Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 210 - USE OF RECLAIMED WATER › Subchapter E - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR USE OF INDUSTRIAL RECLAIMED WATER › Section 210.52 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise.
(1) Blowdown--The discharge
				  of recirculating water for the purpose of discharging materials contained in
				  the water, the further buildup of which would cause concentration in amounts
				  that could damage or impair machinery, equipment, or systems.
(2) CFR--Code of Federal
				  Regulations.
(3) Commingled
				  wastewater--Industrial wastewater that contains any amount of domestic
				  wastewater.
(4) Containing--When
				  the pollutant(s) of concern are measured at levels that exceed the minimum
				  analytical level.
(5)
				  Discharge--The release or disposal of waste into or adjacent to any water in
				  the state that in itself or in conjunction with any other discharge or activity
				  causes, continues to cause, or will cause pollution of any of the water in the
				  state.
(6) Dioxins and
				  furans--Tetra, penta, hexa, hepta, and octa-chlorinated dibenzo dioxins and
				  furans.
(7) End use--Landscape
				  irrigation, soil compaction, dust suppression, impoundment maintenance, or
				  industrial wastewater that is otherwise land applied in accordance with all
				  applicable regulations.
(8)
				  Industrial reclaimed water--Any industrial wastewater which has been treated,
				  if necessary, to a quality suitable for land application for beneficial
				  use.
(9) Industrial wastewater--A
				  non-domestic or non-municipal wastewater.
(10) Land application--The discharge of waste
				  adjacent to water in the state.
(11) MGD--Million gallons per day.
(12) Minimum analytical level (MAL)--The
				  lowest concentration at which a particular substance can be quantitatively
				  measured in the matrix of concern (i.e., wastewater) with a defined precision
				  level, using approved analytical methods.
(13) Non-contact cooling water--Water used
				  for cooling which does not come into direct contact with any raw material,
				  intermediate product, waste product, by-product, or finished product.
(14) On-site--The use of industrial reclaimed
				  water within the boundaries of the industrial facility or within the boundaries
				  of property that is contiguous to the facility and owned or operated by the
				  producer.
(15) Once-through cooling
				  water--Water passed through main cooling condensers in one or two passes for
				  the purpose of removing waste heat.
(16) Playa lake--A shallow (generally less
				  than one meter deep), isolated, naturally ephemeral approximately circular lake
				  located in an enclosed basin in the High Plains and West Central Plains areas
				  of the state.
(17)
				  POTW--Publicly-owned treatment works.
(18) Priority pollutants--The pollutants as
				  listed in 40 CFR Part 122, Appendix D, Tables 2 and 3, plus
				  2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and asbestos.
(19) Process wastewater--Any water which,
				  during manufacturing or processing, comes into direct contact with or results
				  from the production or use of any raw material, intermediate product, finished
				  product, byproduct, or waste product.
(20) Producer--A person who produces
				  industrial reclaimed water as identified in this subchapter.
(21) SU--Standard units.
(22) Tail water--The runoff of irrigation
				  water from the lower end of an irrigated field.