Ala. Admin. Code r. 335-6-5-.02 Definitions

• Library: Alabama Administrative Code
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 3, December 29, 2023
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Ala. Admin. Code r. 335-6-5-.02

Whenever used in this Chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context or unless a different meaning is stated in a definition applicable to only a portion of this Chapter, the following shall mean:

(a) "application" means forms, applicable permit fees, and additional information required by this Chapter to be submitted when applying for a SID Permit.

(b) "average monthly discharge limitation" means the highest allowable average of "daily discharges" over a calendar month, calculated as the sum of all "daily discharges" measured during a calendar month divided by the number of "daily discharges" measured during that month. Zero discharge days shall not be included in the number of "daily discharges" measured. When an EPA approved method having a detection limit lower than the permit limitation or when the EPA approved method having the lowest detection limit for a substance is used by the permittee, a value of less than detectable shall be considered zero for purposes of calculating the average monthly discharge of the substance.

(c) "average weekly discharge limitation" means the highest allowable average of "daily discharges" over a calendar week, calculated as the sum of all "daily discharges" measured during a calendar week divided by the number of "daily discharges" measured during that week (zero discharge days shall not be included in the number of "daily discharges" measured). When an EPA approved method having a detection limit lower than the permit limitation or when the EPA approved method having the lowest detection limit for a substance is used by the permittee, a value of less than detectable shall be considered zero for purposes of calculating the average weekly discharge of the substance.

(d) "baseline report" means information required by 40 CFR Section 40Reporting requirements for POTW's and industrial users403.12(b) (1994) to be submitted by an industrial user subject to a categorical pretreatment standard.

(e) "best management practices plan" ("BMP") means schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to prevent or reduce the pollution of "waters of the state." BMPs also include treatment requirements, operating procedures, and practices to control site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from raw material or product storage.

(f) "bypass" means the intentional diversion of waste streams from any portion of an industrial user's wastewater treatment facility.

(g) "categorical industrial user" means any "industrial user" to which a "categorical pretreatment standard" applies.

(h) "categorical pretreatment standard" or "pretreatment standard" means any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the EPA in accordance with Section 307(b) and (c) of the FWPCA, which applies to industrial users.

(i) "commencement of construction" means that the owner or operator has:

1. begun, or caused to begin as part of a continuous on-site construction program: (i) any placement, assembly, or installation of facilities or equipment or (ii) significant site preparation work including clearing, excavation, or removal of existing buildings, structures, or facilities which is necessary for the placement assembly, or installation of new source facilities or equipment; or

2. entered into a binding contractual obligation for the purpose of placement, assembly, or installation of facilities or equipment which are intended to be used in its operation within a reasonable time. Options to purchase or contracts which can be terminated or modified without substantial loss, and contracts for feasibility engineering, and design studies do not constitute a contractual obligation under the paragraph.

(j) "commercial centralized waste treatment facility" or "CWT" means a facility, other than a landfill or incinerator, which treats or stores aqueous wastes generated by facilities not located on the site of the CWT and which disposes of these wastes by introducing them into a publicly owned treatment works.

(k) "daily discharge" means the discharge of a pollutant measured during any consecutive 24 hour period in accordance with the sample type and analytical methodology specified by the discharge permit.

(l) "Department" means the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, established by the Alabama Environmental Management Act, Code of Alabama 1975, §§ 22Short title22-22A-1 to 22Pollution Control Grant Fund22-22A-16.

(m) "Director" means the Director of the "Department" or an authorized representative.

(n) "discharge limitation" means any restriction imposed by the Director on quantities, discharge rates, concentrations or other characteristics of "pollutants" or volumes or flow rates of wastewater which are "discharged" into a "publicly or privately...