§ 66-201. Definitions and abbreviations.

All terms used in this article shall be interpreted in accordance with the definitions and abbreviations as set forth in this section, or in any other section of this article:

(1)

Definitions;

Commercial facilities means a facility constructed and intended to produce commercial, domestic, or industrial wastewaters, including facilities intended to collect, transport, and treat stormwater runoff.

Commercial wastes means:

(1)

Non-toxic, non-hazardous liquid wastewater from commercial facilities;

(2)

Grease interceptor contents generated by a commercial food operation or institutional food preparation facility, including without limitation, fats, grease, and food scraps; or

(3)

Any oil waste residue produced from vehicle maintenance or washing that discharge to an oil-water separator or sand trap;

Commercial waste transporter permit is a permit issued by a local governing authority for an individual tank truck.

EPD means the State of Georgia, Environmental Protection Division.

FOG means fats, oils, and grease.

FOG separator means a structure or device designed to collect and retain oils, grease, and fatty substances usually found in kitchen or similar wastes.

Grease interceptor means a structure or device designed to collect and retain oils, grease, and fatty substances usually found in kitchen or similar wastes.

Grease trap refers to an FOG separator.

Grit trap means a structure or device designed primarily for the accumulation and removal of grit.

Hazardous waste means any solid waste that has been defined as a hazardous waste in regulation promulgated by the Board of Natural Resources, Chapter 391-3-11.

LGA means local governing authority—Paulding County, Georgia.

Local governing authority means the governing authority of a county or municipality, or the designee of any county or municipality in this state. The local governing authority for a county would typically be the county board of commissioners and for a municipality would typically be the city council.

mg/l means milligrams per liter.

Oil-water separator means a structure or device designed primarily to collect and retain oily substances.

Originator means the owner or operator of the grease or FOG interceptor, grit trap, oil-water separator, or sand trap from which commercial wastes are removed.

Registration means acceptance by the division of a transporter.

Registered commercial waste transporter is a business/owner registered by the State of Georgia, Environmental Protection Division and whose tank trucks are permitted by a local governing authority.

Sand trap means a receptacle designed for the accumulation and removal of sand, grit, rocks and other similar debris.

Septic wastes means the contents of a septic tank.

Transporter means any person or firm, which owns or operates one or more waste tank trucks that receive or dispose of commercial waste in this state.

Tank truck means any vehicle that removes and transports commercial wastes.

User means any person who contributes, causes, or permits the contribution of wastewater into the sanitary sewer system.

(2)

Abbreviations.

(1)

FOG—Fats, oil and grease.

(2)

EPD—Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources, State of Georgia.

(3)

LGA—Local governing authority, which refers to Paulding County, Georgia in all cases.

(Res. No. 06-15, § 1(Exh. A), 4-27-2006)