treatment plant.

RCRA means Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

Reuse means beneficial use of reclaimed water.

Reclaimed water means treated wastewater treatment plant effluent which meets the requirements of Rule 62-610, F.A.C. for public access reuse.

Sampling means the periodic collection of waters or wastewaters for testing.

Septic tank waste means any sewage from holding tanks, such as vessels, chemical toilets, campers, trailers, and septic tanks.

Service commitment means the county's intent to provide service to a particular development or facility as expressed by the county's approval on a permit request to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Service lateral means sewer connection extending from the point of connection to the collecting sewer in the street or easement to a customer's plumbing.

Sewage disposal plant means the physical facilities for the treatment of sewage before discharge into a percolation pond, stream, spray irrigation system, canal, ocean, lake, injection well or reclaimed water system.

Sewage disposal system means all facilities required to transport sewage to a treatment plant for treatment and effluent disposal, including gravity sanitary sewers, interceptors, force mains, pumping stations, treatment plants, outfalls, disposal wells, and any land application facilities.

Sewer system of the county means the sanitary sewer collection system within the incorporated and unincorporated limits of Pasco County that is operated by or on behalf of the county, or any sanitary collection system which discharges into the sanitary sewer system operated by or on behalf of the county.

SIC means Standard Industrial Classification.

Significant industrial user (SIU) means, except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection:

(1)

An industrial user subject to categorical pretreatment standards; or

(2)

An industrial user that:

a.

Discharges an average of 25,000 gpd or more of process wastewater to the POTW (excluding sanitary, noncontact cooling, and boiler blowdown wastewater);

b.

Contributes a process waste stream which makes up five percent or more of the average dry weather hydraulic or organic capacity of the POTW treatment plant; or

c.

Is designated as such by the county on the basis that it has a reasonable potential for adversely affecting the POTW's operation or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement.

(3)

The county may determine that an industrial user subject to categorical pretreatment standards is a nonsignificant categorical industrial user rather than a significant industrial user on a finding that the industrial user never discharges more than 100 gallons per day (gpd) of total categorical wastewater (excluding sanitary, noncontact cooling and boiler blowdown wastewater, unless specifically included in the pretreatment standard) and the following conditions are met:

a.

The industrial user, prior to county's finding, has consistently complied with all applicable categorical pretreatment standards and requirements;

b.

The industrial user annually submits the certification statement together with any additional information necessary to support the certification statement; and

c.

The industrial user never discharges any untreated concentrated wastewater.

(4)

Upon a finding that a user meeting the criteria in subsection (2) has no reasonable potential for adversely affecting the POTW's operation or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement, the county may at any time, on its own initiative or in response to a petition received from a user, and in accordance with procedures in 62-625.500(2)(e), F.A.C., determine that such user should not be considered a significant industrial user.

Slug load or slug discharge means any discharge at a flow rate or concentration, which could cause a violation of the prohibited discharge standards in section 110-153 of this article. A slug discharge is any discharge of a nonroutine, episodic nature, including, but not limited to, an accidental spill or a noncustomary batch discharge, which has a reasonable potential to cause interference or pass through, or in any other way violate the POTW's regulations, local limits or permit conditions.

SNC means significant noncompliance.

Standard industrial classification (SIC) code means a classification pursuant to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual issued by the United States Office of Management and Budget.

Stormwater means any flow occurring during or following any form of natural precipitation, and resulting from such precipitation, including snowmelt.

System means the entire sewerage system of Pasco County and all treatment, disposal, reuse facilities and interceptor sewers owned or operated by the county and all sewage collection systems connected thereto.

Testing means the analysis of samples of sewage, effluent or reclaimed water.

TSS or total suspended solids means the total suspended matter that floats on the surface of, or is suspended in, water, wastewater, or other liquid, and that is removable by laboratory filtering.

Toxic substance means any substance, whether gaseous, liquid, or solid, which, when discharged to the sewer system in sufficient quantities, may tend to interfere with any sewage treatment process, or constitute a hazard to human beings or animals, or inhibit aquatic life, or create a hazard for reuse or to recreation in the receiving water of the effluent from the sewage treatment plant.

U.S.C. means United States Code.

User or industrial user means a source of indirect discharge.

Wastewater means liquid and water-carried industrial wastes and sewage from residential dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial and manufacturing facilities, and institutions, whether treated or untreated, which are contributed to the POTW.

Wastewater treatment plant or treatment plant means that portion of the POTW which is designed to provide treatment of municipal sewage and industrial waste.

(Ord. No. 98-17, § 1, 8-4-98; Ord. No. 11-21, § 2, 12-6-11)