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The following abbreviations shall have the designated meanings:

BOD

Biochemical Oxygen Demand

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

cp

Centipoise = 0.01 poise = c.g.s.

unit of absolute viscosity gm sec x cm

COD

Chemical Oxygen Demand

CWA

Clean Water Act

EPA

United States Environmental Protection Agency or its successor

IU

Industrial User

L

Liter

mg

milligrams

mg/L

milligrams per liter (parts per million)

ng/L

nanograms per liter (parts per trillion)

NPDES

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

O&G

Oil and Grease

O & M

Operation and Maintenance Costs

POTW

Publicly Owned Treatment Works

PPM

Parts Per Million

SIC

Standard Industrial Classification

SIU

Significant Industrial User

SWDA

Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 USC 6901, et seq.

TSS

Total Suspended Solids

ug/L

micrograms per liter (parts per billion)

USC

United States Code

WRF

Water Reclamation Facility