§ 6.04.020. Definitions.

A.

Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the following terms and phrases, as used in this Title, shall have the meanings hereinafter designated:

1.

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

2.

"Approved Analytical Methods" shall mean the following chemical analytical methods, or equivalent methods, performed by an analytical laboratory with a current State certification for the appropriate field of testing.

a.

Biochemical Oxygen Demand [BOD, BOD ₅ , 5-day BOD]

• Standard Methods 22nd Edition, "5-day BOD test" - 5210 B

• 40 CFR Part 136, EPA Method 405.1

b.

Total Suspended Solids [TSS, Total Nonfilterable Residue]

• Standard Methods 22nd Edition, "TSS Dried at 103—105° C" - 2540 D

• 40 CFR Part 136, EPA Method 160.2

c.

pH [hydrogen ion, pH units]

• Standard Methods 22nd Edition, "pH Value" - 4500-H+ B

• 40 CFR Part 136, EPA Method 150.1

d.

Oil and Grease [Total Recoverable Oil and Grease]

• Standard Methods 22nd Edition, "Partition Gravimetric Method" - 5520 B

• 40 CFR Part 136, EPA Method 413.1

• 40 CFR Part 136, EPA Method 1664 Revision A

e.

Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]

• Standard Methods 22nd Edition, "Closed Reflux, Titrimetric" - 5220 C

• Standard Methods 22nd Edition, "Closed Reflux, Colorimetric" - 5220 D

• 40 CFR Part 136, EPA Method 410.1

• 40 CFR Part 136, EPA Method 410.2

• 40 CFR Part 136, EPA Method 410.3

f.

Total Organic Carbon [TOC]

• Standard Methods 22nd Edition, "Combustion-Infrared Method" - 5310 B

• 40 CFR Part 136, EPA Method 415.1

3.

"Authorized Representative of Industrial User" shall mean:

a.

A principal executive officer of at least the level of vice-president, if the Industrial User is a corporation; or

b.

A general partner or proprietor if the Industrial User is a partnership or proprietorship, respectively; or

c.

A duly authorized representative of the individual designated above if such representative is responsible for the overall operation of the facilities from which the sewer discharge originates.

4.

"Batch Process" shall mean a treatment process in which a tank or vessel is filled, the wastewater (or solution) is treated to meet discharge standards and is then released to the District's Sewer System. A batch process is intermittent, not continuous.

5.

"Biochemical Oxygen Demand" or "BOD" shall mean the quantity of oxygen (expressed in mg/l), required to biologically oxidize material in a wastewater sample, and analyzed using approved analytical methods.

6.

"Blow down" shall mean the periodic discharge of water to remove accumulated solids in boilers to prevent plugging of boiler tubes and steam lines. "Blow down" shall also mean the periodic or continuous discharge of water to reduce the amount of dissolved solids in the recirculated cooling water within an evaporative cooling tower or chiller system.

7.

"Board of Directors" shall mean the elected governing body of the Cucamonga Valley Water District.

8.

"Building Sewer" shall mean a sewer conveying wastewater from the premises of a User to the District's Sewer System.

9.

"Bypass" shall mean the intentional diversion of wastestreams from any portion of an Industrial User's treatment facility.

10.

"CFR" shall mean the Code of Federal Regulations.

11.

"Categorical Standards" shall mean National Categorical Pretreatment Standards or Pretreatment Standards as established by the Environmental Protection Agency.

12.

"Compliance Time Schedule" or "CTS" shall mean the time period allowed by the District in which a User shall comply with permit conditions or discharge requirements. The compliance time schedule shall contain specific time periods to install adequate treatment facilities, devices, monitoring equipment, or other related equipment and/or procedures.

13.

"Composite Sample" shall mean a combination of no fewer than twelve (12) individual samples obtained at equal time or flow intervals during a twenty-four-hour period.

14.

"Constituent" shall mean any chemical, element, compound, or mixture that is either suspended or dissolved in a wastewater stream.

15.

"Cooling Water" shall mean the water discharged from any use such as air conditioning, cooling or refrigeration, or to which the only pollutant added is heat.

16.

"Direct Discharge" shall mean the discharge of treated or untreated wastewater directly to the waters of the State of California.

17.

"District" shall mean the Cucamonga Valley Water District of San Bernardino County, State of California, a public agency.

18.

"District's Sewer System" shall mean any sewer owned and maintained by the District. The term as used herein includes all physical facilities of the wastewater collection system but does not include storm drains or channels for conveyance of natural surface waters.

19.

"Domestic Wastewater" shall mean the wastewater from residences and wastewater from other premises resulting exclusively from personal use of water for washing, bathing, or other sanitary purposes.

20.

"Effluent" shall mean the liquid outflow from any facility entering either a private sewer system, or the District's Sewer System, or a wastewater treatment plant.

21.

"Emulsifying Agent" shall mean any liquid, solid or gas substance used to temporarily suspend material in wastewater.

22.

"Environmental Protection Agency" or "EPA" shall mean the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or where appropriate, the term may also be used as a designation for the Administrator or other duly authorized official of said agency.

23.

"Food Service Establishment" or "FSE" shall include, but not be limited to, retail establishments selling prepared foods and drinks for consumption on the premises, and also cafeterias, lunch counters and refreshment stands selling prepared foods for immediate consumption. Restaurants, lunch counters, and drinking places operated as a subordinate service facility by other establishments shall also be included.

24.

"General Manager" shall mean the individual, or his duly authorized representative, appointed as such by the Board of Directors as its executive officer and agent designated by the District to supervise the operation of the public sewer system and who is charged with certain duties and responsibilities as set forth by Title 6 of this District Code.

25.

"Grab Sample" shall mean any individual sample collected in less than fifteen (15) minutes. A grab sample may also be referred to as a discrete sample.

26.

"Gravity Separation Interceptor" or "Gravity Separation Clarifier" shall mean a District-approved system of detention chambers designed to remove grease, oil and solids from a source flow prior to discharge into the District's Sewer System.

27.

"Holding Tank Waste" shall mean any waste from holding tanks such as vessels, chemical toilets, campers, trailers, septic tanks, and vacuum-pump tank trucks.

28.

"Inland Empire Utilities Agency" or "IEUA" shall mean the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, a Municipal Water District. IEUA is the owner and operator of the POTW Treatment Plant.

29.

"Indirect Discharge" shall mean the discharge or the introduction of non-domestic pollutants from any source regulated under Section 307(b) or (c) of the Act, (33 U.S.C. 1317) into the public sewer system and POTW (including holding tank waste discharged into the system).

30.

"Industrial User" or "IU" shall mean a source of Indirect Discharge that does not constitute a "discharge of pollutants" under regulations issued pursuant to Section 402, of the Act, (33 U.S.C. 1342), including all sources or potential sources of non-domestic wastewater.

31.

"National Categorical Pretreatment Standard" or "Pretreatment Standard" shall mean any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the EPA in accordance with Section 307(b) or (c) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1347), which applies to a specific category of Industrial Users.

32.

"National Pretreatment Program" shall mean the Environmental Protection Agency regulations as promulgated in 40 CFR Chapter I Subchapter N.

33.

"National Pollution Discharge Elimination System" or "NPDES Permit" shall mean a permit issued pursuant to Section 402 of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1342).

34.

"Non-domestic Sewer Discharge Permit" shall mean a permit issued for the discharge or introduction of non-domestic pollutants from any source into the District's Sewer System.

35.

"Non-Domestic User" shall mean Industrial User.

36.

"Non-Domestic Wastewater" shall mean Wastewater that is not Domestic Wastewater. Non-Domestic Wastewater shall not include wastewater generated from strictly residential activities and places engaged exclusively in retail business.

37.

"Parameter" shall mean a measurable condition that can vary on the chemical loadings and concentrations, and physical conditions, of the wastewater stream.

38.

"Person" shall mean any individuals, firm, association, partnership, corporation, trust, joint-venture, or other legal entity. The masculine gender shall include the feminine, the singular shall include the plural where indicated by the context.

39.

"pH" shall mean the logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the concentration of hydrogen ions expressed in grams per liter of solution.

40.

"Point Source" shall mean any point where domestic and/or non-domestic wastewater enters into the District's Sewer System.

41.

"Pollutant" shall mean, but not be limited to, any dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discharged equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt and industrial, municipal, and agricultural waste discharged into water.

42.

"Pollution" shall mean the man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological, and radiological integrity of water.

43.

"Premises" shall mean any lot, parcel of land, building or establishment, either residential, commercial, or industrial, both public and private, including schools, churches, and institutions without limitation.

44.

"Pretreatment" or "Treatment" shall mean the reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination of pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in wastewater to a less harmful state prior to or in lieu of discharging or otherwise introducing such pollutants into the District's Sewer System or POTW. The reduction or alteration can be obtained by physical, chemical or biological processes, or process changes by other means.

45.

"Pretreatment Requirements" shall mean any substantive or procedural requirement related to pretreatment, other than a National Pretreatment Standard imposed on an Industrial User.

46.

"Pretreatment Standard": refer to the definition for National Categorical Pretreatment Standard at Section 6.04.020(A)(31).

47.

"Pretreatment Wastes" shall mean all wastes, liquid or solid, removed from a waste stream or discharge by physical, chemical, or biological means.

48.

"Publicly Owned Treatment Works" or "POTW" shall mean a publicly owned treatment works (POTW), as defined by Section 212 of the Act, (33 U.S.C. 1292), designed to provide conveyance or treatment to wastewater generated within the District, which is maintained and operated by the District. This definition includes any devices and systems used in the storage, treatment, recycling and reclamation of municipal sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature. It also includes District-owned sewers, pipes and other conveyances that convey wastewater to IEUA for treatment.

49.

"Regional Sewage Service Contract" shall mean an agreement between the District and IEUA whereby IEUA transports, treats and disposes of all domestic and non-domestic wastewater discharged from the District's Sewer System.

50.

"Regional Pretreatment Agreement" shall mean an agreement between the District and IEUA whereby IEUA is authorized to inspect, permit and control non-domestic Industrial Users.

51.

"Service Area" means any and all area, land, or property where sewer service is provided or is able to be provided by the Cucamonga Valley Water District.

52.

"Significant Industrial User" or "SIU" shall mean any Industrial User of the District's Sewer System who:

a.

Is a Categorical User as defined in 40 CFR Chapter I Subchapter N Parts 405-471; or

b.

Has a discharge flow rate of twenty-five thousand (25,000) gallons or more per day of process wastewater, excluding sanitary, non-contact cooling and boiler blow down water; or

c.

Contributes a process wastestream which makes up five percent or more of the average dry weather hydraulic or organic loading of IEUA's POTW treatment plant, or;

d.

Is a Significant Industrial User as defined in 40 CFR Chapter I Subchapter N Part 403.3.

53.

"Sludge" shall mean the settleable solids separated from liquids during processing.

54.

"Slug Load" means any pollutant released in a discharge at a flow rate and/or pollutant concentration which will cause interference or upset of the Regional Sewerage System operations.

55.

"Spill Containment" shall mean a system of dikes, walls, barriers, berms, or other devices designed to contain spillage of the liquid contents of containers. Spill containment systems shall be constructed of impermeable and non-reactive materials to the liquids being contained. Spill containment systems shall conform to local regulations and policies as to percent containment, container type, and size.

56.

"State" shall mean the State of California.

57.

"Stormwater" shall mean any flow occurring during or following any form of natural precipitation and resulting therefrom.

58.

"Total Suspended Solids" or "TSS" shall mean the total suspended matter that floats on the surface of, or is suspended in water, wastewater, or other liquids, and which is removable by laboratory filtration using Approved Analytical Methods.

59.

"User" shall mean any person who contributes, causes, or permits the contribution of non-domestic wastewater into the District's Sewer System.

60.

"Upset" shall mean an exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and temporary noncompliance with the District's required discharge standards because of factors beyond the reasonable control of the Industrial User. An upset does not include noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment facilities, inadequate treatment facilities, lack of preventive maintenance, or careless or improper operation.

61.

"Wastewater" shall mean the liquid and water-carried industrial or domestic wastes from dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial facilities, and institutions, whether treated or untreated, which is contributed into, or permitted to enter, the District's Sewer System.

62.

"Waters of the State" shall mean all streams, lakes, ponds, marshes, watercourses, waterways, wells, springs, reservoirs, aquifers, irrigation systems, drainage systems and all other bodies or accumulations of water, surface or underground, natural or artificial, public or private, which are contained within, flow through, or border upon the State or any portion thereof.

( Ord. No. 28-D, § 2(Exh. A), 4-22-2014 )