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Section 6.0: GLOSSARY Aboveground Storage Tank. A horizontal or Horizontal tank that is listed and intended for fixed installation, without backfill, above or below grade and is used within the scope of its approval or listing. (NFPA 30A, Paragraph 3.1.19.1) Cathodic Protection. Refers to a technique to prevent corrosion of a metal surface by making that surface the cathode of an electrochemical cell. Compatible. Relates to the ability of two or more substances to maintain their respective physical and chemical properties upon contact with one another for the design life of the tank system under conditions likely to be encountered in the UST. (23 CCR, Section 2611) Connected Piping. Refers to all aboveground piping including valves, elbow, joints, flanges, and flexible connectors attached to a tank system through which hazardous substances flow. Container. Any vessel of 60 U.S. gallons (227 liters) or less capacity used for transporting or storing liquids. (NFPA 30, Paragraph 1.6-9) Discharge. Includes, but is not limited to, any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping of oil, but excludes discharges otherwise in compliance with the Clean Water Act. Harmful Quantity. As used to characterized a release of oil into the environment, this term encompasses a discharge that (1) violates local water quality standards, (2) produces a sheen upon or discoloration of the surface of the water or adjoining shorelines. (40 CFR 110.3) Integrity Testing. As used in this plan, integrity testing is any means to measure the strength (structural soundness) of the container shell, bottom, and/or floor to contain oil and may include leak testing to determine whether the container will discharge oil. It includes, but is not limited to, testing foundations and supports of containers. Its scope includes both the inside and outside of the container. It also includes frequent observation of the outside of the container for signs of deterioration, leaks, or accumulation of oil inside diked areas. (FR 47120, Volume 67, No. 137, 17 July, 2002) Navigable Waters of the United States. Per 40 CFR 110.1 and 112.2, navigable waters of the United States includes the following. • All waters that are currently used, were used in the past, or may be susceptible to use in interstate or foreign commerce, including all waters that are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide; • Interstate waters, including interstate wetlands; • All other waters such as intrastate lakes, rivers, streams (including intermittent 60