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HEALTH AND SANlTAT70H CODE (Added by Ordinance 3690-C.S.---Effective G-- :?, 9. "Categorical standards" - Standards . 1983) promulgated pursuant to Sections 307(b) and (c) of the Clean Water Act. SEC. 7-088.8. DEFINMONS: 10. "Cesspools" - Uned or partially lined Unless the context specifically indicates underground pits into which rarer sanitary sewage is otherwise,the following terms and phrases, as used discharged. in this Part, shall have the meanings hereinafter 11. "CFR"-Code of Federal Regulations. designated: 12. "City'-The City of Stockton or the Stockton 1. "Act or 'The Act'" - The Federal Water City Council. Pollution Control Act, and the Clean Water Act, and 13. 'Collection system" - The combined pipes, any amendments thereto. conduits, manholes, and other structures, either 2. "Approval Authority'-The State of California above or underground, used to convey sanitary Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board wastewater or storm water. (Region 5). 14. "Color" - The optical density at the visual 3. "Authorized representative of industrial user" wave length of the maximum absorption, relative to -An authorized representative of an industrial user distilled water with one hundred percent (100%) may be: transmittance equivalent to zero (0.0) optical density. a. A principal executive officer of at least the 15. "Composite sample"-The sample resulting level of vice-president, if the industrial user is a from a combination of individual wastewater samples corporation; taken at selected intervals based on increments of b. A general partner or proprietor if the flow or time. industrial user is a partnership or proprietorship, 16.'"Cooling water"-The water discharged from respectively;or any uses such as air conditioning, cooling or c. A duty authorized representative of the refrigeration, or to which the only pollutant added is individual designated above if such representative is Feat. responsible for the overall operation of the facilities 17. "Commercial or industrial sewage"-Any and from which the discharge originates. all fluids and/or solids contained within liquids from 4. "Beneficial uses"-Uses of the Waters of the industrial, commercial or institutional processes . State that may be protected against quality except liquid borne wastes derived from the ordinary degradation include, but are not necessarily limited living processes and of such character as to permit to: domestic, municipal, agricultural and industrial. satisfactory disposal,without special treatment, into supply, power generation, recreation, aesthetic the sanitary sewage system. enjoyment, navigation and the preservation and 18. "Compatible pollutant"-Biochemical oxygen enhancement of fish, wildlife and other aquatic demand, suspended solids, pH and fecal coliform resources or reserves, and other uses, both tangible bacteria, plus additional pollutants identified in the or intangible as specified by Federal or State law.- - City- of- Stockton's~National- Pollution Discharge 5. "Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)"-The Elimination System (NPDES) permit. quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical 19. "Contamination" - Any impairment to the oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory duality of the waters of the State by waste to a procedures, as described in the current edition of degree which creates a hazard to the public health Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and through degradation or through the spread of Wastewater. disease. Contamination shall include any equivalent 6. "Slowdown" - To discharge recirculating effect resulting from the disposal of wastewater, water for the purpose of discharging materials whether or not waters of the State are affected. contained in the water which if allowed to build up 20. "Control a�dhority'-The Director of the City further in the water would concentrate in amounts of Stockton Municipal Utilities Department or the exceeding limits considered acceptable pursuant to Director's duty appointed representative. best engineering practices. 21. "Critical user" - A user who is required to 7. "Building sewer" - A sewer conveying obtain an Industrial Waste Permit as defined in wastewater from the premises of the user to the Section 7-090.2 oftFris Part. POTW. 22. "Direct discharge"-The discharge of treated 8. "Bypass"-The intentional diversion of waste or untreated wastewater directly to the Waters of the streams from any portion of a user's treatment State of California. facility. • 7-25