The following abbreviations shall have the meanings set forth herein when used in these regulations:
ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
AWWA | American Water Works Association |
BOD5 | Biochemical Oxygen Demand |
BPDES | Buffalo Pollution Discharge Elimination System |
BSA | Buffalo Sewer Authority |
CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. section 9601, et seq. |
CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
EPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
gpd | gallons per day |
l | liter |
mg | milligram |
mg/l | milligrams per liter |
NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
NYSDEC | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation |
NYSDOH | New York State Department of Health |
P | Total Phosphorus |
psi | pounds per square inch |
POTW | Publicly Owned Treatment Works |
ppm | parts per million, weight basis |
SIC | Standard Industrial Classification |
SPDES | State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
TSS | Total Suspended Solids |
USC | United States Code |
ug/l | micrograms per liter |
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of the terms used in these regulations shall be as stated below. Terms not defined in this section, or terms found to be ambiguous shall be defined by the Clean Water Act, or E.P.A. regulations issued pursuant thereto. When not inconsistent with the context, the present tense shall include the future, and words used in the plural shall include the singular and vice versa. A masculine pronoun shall include the feminine.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 21 § 10075.1