20-1537 Amending Chapter 86 Utilities, Article II Sewers

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Act or the Act means the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 USC § 1251 et seq., or as amended in the future. The Act provides statutory authority for both NPDES and Pretreatment Programs. Additive means a substance introduced into the wastestream to aid treatment or to affect a specific result. Additives shall include, but are not limited to, emulsifiers, enzymes, bacteria, or other agents and mixtures so designed to absorb, purge, consume, disperse, dissolve, treat, or otherwise eliminate oils, fats, or grease. Administrative Action means an enforcement action authorized and initiated by the Control Authority's legal authority, which is taken without the involvement of a court. Administrative Fine means a punitive monetary charge unrelated to actual treatment costs, which is assessed by the Control Authority rather than a court. Administrative Order means a document, which orders the User (violator) to perform a specific act or refrain from an act. The order may require Users to attend a show cause meeting, cease and desist discharging, or undertake activities pursuant to a compliance schedule. Aliquot means a liquid portion of a sample. Amal am Separator is a device that employs filtration, settlement, centrifugation, or ion exchange to remove amalgam and its metal constituents from a dental office vacuum system before it discharges to the sewer. Amalgam Waste means and includes non -contact amalgam (amalgam scrap that has not been in contact with the patient); contact amalgam (including, but not limited to, extracted teeth containing amalgam); amalgam sludge captured by chairside traps, vacuum pump filters, screens, and other amalgam trapping devices; used amalgam capsules; and leaking or unusable amalgam capsules. ANSI/ADA Standard No. 108 is the American National Standards Institute and American Dentistry association standard for amalgam separators. Applicant means an owner, or agent of the owner, of any land requesting Municipal Sewer Service. Approval Authority means Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). Approved means an acceptance by the Director of Public Works as meeting or complying with applicable requirements or specifications as set forth cited in this Article; or suitable for the proposed use or application. Authorized City Personnel means individuals or designees that have been authorized or approved by the City to perfonn specific tasks or to execute certain job descriptions or scope of services.