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SECTION 39—"SUSPENDED SOLIDS (SS) OR TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS <br /> (TSS)" <br /> The total suspended matter that either floats on the surface of, or is in suspension <br /> in water, wastewater or other liquids, and is removable by laboratory filtering as <br /> prescribed in"Standard Methods for the Examination of Water Wastewater", latest <br /> edition, and referred to as non-filterable residue. <br /> SECTION 40— "TOXIC POLLUTANT" <br /> The concentration of any pollutant or combination of pollutants which upon <br /> exposure to or assimilation into any organism will cause adverse affects as defined in <br /> standards issued pursuant to Section 307(a) of the Act. <br /> SECTION 41 —"UNPOLLUTED WATER" <br /> Water of quality equal to or better than the effluent criteria in effect, or water that <br /> would not cause violation of receiving water quality standards, and would not be <br /> benefited by discharge to the sanitary sewers and wastewater treatment facilities. (See <br /> "Non contact Cooling Water", Sec. 26.). <br /> SECTION 42—"USER" <br /> Any person who discharges or causes or permits the discharge of wastewater into <br /> the City's wastewater disposal system. <br /> SECTION 43— "WASTEWATER" <br /> The spent water of a community and referred to as sewage. From the standpoint <br /> of source, it may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes from <br /> residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and institutions together with any <br /> ground water, surface water and storm water that may be present. <br /> SECTION 44— "WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS OR TREATMENT <br /> WORKS" <br /> An arrangement of any devices, facilities, structures, equipment, or processes <br /> owned or used by the City for the purpose of the transmission, storage, treatment, <br /> recycling, and reclamation of municipal sewage, domestic sewage or industrial <br /> wastewater, or structures necessary to recycle or reuse water including interceptor <br /> sewers, outfall sewers, collection sewers, pumping, power, and other equipment and their <br /> appurtenances; extensions, improvements, remodeling, additions, and alterations thereof; <br /> elements essential to provide a reliable recycled water supply such as standby treatment <br /> units and clearwell facilities; and any works including land which is an integral part of <br /> the treatment process or is used for ultimate disposal of residues resulting from such <br /> treatment. <br /> sewerord2001.doc 6 <br />