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(25) Pass through: The discharge through the publicly owned treatment works into waters of the
<br />state or of the United States in quantities or concentrations which, alone or in conjunction with
<br />discharges from other sources, is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the county's
<br />NPDES permits (including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation).
<br />(26) Person means any individual, partnership, limited liability company, firm, company,
<br />corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, governmental entity, or any other
<br />legal entity; or their legal representatives, agents, or assigns. This definition includes all federal,
<br />state, and local governmental entities.
<br />(27) Pharmaceutical: any drug or dietary supplement for use by humans or other animals; any
<br />electronic nicotine delivery system (e.g., electronic cigarette or vaping pen); or any liquid
<br />nicotine (e -liquid) packaged for retail sale for use in electronic nicotine delivery systems (e.g.,
<br />pre -filled cartridges or vials). This definition includes, but is not limited to, dietary supplements,
<br />as defined by the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act; prescription drugs, as defined by Title 21
<br />of the Code of Federal Regulations part 203.3(y); over-the-counter drugs; homeopathic drugs;
<br />compounded drugs; investigational new drugs; pharmaceuticals remaining in non -empty
<br />containers; personal protective equipment contaminated with pharmaceuticals; and clean-up
<br />material from spills of pharmaceuticals. Pharmaceutical does not include dental amalgam or
<br />sharps.
<br />(28) Pollutant: Dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, sewage, garbage,
<br />sewage sludge, munitions, medical wastes, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive
<br />materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, municipal, agricultural
<br />and industrial wastes, and certain characteristics of wastewater (e.g., pH, temperature, TSS,
<br />turbidity, color, BOD, COD, [as such terms are herein defined] toxicity, or odor).
<br />(29) POTW or publicly -owned treatment works: A "treatment works," as defined by Section
<br />212 of the Act that is owned by Indian River County. This definition includes any devices or
<br />systems used in the collection, storage, treatment, recycling, and reclamation of sewage or
<br />industrial wastes of a liquid nature and any conveyances that convey wastewater to a treatment
<br />plant.
<br />(30) Pretreatment: The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination of pollutants, or
<br />the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in wastewater to a Tess harmful state prior to
<br />or in lieu of discharging or otherwise introducing such pollutants into the POTW. This reduction
<br />or alteration can be obtained by physical, chemical, or biological processes; by process changes;
<br />or by other means, except by diluting the concentration of the pollutants unless allowed by an
<br />applicable pretreatment standard.
<br />(31) Pretreatment requirements: Any substantive or procedural requirement related to
<br />pretreatment imposed on a user, other than a pretreatment standard.
<br />(32) Pretreatment standards or standards: Prohibited discharge standards, categorical
<br />pretreatment standards, and Local Limits.
<br />(33) Prohibited discharge standards or prohibited discharges: Absolute prohibitions against the
<br />discharge of certain substances; these prohibitions appear in Section 201.65 hereof.
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