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41 42. 43 44. independent, factors such as the extent to which the new facility is integrated with the existing plant, and the extent to which the new facility is engaged in the same general type of activity as the existing source will be considered. 2_Construction on a site at which an existing source is located results in a modification rather than a new source if the construction does not create a new building, structure, or installation meeting the criteria of paragraph Ca-) (1)(b), or (1)(c) above but otherwise alters, replaces, or adds to existing process or production equipment. 3.Construction of a new source as defined under this paragraph has commenced if the owner or operator has: a. Begun or caused to begin as part of a continuous onsite construction program: i. Any placement, assembly, or installation of facilities or equipment; ii. Significant site preparation work including clearing, excavation, or removal of existing buildings, structures, or facilities which are necessary for the placement, assembly, or installation of new source facilities or equipment; or b. Entered into a binding contractual obligation for the purchase of facilities or equipment which are intended to be used in its operation within a reasonable time. Options to purchase or contracts which can be terminated or modified without substantial loss, and contracts for feasibility, engineering, and design studies do not constitute a contractual obligation under this paragraph. Pass through means a discharge which exits the POTW into waters of the United States in quantities or concentrations which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the POTW's NPDES permit (including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation). pH means the logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the concentrate of hydrogen ions expressed in grams per liter of solution. Pollutant means any dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, explosives, chemical wastes, corrosive substances, biological materials or nutrients, radioactive materials, heat, malodorous substances, wrecked or discharged equipment, rock, sand, slurry, cellar dirt, untreatable waste or industrial, municipal, and agricultural waste discharged into water or with water. Pollution means the manmade or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological, and radiological integrity of water.