14.06.090 “I.”
“Indirect discharge” or “discharge” means the introduction of pollutants into a POTW from any nondomestic source regulated under Section 307(b), (c) or (d) of the Act.
“Industrial establishment” or “industrial concern” means a building or portion thereof used for the production of articles from raw or prepared materials by giving the materials new forms, qualities, properties, or combinations whether by hand labor or machines.
“Industrial user” means a source of indirect discharge.
“Industrial waste” means the water-carried wastes from industrial manufacturing or industrial processing as distinct from sanitary sewage. It includes the trade wastes produced by, but not limited to, food processing and bottling plants, food manufacturing plants, slaughtering plants, tallow works, plating works, disposal services, industrial cleaning plants, fertilizer plants, car and truck washing operations, laundries, cooling plants, chemical plants, chemical treatment installations, industrial manufacturing, and automotive service and repair.
“Industrial wastewater discharge permit” means the document issued to an industrial user in accordance with the terms and provisions of this chapter stipulating requirements and limitations on wastewater discharges to the POTW sewer collection system.
“Interference,” as defined and set forth in 40 CFR 403.3(k), means a discharge which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, both:
1. Inhibits or disrupts the POTW, its treatment processes or operations, or its sludge processes, use or disposal; and
2. Therefore is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the POTW’s NPDES permit (including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation) or of the prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal in compliance with the following statutory provisions and regulations or permits thereunder (or more stringent state or local regulations): Section 405 of the Clean Water Act, the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) (including Title II, more commonly referred to as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and including state regulations contained in any state sludge management plan prepared to Subtitle D of the SWDA), the Clean Air Act, the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act, and the Toxic Substances Control Act. (Ord. 3220 § 1, 2016; Ord. 2742 § 1, 2008; Ord. 1706, 1989)