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I imposes upon the Sewage Works a burden greater than that covered by the basic service charge. 157. "Suspended Solids" shall mean solids which either float on the surface of or are in suspension in water, sewage, or other liquid and which are removable by laboratory filtration. Their concentration shall be expressed in miligrams per liter. Quantitative determinations shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in "Standard Methods". 158. "Total Revenue" for purposes of this Ordinance shall mean that revenue obtained from monthly minimum billing for the use of and service rendered by the Sewage Works and does not include front foot assessments, permit or inspection fees, or other charges. 159. "Total Solids" shall mean the sum of suspended and dissolved solids. 160. "Toxic Amount" shall mean concentration of any pollutant or combination of pollutants, which upon exposure to or assimilation into any organism will cause adverse effects, such as cancer, genetic mutations, and physiological manifestations, as defined in standards issued pursuant to Section 307 (a) of P.L. 95-217. 161. "Toxic Pollutant" - Those substances referred to in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or Clean Water Act under 33USC Section 1342 and 33USC Section 1345 as well as any other known potential substances capable of producing toxic effects. 162. "Upset" An exceptional incident in which a discharger unintentionally and temporarily is in a state of noncompliance with the applicable standard due to factors beyond the reasonable control of the discharger, and excluding noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment facilities, lack of preventative maintenance, or careless or improper operation of the facilities. 163 . "User" permits system. shall the mean any discharge person that discharges, of wastewater into the causes, or sewerage 164. "Wastewater Constituents and Characteristics" The individual chemical, physical, bacteriological and radiological parameters, including volume flow rate, and other parameters that serve to define, classify, or measure the contents, quality, and strength of wastewater. 165. "Unpolluted Water" is water of quality equal to or better than the effluent criteria in effect, or water that would not cause violation of receiving water quality standards and would not be benefited by discharge to the sanitary sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided. 166. "Volatile Organic and Non-Organic Matter" shall mean the material in the sewage solids transformed to gases or vapors when heated at 550 degrees centigrade for 15 to 20 minutes, 167. "Watercourse" shall mean a channel in which a flow of water occurs either continuously or intermittently. 168. "National Standard" pollutant accordance applies to Categorical Pretreatment Standard" or "Pretreatment shall be defined as any regulation containing discharge limits promulgated by the EPA in with Section 307(b) and (c) of the Act which a specific category of Industrial Users. 169. "Pass Through" shall mean the discharge of pollutants through the wastewater treatment plant into the receiving stream In quanities or concentrations which are a cause of or significantly contribute to a violation of any requirement of the city's NPDS permit including violation of the receiving stream's water quality standards. ~ -6- l