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. 16. Fats, Oil or Grease (FOG). Any hydrocarbons, fatty acids, fats, -- oils and any other material soaps, waxes, that is extracted by freon solvent, as specified in Standard Methods. 1 7 . Garbage. Solid wastes from domestic and commercial preparation, cooking and dispensing of food and from handling, storage, and sale of produce. "Properly ground garbage" shall mean the wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of foods that have been ground to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particles greater than one-half inch in any dimension. 18. 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 consideraiton of time. 19. Harmful Wastes. Harmful wastes shall mean any solid, liquid, or gaseous substances which would violate the prohibitions contained in this ordinance. 20. Holding Tank Waste, Any waste from holding tanks such as vessels, chemical toilet~:ampers, trailers, septic tanks, and vacuum-pump tank trucks. 21. Indirect Discharge. The discharge or the introduction of nondomestic pollutants from any source regulated under section 207(b) or (c) of the Act, (33 Uf.S.C. 1317) , into the POTW (including holding tank waste discharged into the system). 22. Industrial User. A source of Indirect Discharge which does not constitute a "discharge of pollutants" under regulations issued pursuant to Section 402, of the Act. (33 U.S.C. 1342). 23. Industrial Wastes. The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes, trade ~r business as distinct from domestic or sanitary wastes. 24. Interference. The inhibition or disruption of the POTW treatment processes or operations which contributes to a violation of any requirement of the City's NPDES Permit. The term includes prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal by the POTW in accordance with 405 of the Act, (33 U.S.C. 1345) or any criteria, guidelines, or regulations developed pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) , the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, or more stringent state criteria (including those contained in any State sludge management plan prepared pursuant to Title IV of SWDA) applicable to the method of disposal or use employed by the POTW. 25. National Categorical Pretreatment Standard or Pretreatment Standard. Any regUIatIon containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the EPA in accordance with Section 207 (b) and (c) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1347) which applies to a specific category of Industrial Users. 26. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). The program for issuirlg, conditioning and denying permits for the discharge of pollutants from point sources into navigable waters of the contiguous zone and the oceans pursuant to Section 402 of the Act (P.L. 95-217, 33 U.S..C., section 1342). 27. National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit or NPDES Permit. A permit issuid pursuant to Section 402 of the Act LP.L. 95-217 33 U.S.C. section 1342). 28. National Prohibitive Discharge Standard or Prohibitive Discharge Standard. Any regulation developed under theauthority of 307 (b) of the Act and 40 CFR, Section 403.5. -3-