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ORDINANCE NO. 2007-013 (24) Pretreatment Standards or Standards: Prohibited discharge standards, categorical pretreatment standards, and local limits. (25) Prohibited Discharge Standards or Prohibited Discharges: Absolute prohibitions against the discharge of certain substances; these prohibitions appear in Section 201.65 hereof. (26) Septic Tank Waste: Any wastewater from holding tanks such as vessels, chemical toilets, campers, trailers, and septic tanks. (27) Significant Industrial User: Any User of the POTW that is subject to Categorical Pretreatment Standards; or a user that (a) Discharges an average of 25,000 gallons per day or more of process Wastewater to the POTW (excluding sanitary, non - contact cooling and boiler blowdown wastewater); (b) Contributes a process waste stream which makes up five (5) percent or more of the average dry weather hydraulic or organic capacity of the POTW treatment plant; or (c) Is designated as such by the County, on the basis that it has a reasonable potential for adversely affecting the POTW's operation or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement. Upon a finding that an industrial user meeting criteria (2) (a) or (b) has no reasonable potential for adversely affecting the POTW's operation or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement, the County may, at any time, on its own initiative or in response to a petition received from an industrial user and in accordance with Rule 62- 625.500(2)(e), FAC, if applicable, determine that such industrial user is not a significant user. (28) Slug: Any discharge of any substance released in/or at a rate or concentration which, could cause a violation of the Prohibited Discharge Standards. (29) Toxic Pollutant: Any pollutant or combination of pollutants listed as toxic by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under the provisions of Section 301(a) of the Act and listed in 40 CFR 401.15. (30) Upset: An exceptional incident in which a User unintentionally and temporarily is in a state of noncompliance with the standards adopted under this Part III or established as part of its Wastewater Discharge Permit, due to factors beyond the reasonable control of the user, and excluding noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment facilities, inadequate treatment facilities, lack of preventive maintenance, or careless or improper operations thereof. (31) User or Industrial User: A source of indirect discharge. (32) Wastewater: Industrial or domestic wastewaters from dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial facilities, and institutions together with any groundwater, surface water and stormwater that may be naturally present, whether treated or untreated, which is discharged into the POTW.