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underground injection —the emplacement or discharge of fluids into the subsurface by means of a well, improved sinkhole, sewage drain hole, subsurface fluid distribution system or other system, or groundwater point source. underground storage tank(UST) —any tank, including underground piping connected to the tank, that is or has been used to contain hazardous substances or petroleum products and the volume of which is 10% or more beneath the surface of the ground. user — the party seeking to use Practice E1527 to complete an environmental site assessment of the property. A user may include, without limitation, a potential purchaser of property, a potential tenant of property, an owner of property, a lender, or a property manager. The user has specific obligations for completing a successful application of this practice. USGS 7.5 Minute Topographic Map—the map (if any) available from or produced by the United States Geological Survey, entitled"USGS 7.5 Minute Topographic Map,"and showing the property. visually and/or physically observed — during a site visit pursuant to this practice, this term means observations made by vision while walking through a property and the structures located on it and observations made by the sense of smell, particularly observations of noxious or foul odors. The term "walking through" is not meant to imply that disabled persons who cannot physically walk may not conduct a site visit; they may do so by the means at their disposal for moving through the property and the structures located on it. wastewater - water that (1) is or has been used in an industrial or manufacturing process, (2) conveys or has conveyed sewage, or (3) is directly related to manufacturing, processing, or raw materials storage areas at an industrial plant. Wastewater does not include water originating on or passing through or adjacent to a site, such as stormwater flows, that has not been used in industrial or manufacturing processes, has not been combined with sewage, or is not directly related to manufacturing,processing, or raw materials storage areas at an industrial plant. zoning/land use records — those records of the local government in which the property is located indicating the uses permitted by the local government in particular zones within its jurisdiction. The records may consist of maps and/or written records. They are often located in the planning department of a municipality or county.