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Indirect discharge means the discharge or the introduction of pollutants from any non -domestic source regulated under Section 307(b), (c) or (d) of the Act, into the POTW. Industrial user or- Hse-r means any non -domestic source discharging or with a potential to discharge pollutants regulated under Section 307(b), (c), or (d) of the Act into the POTW. e of:ndir-eet dice .. Fge Industrial wastes means the water carried wastes from industrial manufacturing or industrial processes, as distinct from sanitary sewage. It includes,_ but is not limited to, the trade wastes produced by, but not limited to, food processing and bottling plants, food manufacturing plants, slaughtering plants, tallow works, plating works, disposal services, industrial cleaning plants, fertilizer plants, car and truck washing operations, laundries, cleaning establishments, cooling plants, chemical plants and chemical treatment installations. Instantaneous maximum allewable 6kseharge limit means the maximum concentration of a pollutant allowed to be discharged at any time, determined from the analysis of any discrete or composite sample collected, independent of the industrial flow rate and the duration of the sampling event. Interference means a discharge which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, both: 1. Inhibits or disrupts the POTW, its treatment processes or operations, or its sludge processes, use, or disposal; and 2. Therefore is a cause of violation of any requirement of the POTW's NPDES permit (including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation) or of the prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal in compliance with the following statutory provisions and regulations or permits issued there under (or more stringent State or local regulations): Section 405 of the Clean Water Act, the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) (including title 11, more commonly referred to as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and including state regulations contained in any state sludge management plan prepared pursuant to subtitle D of SWDA), the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act, the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act. Local limit means an effluent limitation developed for significant industrial users S( IUs) by the city to specifically protect the POTW from interference and passthrough (as herein defined) based on site -specific design and disposal limits and conditions of the POTW. Local limits are developed to assure that industrial user discharges to the POTW do not cause the POTW to violate its permit limits, upset the POTW's biological, chemical or physical treatment processes, prevent the disposal of biosolids (sludge), impact worker health and safety or harm the collection system infrastructure. Local Limits shall be Pretreatment Standards pursuant to 40 CFR § 403.5(d). Mass limit or mass loading means the total number of pounds of a pollutant allowed to be discharged during a specified speei€e time period.