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"DOMESTIC WASTEWATER." The wastes produced from non-commercial or non-industrial activities, and which result from normal human living processes, which are of substantially similar origin and strength to those typically produced in households. "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY" or "EPA." The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or where appropriate, the term may also be used as a designation for the Administrator or other duly authorized official of said agency. "GARBAGE." Solid waste from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce. "GOVERNMENTAL USER." Any user who represents some function of local, regional, state, or federal government, and who discharges primarily segregated domestic waste or waste from sanitary conveniences. "GRAB SAMPLE." A sample which is taken from a waste stream on a one-time basis with no regard to the flow in the waste stream and without consideration of time. "INCOMPATIBLE POLLUTANT." Any pollutant that is not defined as a compatible pollutant, including nonbiodegradable dissolved solids. "INDIRECT DISCHARGE." The discharge or the introduction of non-domestic pollutants from any source regulated under Section 307(6) or (c) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1317), into the publicly owned treatment works (including holding tank waste discharged into the system). "INDUSTRIAL USER." Any user of the publicly owned treatment works identified in the "Standard Industrial Classification Manual," 1972, Office of the Management and Budget, United States Government, as amended and supplemented, under the following divisions: (A), (B), (D), (E), or (I). A user in the divisions listed above may be placed in the commercial user class if it is determined that it will introduce primarily segregated domestic wastes, or has less flow than required under the industrial classification. "INDUSTRIAL WASTES." Any solids, liquid, or gaseous waste resulting from any process, or the excess energy of industry, manufacturing, trade, or business, or from the development, processing, or recovery, except for agricultural crop raising, of any natural resource as distinct from industrial employees' domestic wastes or wastes from sanitary conveniences (i.e., domestic sewage as defined in this section). "INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT." A permit issued to an industrial user by the City which authorizes the discharge of industrial wastewater to the public sewerage system. This Permit may set certain conditions and/or restrictions to this discharge. 5