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Document ID ca-on-sdwsuhppagkld-2022 Title Small Drinking Water Systems under the Health Protection and Promotion Act: Get to Know the Law: Directives URL https://www.ontario.ca/files/2024-02/moh-sdws-factsheet-law-directives-en-2024-02-13.pdf Jurisdiction /ca/on Subdomain(s) none Language Status completed Analyzed at 2026-05-12 05:26:06.985271+00:00 Relevance inventory_targeted_fetch

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Q Qualitative Requirements (59)

Req ID	Category	Intent	Legal Status	Name	Subdomain(s)	Context	Conditions	Confidence
#Q001	operational	health	mandatory	Provision of Safe Drinking Water	drinking water	Under this law, you are required to provide users with safe drinking water at all times.		high
#Q002	monitoring	health	mandatory	Minimum Sampling Frequency and Lab Licensing	drinking water	Ontario Regulation 319/08 requires that as the operator of a small drinking water system you must sample and test your water at a minimum frequency through a laboratory licensed by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.		high
#Q003	monitoring	health	mandatory	Microbiological Sampling Requirement	drinking water	All owners or operators of small drinking water systems will be required to collect samples for the following microbiological agents: Escherichia coli (E. coli) and total coliforms.		high
#Q004	treatment	treatment	mandatory	Surface Water Treatment	drinking water	Ontario Regulation 319/08 requires that water be treated if the small drinking water system obtains water from surface water source.	If the small drinking water system obtains water from a surface water source	high
#Q005	treatment	treatment	mandatory	Treatment Equipment Installation	drinking water	The public health inspector's directive may require you to install treatment equipment on the small drinking water system that may include any combination of the following: Primary disinfection and/or secondary disinfection; and Filtration.	If required by the public health inspector's directive	high
#Q006	treatment	operational	mandatory	Operate Treatment Equipment Within Parameters	drinking water	You may also be required to operate treatment equipment within parameters specified by the public health inspector.	If required by the public health inspector's directive	high
#Q007	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Performance of Operational Checks	drinking water	The public health inspector's directive may also require you to perform specific operational tests. For example, you may be required to: Conduct turbidity tests; or Measure disinfectant levels.	If required by the public health inspector's directive	high
#Q008	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Maintenance of Records	drinking water	The public health inspector may require that you maintain records of operational and maintenance tests and related issues for your small drinking water system.	If required by the public health inspector's directive	high
#Q009	operational	health	mandatory	Posting of Warning Signage	drinking water	The public health inspector may require you to post and maintain warning signs to notify users not to consume water from the small drinking water system if it is unsafe. The public health inspector may specify where the signs must be posted.	If required by the public health inspector's directive	high
#Q010	operational	operational	recommended	Operator Training	drinking water	As the operator of a small drinking water system, you should be trained in the operation of the system for which you are responsible.		high
#Q011	operational	operational	mandatory	Directive Training Requirements	drinking water	Specifically, the directive issued by the public health inspector may require you to: Have a personal consultation with a public health inspector or local board of health staff; Review educational material provided by your local board of health staff; Receive training provided by equipment or treatment system providers; Receive other training approved by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks; or Meet other training requirements specified by the public health inspector.	If required by the public health inspector's directive	high
#Q012	administrative	reporting	mandatory	Request for Review Timeline	drinking water	Under section 38 of Ontario Regulation 319/08, after you have been issued a directive or an amendment to a directive, you have seven days to request a review by the local medical officer of health.	When seeking a review of a directive	high
#Q013	administrative	operational	recommended	Discuss Disagreements	drinking water	If you and the public health inspector have a disagreement about the requirements issued in a directive, you should first discuss the matter with the public health inspector.	If disagreement arises over directive requirements	high
#Q014	administrative	reporting	mandatory	Contents of Review Request	drinking water	Your written request for a review must include the following: The portions of the directive or the amendment to a directive that you want to be reviewed; Any submission that you would like the medical officer of health to consider in the review; and A current mailing address so that the medical officer of health can provide you with his or her decision in respect of the review.	When filing a written request for a review to the medical officer of health	high
#Q015	operational	operational	recommended	Familiarization with Procedure Documents	drinking water	In addition, you should become familiar with the procedure documents produced to help you efficiently operate a small drinking water system		high
#Q016	administrative	reporting	mandatory	Notice of Intent Submission	wastewater	All 'operators' (as defined in Appendix A) associated with your construction site who meet the Part 1.1 eligibility conditions, and who seek coverage under this permit, must submit to EPA a complete and accurate NOI in accordance with the deadlines in Table 1 prior to commencement of construction activities (as defined in Appendix A).	Prior to commencement of construction activities	high
#Q017	design	operational	mandatory	SWPPP Development Prerequisite	wastewater	You must develop a SWPPP consistent with Part 7 before submitting your NOI for coverage under this permit.	Before submitting NOI	high
#Q018	administrative	reporting	mandatory	Public Posting of Permit Coverage	wastewater	You must post a sign or other notice of your permit coverage at a safe, publicly accessible location in close proximity to the construction site.	At a safe, publicly accessible location	high
#Q019	operational	operational	mandatory	Stormwater Control Routine Maintenance	wastewater	If at any time you find that a stormwater control needs routine maintenance (i.e., minor repairs or other upkeep performed to ensure the site's stormwater controls remain in effective operating condition, not including significant repairs or the need to install a new or replacement control), you must immediately initiate the needed work, and complete such work by the close of the next business day.	Upon discovery of maintenance need	high
#Q020	operational	treatment	mandatory	Removal of Tracked-out Sediment	wastewater	Where sediment has been tracked-out from your site onto paved roads, sidewalks, or other paved areas outside of your site, remove the deposited sediment by the end of the same business day in which the track-out occurs or by the end of the next business day if track-out occurs on a non-business day.	If sediment is tracked onto paved areas	high
#Q021	operational	treatment	mandatory	Site Stabilization	wastewater	Implement and maintain stabilization measures ( e.g., seeding protected by erosion controls until vegetation is established, sodding, mulching, erosion control blankets, hydromulch, gravel ) that minimize erosion from any areas of exposed soil on the site in accordance with Part.	For any areas of exposed soil where construction activities have permanently ceased or are temporarily inactive	high
#Q022	administrative	operational	mandatory	Qualified Person for Inspections	wastewater	The person(s) inspecting your site may be a person on your staff or a third party you hire to conduct such inspections. You are responsible for ensuring that any person conducting inspections pursuant to this Part is a 'qualified person.'	Applies to any person conducting required site inspections	high
#Q023	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Inspection Report Completion	wastewater	You must complete an inspection report within 24 hours of completing any site inspection.	Following any site inspection	high
#Q024	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Corrective Action Log Entries	wastewater	For each corrective action taken in accordance with this Part, you must record the following in a corrective action log: Within 24 hours of identifying the corrective action condition, document the specific condition and the date and time it was identified.	Upon identifying a condition triggering corrective action	high
#Q025	administrative	operational	mandatory	Stormwater Team Formation	wastewater	Each operator, or group of multiple operators, must assemble a 'stormwater team' that will be responsible for carrying out activities necessary to comply with this permit.	Must be assembled prior to commencement of construction	high
#Q026	design	health	mandatory	Natural Buffer Provision	wastewater, aquatic life	Provide and maintain natural buffers and/or equivalent erosion and sediment controls for discharges to any receiving waters that is located within 50 feet of the site's earth disturbances.	For discharges to receiving waters located within 50 feet of site disturbances	high
#Q027	operational	operational	mandatory	Perimeter Control Maintenance	wastewater	Remove sediment before it has accumulated to one-half of the above-ground height of any perimeter control;	Applies after installation of perimeter controls	high
#Q028	administrative	operational	mandatory	Stormwater Team General Training	wastewater	Prior to the commencement of construction activities, you must ensure that all persons assigned to the stormwater team understand the requirements of this permit and their specific responsibilities with respect to those requirements	Prior to commencement of construction activities	high
#Q029	administrative	reporting	mandatory	Notice of Termination Deadline	wastewater	You must submit an NOT within 30 calendar days after any one of the conditions in Part 8.2 occurs.	Upon completion of construction or transfer of control	high
#Q030	monitoring	health	mandatory	Dewatering Turbidity Sampling Frequency	wastewater	You must collect at least one turbidity sample from your dewatering discharge each day a discharge occurs.	For sites discharging dewatering water to sensitive waters	high
#Q031	operational	treatment	mandatory	Waste Container Lid Management	wastewater	For waste containers with lids, keep waste container lids closed when not in use, and close lids at the end of the business day and during storm events.	During use of waste containers at construction sites	high
#Q032	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Emergency Spill Notification	wastewater	Where a leak, spill, or other release containing a hazardous substance or oil in an amount equal to or in excess of a reportable quantity... occurs... you must notify the National Response Center (NRC)	Occurrence of release in excess of reportable quantities	high
#Q033	administrative	reporting	mandatory	Notice of Termination for Operator Change	wastewater	When there is a change to the site's operator, the new operator must submit a new NOI, and the previous operator must submit a Notice of Termination (NOT) form as specified in Part 8.3.	Upon change of site operator	high
#Q034	operational	operational	mandatory	Continuous SWPPP Updates	wastewater	The SWPPP must be kept up-to-date throughout coverage under this permit.	During the entire period of permit coverage	high
#Q035	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Inspection Report Signatory Requirement	wastewater	Each inspection report must be signed by the operator's signatory in accordance with Appendix G, Part G.11 of this permit.	For every completed inspection report	high
#Q036	administrative	reporting	mandatory	On-Site SWPPP Availability	wastewater	You must keep a current copy of your SWPPP at the site or at an easily accessible location so that it can be made available at the time of an on-site inspection or upon request by EPA	At all times during construction	high
#Q037	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Quarterly Turbidity Monitoring Reports	wastewater	You must submit reports of your weekly average turbidity data to EPA no later than 30 days following the end of each monitoring quarter.	For sites required to conduct turbidity benchmark monitoring	high
#Q038	administrative	operational	mandatory	Multiple Operator Permit Coverage	wastewater	Where there are multiple operators associated with the same project, all operators must obtain permit coverage.	When multiple operators are associated with the same construction project	high
#Q039	administrative	operational	mandatory	Endangered Species Protection Criteria	wastewater, aquatic life	You can demonstrate you meet one of the criteria in the Endangered Species Protection section of the Notice of Intent (NOI) that you submit for coverage under this permit, per Part 1.4, with respect to the protection of Federally listed endangered or threatened species and Federally designated critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).		high
#Q040	administrative	operational	mandatory	Historic Properties Screening	other	You have completed the screening process in Appendix E relating to the protection of historic properties;	Prerequisite for permit eligibility	high
#Q041	prohibition	treatment	mandatory	Pavement Wash Water Discharge Prohibition	wastewater	You are prohibited from directing pavement wash waters directly into any receiving water, storm drain inlet, or constructed or natural site drainage features, unless the feature is connected to a sediment basin, sediment trap, or similarly effective control;	When conducting pavement washing	high
#Q042	operational	operational	mandatory	Stormwater Control Installation Timing	wastewater	Complete installation of stormwater controls by the time each phase of construction activities has begun.	Before starting each phase of earth-disturbing activity	high
#Q043	corrective_action	treatment	mandatory	Immediate Spill Cleanup	wastewater	Clean up spills or contaminated surfaces immediately, using dry clean up measures (do not clean contaminated surfaces by hosing the area down), and eliminate the source of the spill to prevent a discharge or a continuation of an ongoing discharge.	Upon discovery of spilled or leaked chemicals, fuels, or oils	high
#Q044	prohibition	aesthetic	mandatory	Prohibition of Floating Solids in Dewatering	wastewater	Do not discharge visible floating solids or foam;	During construction dewatering operations	high
#Q045	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Adverse Incident 24-Hour Notification	other	This notification must be made by telephone within 24 hours of the Operator becoming aware of the adverse incident and must include at least the following information, as applicable:	If an Operator observes or is otherwise made aware of an adverse incident that may have resulted from a discharge from a pesticide application	high
#Q046	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Adverse Incident 30-Day Written Report	other	Except as provided for in Part 6.4.4, within 30 days of a reportable adverse incident pursuant to Part 6.4.1.1 Operators must provide a written report of the adverse incident to the appropriate EPA Regional office at the address listed in Part 8 and the state lead agency for pesticide regulation (see http://npic.orst.edu/state1.htm), and if applicable, to the Tribal lead.	Following a reportable adverse incident	high
#Q047	operational	operational	mandatory	Pesticide Discharge Management Plan Preparation	other	Any Decision-maker who is or will be required to submit an NOI as required in Part 1.2.2 and is a large entity as defined in Appendix A must prepare a Pesticide Discharge Management Plan (PDMP) by the time the NOI is filed	Applicable to Decision-makers who are large entities required to submit an NOI, with specified exceptions	high
#Q048	operational	operational	mandatory	Pesticide Application Equipment Maintenance	other	Maintain pesticide application equipment in proper operating condition, including requirement to calibrate, clean, and repair such equipment and prevent leaks, spills, or other unintended discharges.	Required for all Applicators to minimize discharge	high
#Q049	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Visual Monitoring for Applicators	other	During any pesticide application with discharges authorized under this permit, all Applicators must, when considerations for safety and feasibility allow, visually assess the area to and around where pesticides are applied for possible and observable adverse incidents as defined in Appendix A caused by application of pesticides, including the unanticipated death or distress of non-target organisms and disruption of wildlife habitat, recreational or municipal water use.	During pesticide application when safe and feasible	high
#Q050	administrative	reporting	mandatory	Record Retention Requirement	other	Operators must retain any records required under this permit for at least 3 years after the Operator’s coverage under this permit expires or is terminated.	All required permit records	high
#Q051	monitoring	health	mandatory	ESA Geospatial Mapping Tool Requirement	aquatic life	EPA’s geospatial mapping tool at https://www.epa.gov/npdes/pesticide-permitting-ESA-procedures must be used to determine whether ESA-listed species and/or designated critical habitat (Listed Resources of Concern) may be exposed to pollutants in the Project Action Area(s) as a result of pesticide applications made to the pest management area(s).		high
#Q052	administrative	reporting	mandatory	Notice of Intent (NOI) Submission	other	To obtain authorization under this permit for all other eligible discharges, a Decisionmaker must submit a timely, complete, and accurate NOI consistent with the requirements of Parts 1.2.2 and 1.2.3.	For discharges not automatically authorized under Part 1.2.1	high
#Q053	administrative	operational	mandatory	Compliance with Other Laws and FIFRA	other	Operators must comply with all other applicable federal and state (including territorial) laws and regulations that pertain to the application of pesticides.	All pesticide applications covered by this permit	high
#Q054	prohibition	aesthetic	mandatory	Water Quality-Based Prohibitions	aquatic life, recreational water	Discharge of pesticides to water must not result in: 1. observable deposits of floating solids, scum, sheen, or other substances; 2. an observable film or sheen or discoloration from oil and grease; and/or 3. foam or substances that produce an observable change in color or odor except other than what would be expected as a result of the application of the product used consistent with its FIFRA labeling within the treatment area.	Applicable to all Operators upon beginning discharge	high
#Q055	operational	operational	mandatory	Mosquito Control Problem Identification	other	Prior to the first pesticide application covered under this permit that will result in a discharge to waters of the United States, and at least once each calendar year thereafter prior to the first pesticide application for that calendar year, any Decision-maker who is or will be required to submit an NOI must do the following for each pest management area: 1. Establish densities... 2. Identify target pest(s)... 3. Identify known breeding sites... 4. Analyze existing surveillance data...	For Decision-makers conducting mosquito and flying insect pest control	high
#Q056	reporting	reporting	mandatory	ESA Adverse Incident Notification for Protected Species	aquatic life	if an Operator becomes aware of an adverse incident affecting a federally-listed threatened or endangered species or its federally-designated critical habitat that may have resulted from a discharge from the Operator's pesticide application, Operator must immediately notify NMFS in the case of an anadromous or marine species, or FWS in the case of a terrestrial or freshwater species.	Upon becoming aware of an incident affecting ESA-listed species/habitat	high
#Q057	reporting	reporting	mandatory	National Response Center Spill Notification	other	Where a leak, spill, or other release into waters of the United States containing a hazardous substance or oil in an amount equal to or in excess of a reportable quantity established under either 40 CFR Part 110, 40 CFR Part 117, or 40 CFR Part 302 occurs in any 24-hour period, an Operator must notify the National Response Center immediately	When a release exceeds reportable quantities as defined in referenced 40 CFR parts	high
#Q058	administrative	reporting	mandatory	14-Day Record Documentation Deadline	other	All required records must be documented as soon as possible but no later than 14 days following completion of each pesticide application.	Applicable to all Operator types for all required permit records	high
#Q059	administrative	reporting	mandatory	Electronic Reporting Mandate	other	Decision-makers must submit all NOIs, NOTs, and annual reports electronically unless the Decision-maker has received a waiver from the appropriate EPA Regional Office	Default submission method for all required permit notices	high

P Quantitative Requirements (66)

Req ID	Category	Intent	Legal Status	Name	Subdomain(s)	Limit Type	Limit Value	Context	Conditions	Confidence
#R001	chemical	health	mandatory	Total Cyanide Daily Concentration Limit	wastewater, aquatic life	requirement	2 mg/L	Effluent discharge from sewage works at a mine site	Applies where no existing environmental compliance approval is in place	high
#R002	chemical	health	mandatory	Total Cyanide Monthly Average Concentration Limit	wastewater, aquatic life	requirement	1 mg/L	Effluent discharge from sewage works at a mine site	Applies where no existing environmental compliance approval is in place	high
#R003	physical	health	mandatory	Total Suspended Solids Daily Concentration Limit	wastewater, aquatic life	requirement	30 mg/L	Effluent discharge from sewage works at a mine site	Applies where no existing environmental compliance approval is in place	high
#R004	physical	health	mandatory	Total Suspended Solids Monthly Average Concentration Limit	wastewater, aquatic life	requirement	15 mg/L	Effluent discharge from sewage works at a mine site	Applies where no existing environmental compliance approval is in place	high
#R005	chemical	health	mandatory	Copper Daily Concentration Limit	wastewater, aquatic life	requirement	0.6 mg/L	Effluent discharge from sewage works at a mine site	Applies where no existing environmental compliance approval is in place	high
#R006	chemical	health	mandatory	Copper Monthly Average Concentration Limit	wastewater, aquatic life	requirement	0.3 mg/L	Effluent discharge from sewage works at a mine site	Applies where no existing environmental compliance approval is in place	high
#R007	chemical	health	mandatory	Lead Daily Concentration Limit	wastewater, aquatic life	requirement	0.4 mg/L	Effluent discharge from sewage works at a mine site	Applies where no existing environmental compliance approval is in place	high
#R008	chemical	health	mandatory	Lead Monthly Average Concentration Limit	wastewater, aquatic life	requirement	0.2 mg/L	Effluent discharge from sewage works at a mine site	Applies where no existing environmental compliance approval is in place	high
#R009	chemical	health	mandatory	Nickel Daily Concentration Limit	wastewater, aquatic life	requirement	1 mg/L	Effluent discharge from sewage works at a mine site	Applies where no existing environmental compliance approval is in place	high
#R010	chemical	health	mandatory	Nickel Monthly Average Concentration Limit	wastewater, aquatic life	requirement	0.5 mg/L	Effluent discharge from sewage works at a mine site	Applies where no existing environmental compliance approval is in place	high
#R011	chemical	health	mandatory	Zinc Daily Concentration Limit	wastewater, aquatic life	requirement	1 mg/L	Effluent discharge from sewage works at a mine site	Applies where no existing environmental compliance approval is in place	high
#R012	chemical	health	mandatory	Zinc Monthly Average Concentration Limit	wastewater, aquatic life	requirement	0.5 mg/L	Effluent discharge from sewage works at a mine site	Applies where no existing environmental compliance approval is in place	high
#R013	chemical	health	mandatory	Arsenic Daily Concentration Limit	wastewater, aquatic life	requirement	1 mg/L	Effluent discharge from sewage works at a mine site	Applies where no existing environmental compliance approval is in place	high
#R014	chemical	health	mandatory	Arsenic Monthly Average Concentration Limit	wastewater, aquatic life	requirement	0.5 mg/L	Effluent discharge from sewage works at a mine site	Applies where no existing environmental compliance approval is in place	high
#R015	design	operational	mandatory	Concrete 28-day Strength Minimum	other	requirement	>= 30 MPa	Reinforced concrete caps for shafts, raises and stopes	Measured at 28 days	high
#R016	design	operational	mandatory	Reinforcing Bars Yield Strength Minimum	other	requirement	>= 400 MPa	Reinforcing bars for concrete caps		high
#R017	design	operational	mandatory	Bedrock Support Minimum Bearing Capacity	other	requirement	>= 600 kPa	Supports for concrete caps founded on sound rock		high
#R018	design	operational	mandatory	Concrete Cap Minimum Thickness (Standard)	other	requirement	450 mm	Monolithic concrete cap reinforcement thickness	As per MNDM Drawings 94103-M1 and 94103-M2	high
#R019	design	operational	mandatory	Boulder Fencing Minimum Height	other	requirement	>= 2.0 metres	Rehabilitation of open pits using boulder fencing		high
#R020	design	operational	mandatory	Maximum Boulder Spacing	other	requirement	<= 0.60 metres	Rehabilitation of open pits using boulder fencing		high
#R021	operational	reporting	mandatory	Permit to Take Water (PTTW) Threshold	agricultural water	requirement	> 50000 L/day	Withdrawals from surface or ground water sources	Total daily taking cumulative across all water sources on property	high
#R022	microbiological	health	mandatory	Potable Water Total Coliform Count	drinking water	MAC	0 CFU/100 mL	Final rinse water and secondary wash applications	Required by Canadian Agricultural Products Act	high
#R023	microbiological	health	mandatory	Potable Water E. coli Count	drinking water	MAC	0 CFU/100 mL	Final rinse water and secondary wash applications	Required by Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Regulations C.R.C., c285	high
#R024	microbiological	health	guideline	Irrigation Water Total Coliform Guideline	agricultural water	OG	< 1000 CFU/100 mL	Pre-harvest irrigation water quality	Minimum twice per year testing (start and mid-season)	high
#R025	microbiological	health	guideline	Irrigation Water E. coli Guideline	agricultural water	OG	< 100 CFU/100 mL	Pre-harvest irrigation water quality	Applies to water at both source and point of delivery	high
#R026	design	reporting	mandatory	Ground Water Discharge ECA Threshold	wastewater	requirement	> 10000 L/day	Discharge to weeping bed or septic system	Requires Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) if above threshold	high
#R027	design	treatment	mandatory	Vegetative Filter Strip System (VFSS) Slope	wastewater	requirement	2-12 %	Infiltration area design for zero-discharge treatment	Steeper slopes require greater length; no slope across width	high
#R028	design	treatment	guidance	Microfiltration Pore Size Range	drinking water, wastewater	requirement	0.1-10 microns	Membrane technologies for bacteria and oil emulsion removal		high
#R029	design	treatment	guidance	Ultrafiltration Pore Size Range	drinking water, wastewater	requirement	0.01-0.1 microns	Membrane technologies for protein and virus removal		high
#R030	design	treatment	guidance	Nanofiltration Pore Size Range	drinking water, wastewater	requirement	0.001-0.01 microns	Membrane technologies for phosphorus and nitrate removal		high
#R031	design	treatment	guidance	Reverse Osmosis Pore Size Limit	drinking water	requirement	< 0.001 microns	Membrane technologies for metals and chloride removal		high
#R032	design	treatment	recommended	Bottom Aeration Tank Depth Recommendation	wastewater	OG	>= 2.5-3 m	Sizing for diffused aeration systems	Not recommended for ponds or tanks shallower than this range	high
#R033	design	treatment	guidance	Surface Aeration Tank Depth Limit	wastewater	OG	<= 2.5-3 m	Active surface aeration efficiency	Functions best in depths not exceeding this range	high
#R034	microbiological	reporting	mandatory	Microbial Test Completion Window	drinking water, agricultural water	requirement	48 hours	Laboratory analysis for E. coli and coliforms	Required to obtain accurate results	high
#R035	microbiological	reporting	mandatory	Microbial Sample Receipt Window	drinking water, agricultural water	requirement	24 hours	Sample delivery to laboratory	Samples must be received within this time after sampling	high
#R036	operational	operational	guidance	Typical Crop Washwater Irrigation Rate	agricultural water	OG	1 inch/week	Land application by irrigation	Assumes no rainfall; limited to growing season	high
#R037	physical	health	guidance	Healthy Surface Water Dissolved Oxygen	aquatic life	OG	7-10 mg/L	General health indicator for surface water bodies		high
#R038	physical	reporting	recommended	Washwater Sample Storage Temperature	drinking water, wastewater, agricultural water	OG	< 4 °C	Preservation of washwater samples during transport to laboratory	Keep cold but not frozen	high
#R039	design	reporting	mandatory	Local Ground Water Discharge Limit	wastewater	requirement	< 10000 L/day	Discharge to ground water via weeping bed or septic system	Must be in compliance with the Ontario Building Code, 2012	high
#R040	physical	operational	guidance	Sand Particle Size Range	wastewater	requirement	50-2000 microns	Soil particle classification for treatment system design		high
#R041	physical	operational	guidance	Silt Particle Size Range	wastewater	requirement	2-50 microns	Soil particle classification for treatment system design		high
#R042	physical	operational	guidance	Clay Particle Size Limit	wastewater	requirement	< 2 microns	Soil particle classification for treatment system design		high
#R043	physical	operational	guideline	Peat Particle Size Range	wastewater	requirement	0-40000 microns	Soil particle classification for treatment system design		high
#R044	physical	operational	guideline	Muck Particle Size Limit	wastewater	requirement	< 74 microns	Soil particle classification for treatment system design		high
#R045	physical	operational	guideline	Sand Specific Gravity Range	wastewater	requirement	2.64-2.68 ratio	Specific gravity of sand particles relative to water (1.0)		high
#R046	physical	operational	guideline	Silt Specific Gravity Range	wastewater	requirement	2.68-2.72 ratio	Specific gravity of silt particles relative to water (1.0)		high
#R047	physical	operational	guideline	Clay Specific Gravity Range	wastewater	requirement	2.44-2.92 ratio	Specific gravity of clay particles relative to water (1.0)		high
#R048	physical	operational	guideline	Peat Specific Gravity Range	wastewater	requirement	1.26-1.90 ratio	Specific gravity of peat particles relative to water (1.0)		high
#R049	physical	operational	guideline	Muck Specific Gravity	wastewater	requirement	1.002 ratio	Specific gravity of muck soil particles relative to water (1.0)		high
#R050	design	treatment	guidance	Self-Indexing Filter Media Pore Size Range	wastewater	requirement	< 10-200 microns	Cloth or paper media for self-indexing filter units		high
#R051	design	treatment	recommended	Progressive Passive Filter Final Screen size	wastewater	requirement	<= 100 microns	Final screen in a series of screens trapping solids		high
#R052	physical	operational	mandatory	Muck Soil NASM Restriction	other	requirement	> 80 % organic matter	Application of agriculture source material under Nutrient Management Act	Applies to muck soils	high
#R053	design	treatment	guidance	Fine Bubble Aeration Size	wastewater	requirement	1-3 mm	Bottom aeration diffusers		high
#R054	design	treatment	guidance	Coarse Bubble Aeration Size	wastewater	requirement	5-12 mm	Bottom aeration diffusers		high
#R055	design	operational	mandatory	Flow Sensor Pipe Band Range	wastewater	requirement	200-350 mm	Hach Flow-Tote 3 AV sensor installation		high
#R056	design	operational	mandatory	Flow Sensor Minimum Pipe Diameter	wastewater	requirement	> 200 mm	Discharge pipe size for sensor installation	To ensure water does not flow beneath the sensor	high
#R057	design	operational	mandatory	Flow Sensor Operating Temperature	wastewater	requirement	-18 to 60 °C	Environmental operating limits for flow sensors		high
#R058	design	operational	recommended	Displacement Flow Meter Pipe Size	other	requirement	12-50 mm	Standard sizing for positive displacement water meters		high
#R059	design	operational	recommended	Turbine Flow Meter Pipe Size	other	requirement	75-250 mm	Standard sizing for turbine velocity meters		high
#R060	design	operational	recommended	Magnetic Flow Meter Pipe Size	other	requirement	100-900 mm	Standard sizing for electromagnetic velocity meters		high
#R061	design	operational	recommended	Ultrasonic Flow Meter Pipe Size	other	requirement	> 150 mm	Standard sizing for ultrasonic velocity meters		high
#R062	design	operational	guidance	Displacement Meter Maximum Flow Rate	other	requirement	300 L/min	Operating capacity for positive displacement meters		high
#R063	design	operational	guidance	Turbine/Magnetic Meter Maximum Flow Rate	other	requirement	10000 L/min	Operating capacity for turbine and magnetic velocity meters		high
#R064	physical	treatment	guidance	Standard Settling Depth Condition	wastewater	requirement	0.3 m	Depth used to calculate settling velocity for soil particles		high
#R065	physical	treatment	guidance	Standard Settling Temperature Condition	wastewater	requirement	20 °C	Temperature used to calculate standardized settling velocity		high
#R066	physical	operational	guidance	Mason Jar Test Settling Time for Sand	wastewater	OG	1 minute	Estimated time for sand to settle during a jar test		high

D Definitions (167)

Req ID	Name	Context	Confidence
#D001	Action Area	all areas to be affected directly or indirectly by the Federal action (i.e., the PGP) and not merely the immediate area involved in the action. (See 50 CFR 402.02).	high
#D002	Action Threshold	the point at which pest populations or environmental conditions necessitate that pest control action be taken based on economic, human health, aesthetic, or other effects. An action threshold may be based on current and/or past environmental factors that are or have been demonstrated to be conducive to pest emergence and/or growth, as well as past and/or current pest presence. Action thresholds are those conditions that indicate both the need for control actions and the proper timing of such actions.	high
#D003	Active Ingredient	any substance (or group of structurally similar substances if specified by the Agency) that will prevent, destroy, repel or mitigate any pest, or that functions as a plant regulator, desiccant, or defoliant within the meaning of FIFRA sec. 2(a). [40 CFR 152.3] Active ingredient also means a pesticidal substance that is intended to be produced and used in a living plant, or in the produce thereof, and the genetic material necessary for the production of such a pesticidal substance. [40 CFR 174.3]	high
#D004	Adverse Incident	means an unusual or unexpected incident that an Operator has observed upon inspection or of which the Operator otherwise become aware, in which : (1) There is evidence that a person or non-target organism has likely been exposed to a pesticide residue, and (2) The person or non-target organism suffered a toxic or adverse effect.	high
#D005	Annual Treatment Area Threshold	an area (in acres) or linear distance (in miles) in a calendar year to which a Decision-maker is authorizing and/or performing pesticide applications in that area for activities covered under this permit.	high
#D006	Applicator	any entity who performs the application of a pesticide or who has day-to-day control of the application ( i.e ., they are authorized to direct workers to carry out those activities) that results in a discharge to waters of the United States.	high
#D007	Biological Control Agents	these agents are organisms that can be introduced to Operator sites, such as herbivores, predators, parasites, and hyperparasites. [Source: FWS IPM Guidance, 2004]	high
#D008	Biological Pesticides	(also called biopesticides) - include microbial pesticides, biochemical pesticides and plant-incorporated protectants (PIP). Microbial pesticide is a microbial agent intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest, or intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant, that (1) is a eukaryotic microorganism including, but not limited to, protozoa, algae, and fungi; (2) is a procaryotic microorganism, including, but not limited to, Eubacteria and Archaebacteria; or (3) is a parasitically replicating microscopic element, including but not limited to, viruses. [40 CFR 158.2100(b)]	high
#D009	Chemical Pesticides	all pesticides not otherwise classified as biological pesticides.	high
#D010	Cultural Methods	manipulation of the habitat to increase pest mortality by making the habitat less suitable to the pest.	high
#D011	Decision-maker	any entity with control over the decision to perform pesticide applications including the ability to modify those decisions that result in a discharge to waters of the United States.	high
#D012	Declared Pest Emergency Situation	an event defined by a public declaration by a federal agency, state, or local government of a pest problem determined to require control through application of a pesticide beginning less than ten days after identification of the need for pest control.	high
#D013	Director	a Regional Administrator of the EPA or an authorized representative.	high
#D014	Discharge	when used without qualification, means the 'discharge of a pollutant.' [40 CFR 122.2]	high
#D015	Discharge of a Pollutant	any addition of any 'pollutant' or combination of pollutants to 'waters of the United States' from any 'point source,' or any addition of any pollutant or combination of pollutants to the waters of the 'contiguous zone' or the ocean from any point source other than a vessel or other floating craft that is being used as a means of transportation.	high
#D016	Facility or Activity	any NPDES 'point source' or any other facility or activity (including land or appurtenances thereto) that is subject to regulation under the NPDES program. [40 CFR 122.2]	high
#D017	CBI	Confidential Business Information	high
#D018	CERCLA	Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act	high
#D019	CWA	Clean Water Act (or the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. §1251 et seq. )	high
#D020	CZMA	Coastal Zone Management Act	high
#D021	EPA	U. S. Environmental Protection Agency	high
#D022	ESA	Endangered Species Act	high
#D023	FIFRA	Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. §136 et seq.	high
#D024	FWS	U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service	high
#D025	NMFS	U. S. National Marine Fisheries Service	high
#D026	NOI	Notice of Intent	high
#D027	NPDES	National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System	high
#D028	Decision-maker Who is or Will be Required to Submit an NOI	any Decision-maker covered under the PGP who knows or should have known that an NOI will be required for those discharges beginning on the effective date of the permit. Excluded from this definition are those activities for which an NOI is required based solely on that Decision-Maker exceeding an annual treatment area threshold.	high
#D029	Federal Facility	any buildings, installations, structures, land, public works, equipment, aircraft, vessels, and other vehicles and property, owned, operated, or leased by, or constructed or manufactured for the purpose of leasing to, the federal government.	high
#D030	For-Hire Applicator	includes persons who make contractual pesticide applications for which they or their employer receives compensation ( e.g ., lawn care firms, pest control companies).	high
#D031	FWS Listed Resources of Concern	Federally-listed threatened and endangered species and designated critical habitat listed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that are included in the FWS biological opinion for EPA's Pesticide General Permit.	high
#D032	Impaired Water (or 'Water Quality Impaired Water' or 'Water Quality Limited Segment')	a water is impaired for purposes of this permit if it has been identified by a state, Tribe or EPA pursuant to Section 303(d) of the CWA as not meeting applicable state or tribal water quality standards (these waters are called 'water quality limited segments' under 40 CFR 130.2(j)). Impaired waters include both waters with approved or established TMDLs, and those for which a TMDL has not yet been approved or established.	high
#D033	Indian Country	(a) all land within the limits of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the United States Government, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent, and including rights-of-way running through the reservation; (b) all dependent Indian communities within the borders of the United States, whether within the original or subsequently acquired territory thereof, and whether within or without the limits of a state, and (c) all Indian allotments, the Indian titles to which have not been extinguished, including rights-of-way running through the same. This definition includes all land held in trust for an Indian Tribe. [18 U.S.C. 1151; 40 CFR 122.2]	high
#D034	Inert Ingredient	any substance (or group of structurally similar substances if designated by the Agency), other than an active ingredient, which is intentionally included in a pesticide product. [40 CFR 152.3] Inert ingredient also means any substance, such as a selectable marker, other than the active ingredient, where the substance is used to confirm or ensure the presence of the active ingredient, and includes the genetic material necessary for the production of the substance, provided that genetic material is intentionally introduced into a living plant in addition to the active ingredient. [40 CFR 174.3]	high
#D035	Lands of Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction	all land where the Federal government has exclusive jurisdiction in relative respects.	high
#D036	Large Entity	any entity that is not a 'small entity.'	high
#D037	Mechanical/Physical Methods	mechanical tools or physical alterations of the environment, for pest prevention or removal.	high
#D038	Minimize	to reduce and/or eliminate pesticide discharges to waters of the United States through the use of Pest Management Measures to the extent technologically available and economically practicable and achievable.	high
#D039	NMFS Listed Resources of Concern	ESA-listed species and designated critical habitat under the jurisdiction of National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) that are within, or adjacent to, and/or affected by discharges within, areas where EPA is the permitting authority as described in Appendix C of this permit.	high
#D040	Non-target Organisms	includes the plant and animal hosts of the target species, the natural enemies of the target species living in the community, and other plants and animals, including vertebrates and invertebrates, living in or near the community that are not the target of the pesticide.	high
#D041	Operator	for the purpose of this permit, any entity associated with the application of pesticides which results in a discharge to waters of the United States that meets either of the following two criteria: (i) any entity who performs the application of a pesticide or who has day-to-day control of the application ( i.e. , they are authorized to direct workers to carry out those activities); or (ii) any entity with control over the decision to perform pesticide applications including the ability to modify those decisions.	high
#D042	Person	an individual, association, partnership, corporation, municipality, state or federal agency, or an agent or employee thereof.	high
#D043	Pest	Consistent with 40 CFR 152.5, any organism under circumstances that make it deleterious to man or the environment, if it is: (a) Any vertebrate animal other than man; (b) Any invertebrate animal, including but not limited to, any insect, other arthropod, nematode, or mollusk such as a slug and snail, but excluding any internal parasite of living man or other living animals; (c) Any plant growing where not wanted, including any moss, alga, liverwort, or other plant of any higher order, and any plant part such as a root; or (d) Any fungus, bacterium, virus, prion or other microorganism, except for those on or in living man or other living animals and those on or in processed food or processed animal feed, beverages, drugs (as defined in FFDCA sec. 201(g)(1)) and cosmetics (as defined in FFDCA sec. 201(i)).	high
#D044	Pest Management Area	The area of land, including any water, for which an Operator has responsibility and is authorized to conduct pest management activities as covered by this permit ( e.g ., for an Operator who is a mosquito control district, the pest management area is the total area of the district).	high
#D045	Pest Management Measure	any practice used to meet the effluent limitations that complies with manufacturer specifications, industry standards and recommended industry practices related to the application of pesticides, relevant legal requirements, and other provisions that a prudent Operator would implement to reduce and/or eliminate pesticide discharges to waters of the United States.	high
#D046	Pesticide	means (1) any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest, (2) any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant, and (3) any nitrogen stabilizer, except that the term ''pesticide'' shall not include any article that is a 'new animal drug' within the meaning of section 201(w) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(w)), that has been determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services not to be a new animal drug by a regulation establishing conditions of use for the article, or that is an animal feed within the meaning of section 201(x) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 321(x)) bearing or containing a new animal drug. The term 'pesticide' does not include liquid chemical sterilant products (including any sterilant or subordinate disinfectant claims on such products) for use on a critical or semi-critical device as defined in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321). For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term 'critical device' includes any device that introduced directly into the human body, either into or in contact with the bloodstream or normally sterile areas of the body and the term ''semi-critical device'' includes any device that contacts intact mucous membranes but which does not ordinarily penetrate the blood barrier or otherwise enter normally sterile areas of the body [FIFRA Section 2(u)].	high
#D047	Pesticide Discharges To Waters of the United States from Pesticide Application	means the discharges that result from the application of biological pesticides, and the application of chemical pesticides that leave a residue, from point sources to waters of the United States. In the context of this definition of pesticide discharges to waters of the United States from pesticide application, this does not include agricultural storm water discharges and return flows from irrigated agriculture, which are excluded by law (33 U.S.C. 1342(l); 33 U.S.C. 1362(14)). [40 CFR 122.2]	high
#D048	Pesticide Product	a pesticide in the particular form (including composition, packaging, and labeling) in which the pesticide is, or is intended to be, distributed or sold. The term includes any physical apparatus used to deliver or apply the pesticide if distributed or sold with the pesticide.	high
#D049	Pesticide Research and Development	Activities undertaken on a systematic basis to gain new knowledge (research) and/or the application of research findings or other scientific knowledge for the creation of new or significantly improved products or processes (experimental development).	high
#D050	Pesticide Residue	for the purpose of determining whether an NPDES permit is needed for discharges to waters of the United States from pesticide application, means that portion of a pesticide application that is discharged from a point source to waters of the United States and no longer provides pesticidal benefits. It also includes any degradates of the pesticide. [40 CFR 122.2]	high
#D051	Point Source	any discernible, confined, and discrete conveyance, including but not limited to any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, discrete fissure, container, rolling stock, concentrated animal feeding operation, landfill leachate collection system, vessel, or other floating craft from which pollutants are or may be discharged. This term does not include return flows from irrigated agriculture or agricultural stormwater runoff. [40 CFR 122.2]	high
#D052	Pollutant	dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, and industrial, municipal, and agricultural waste discharged into water. For purposes of this definition, a 'biological pesticide' is considered a 'biological material,' and any 'pesticide residue' resulting from use of a 'chemical pesticide' is considered a 'chemical waste.' [Excerpted from 40 CFR 122.2]	high
#D053	Project Action Area	all areas to be affected directly or indirectly by the Operator's discharge(s) to waters of the U.S. covered by the PGP and discharge-related activities in the Operator's pest management area(s).	high
#D054	Small Entity	any (1) private enterprise that does not exceed the Small Business Administration size standard as identified at 13 CFR 121.201, or (2) local government that serves a population of 10,000 or less.	high
#D055	State	means any of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.	high
#D056	Take	means to harass, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct. See Section 3 of the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1532 (19).	high
#D057	Target Pest	the organism(s) toward which Pest Management Measures are being directed.	high
#D058	Tier 3 Waters	for antidegradation purposes, pursuant to 40 CFR 131.12(a)(3), Tier 3 waters are identified by states or Tribes as having high quality waters constituting an Outstanding National Resource Water (ONRW), which may include waters of National Parks and State Parks, wildlife refuges, and waters of exceptional recreational or ecological significance.	high
#D059	Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)	a TMDL is a calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant that a water body can receive and still meet water quality standards, and an allocation of that amount to the pollutant's sources. A TMDL includes wasteload allocations (WLAs) for point source discharges, load allocations (LAs) for nonpoint sources and/or natural background, and it must include a margin of safety (MOS) and account for seasonal variations. [See section 303(d) of the CWA and 40 CFR 130.2 and 130.7]	high
#D060	Treatment Area	the entire area, whether over land or water, where a pesticide application is intended to provide pesticidal benefits within the pest management area. In some instances, the treatment area will be larger than the area where pesticides are actually applied. For example, the treatment area for a stationary drip treatment into a canal includes the entire width and length of the canal over which the pesticide is intended to control weeds. Similarly, the treatment area for a lake or marine area is the water surface area where the application is intended to provide pesticidal benefits.	high
#D061	Water Quality Impaired	See 'Impaired Water.'	high
#D062	Water Quality Standards	A water quality standard defines the water quality goals of a water body, or portion thereof, by designating the use or uses to be made of the water and by setting criteria necessary to protect the uses. Water quality standards also include an antidegradation policy and implementation procedures. See P.U.D. No. 1 of Jefferson County v. Wash. Dept. of Ecology , 511 U.S. 700, 705 (1994). States, Tribes and EPA adopt water quality standards to protect public health or welfare, enhance the quality of water and serve the purposes of the CWA (See CWA sections 101(a)2 and 303(c)). Where necessary, EPA has the authority to promulgate federal water quality standards.	high
#D063	Wetlands	means those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas. [40 CFR 122.2]	high
#D064	CFR	Code of Federal Regulation	high
#D065	FFDCA	Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act	high
#D066	IPM	Integrated Pest Management	high
#D067	LA	Load Allocation	high
#D068	MOS	Margin of Safety	high
#D069	NEPA	National Environmental Policy Act	high
#D070	NeT	NPDES eReporting Tool	high
#D071	NOT	Notice of Termination	high
#D072	NRC	National Response Center	high
#D073	ONRW	Outstanding National Resource Water	high
#D074	PIP	Plant-incorporated Protectants	high
#D075	PDMP	Pesticide Discharge Management Plan	high
#D076	SARA	Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act	high
#D077	TMDL	Total Maximum Daily Load	high
#D078	U.S.C.	United States Code	high
#D079	WLA	Wasteload Allocation	high
#D080	WQS	Water Quality Standard	high
#D081	Adverse Incident	means an unusual or unexpected incident that an Operator has observed upon inspection or of which the Operator otherwise become aware, in which : (1) There is evidence that a person or non-target organism has likely been exposed to a pesticide residue, and (2) The person or non-target organism suffered a toxic or adverse effect. The phrase toxic or adverse effect includes effects that occur as a result of a discharge to waters of the United States on non-target plants, fish, or wildlife that are unusual or unexpected ( e.g ., effects are to organisms not otherwise described on the pesticide product label or otherwise not expected to be present) as a result of exposure to a pesticide residue, and may include: Distressed or dead juvenile and small fishes; Washed up or floating fish; Fish swimming abnormally or erratically; Fish lying lethargically at water surface or in shallow water; Fish that are listless or nonresponsive to disturbance; Stunting, wilting, or desiccation of non-target submerged or emergent aquatic plants; Other dead or visibly distressed non-target aquatic organisms (amphibians, turtles, invertebrates, etc .) The phrase, toxic or adverse effect, also includes any adverse effects to humans ( e.g ., skin rashes) or domesticated animals that occur either from direct contact with or as a secondary effect from a discharge (e.g ., sickness from consumption of plants or animals exposed to pesticides) to waters of the United States that are temporally and spatially related to exposure to a pesticide residue ( e.g ., vomiting, lethargy).	high
#D082	Biological Pesticides	(also called biopesticides) - include microbial pesticides, biochemical pesticides and plant-incorporated protectants (PIP). Microbial pesticide is a microbial agent intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest, or intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant, that (1) is a eukaryotic microorganism including, but not limited to, protozoa, algae, and fungi; (2) is a procaryotic microorganism, including, but not limited to, Eubacteria and Archaebacteria; or (3) is a parasitically replicating microscopic element, including but not limited to, viruses. [40 CFR 158.2100(b)] Biochemical pesticide mean a pesticide that (1) is a naturally-occurring substance or structurally-similar and functionally identical to a naturally-occurring substance; (2) has a history of exposure to humans and the environment demonstrating minimal toxicity, or in the case of a synthetically-derived biochemical pesticides, is equivalent to a naturally-occurring substance that has such a history; and (3) Has a non-toxic mode of action to the target pest(s). [40 CFR 158.2000(a)(1)] Plantincorporated protectant means a pesticidal substance that is intended to be produced and used in a living plant, or in the produce thereof, and the genetic material necessary for production of such a pesticidal substance. It also includes any inert ingredient contained in the plant or produce thereof. [40 CFR 174.3]	high
#D083	Project Proponent	shall mean those that are seeking coverage under this general permit, and its agents, assignees and contractors.	high
#D084	Federal Agency	shall mean the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).	high
#D085	Oversight agency	means a state or federal agency, such as the United States department of agriculture forest service, that is responsible for land use or water quality management decisions affecting nonpoint source discharges where an outstanding national resource water is located.	high
#D086	discharge	means spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping into water or in a location and manner where there is a reasonable probability that the discharged substance will reach surface or subsurface water;	high
#D087	facility	means any structure, installation, operation, storage tank, transmission line, motor vehicle, rolling stock, or activity of any kind, whether stationary or mobile;	high
#D088	oil	means oil of any kind or in any form including petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse and oil mixed with wastes;	high
#D089	operator	means the person or persons responsible for the overall operations of a facility;	high
#D090	owner	means the person or persons who own a facility, or part of a facility.	high
#D091	Surface water(s) of the state	means all surface waters situated wholly or partly within or bordering upon the state, including lakes, rivers, streams (including intermittent streams), mudflats, sandflats, wetlands, sloughs, prairie potholes, wet meadows, playa lakes, reservoirs or natural ponds. Surface waters of the state also means all tributaries of such waters, including adjacent wetlands, any manmade bodies of water that were originally created in surface waters of the state or resulted in the impoundment of surface waters of the state, and any 'waters of the United States' as defined under the Clean Water Act that are not included in the preceding description. Surface waters of the state does not include private waters that do not combine with other surface or subsurface water or any water under tribal regulatory jurisdiction pursuant to Section 518 of the Clean Water Act. Waste treatment systems, including treatment ponds or lagoons designed and actively used to meet requirements of the Clean Water Act (other than cooling ponds as defined in 40 CFR Part 423.11(m) that also meet the criteria of this definition), are not surface waters of the state, unless they were originally created in surface waters of the state or resulted in the impoundment of surface waters of the state.	high
#D092	Noxious weed	means those species of plants listed as noxious class A, B, and C weeds by the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board in accordance with Chapter 17.10 RCW.	high
#D093	maximum instantaneous concentration	means the highest allowable discharge at any time.	high
#D094	point of compliance	means the location where water treated with pesticides enters surface water bodies that existed prior to the creation of reclamation and irrigation projects.	high
#D095	Active Ingredient	Active ingredients are manufacturer disclosed ingredients that yield toxic effects on target organisms.	high
#D096	Adjuvants	Adjuvants are ingredients that are added to pesticides during an application event and are often trade secrets. These ingredients are chosen by the Discharger, based on site characteristics, and typically increase the effectiveness of pesticides on target organisms.	high
#D097	Adverse Incident	Adverse Incident means a situation where the Discharger observes upon inspection or becomes aware of in which : - A person or non-target organism may have been exposed to a biological pesticide or residual chemical pesticide, and - The person or non-target organism suffered an adverse or toxic effect.	high
#D098	Adverse or Toxic Effect	An 'adverse or toxic effect' includes impacts that occur within United States (U.S.) waters on non-target plants, fish, or wildlife that are unusual or unexpected (e.g., effects are to organisms not otherwise described on the pesticide product label or otherwise not expected to be present) as a result of exposure to a biological pesticide or residual chemical pesticide, and may include: - Distressed or dead juvenile and small fishes - Washed up or floating fish - Fish swimming abnormally or erratically - Fish lying lethargically at water surface or in shallow water - Fish that are listless or nonresponsive to disturbance - Stunting, wilting, or desiccation of non-target submerged or emergent aquatic plants - Other dead or visibly distressed non-target aquatic organisms (amphibians, turtles, invertebrates, etc.) An 'adverse or toxic effect' also includes any adverse effects to humans (e.g., skin rashes) or domesticated animals that occur either directly or indirectly from a discharge to waters of the U.S. that are temporally and spatially related to exposure to biological pesticides or residual chemical pesticides (e.g., vomiting, lethargy).	high
#D099	Agricultural Supply	Uses of water for farming, horticulture, or ranching including, but not limited to, irrigation, stock watering, or support of vegetation for range grazing.	high
#D100	Application Area	The application area is the area to which pesticides are directly applied. It is the responsibility of the Discharger to determine the application area. The application area may be synonymous with the target area.	high
#D101	Application Event	The application event is the time that introduction of the pesticide to the application area takes place, not the length of time that the environment is exposed to the pesticide.	high
#D102	Aquatic Animal Invasive Species	Aquatic animal invasive species refers to species that establish and reproduce rapidly in a water body outside of their native range and may threaten the diversity or abundance of native species through competition for resources, predation, parasitism, hybridization with native populations, introduction of pathogens, or physical or chemical alteration of the invaded habitat.	high
#D103	Biological Pesticides	Biological pesticides are pesticides derived from natural materials such as animals, plants, bacteria, and certain minerals. They include three classes: microbial, biochemical, and plant incorporated protectants. Microbial biological pesticides consist of a microorganism (e.g., a bacterium, fungus, virus, or protozoan) as the active ingredient. These agents usually do not have toxic effects on non-target animals and people. They also do not leave toxic or persistent chemical residues in the environment. Pseudomonas fluorescens strain CL145A cells and spent fermentation media is registered as a microbial biological pesticide active ingredient.	high
#D104	Cold Freshwater Habitat	Uses of water that support cold water ecosystems including, but not limited to, preservation or enhancement of aquatic habitats, vegetation, fish, or wildlife, including invertebrates.	high
#D105	Enclosed Bays	Enclosed Bays means indentations along the coast that enclose an area of oceanic water within distinct headlands or harbor works. Enclosed bays include all bays where the narrowest distance between the headlands or outermost harbor works is less than 75 percent of the greatest dimension of the enclosed portion of the bay. Enclosed bays do not include inland surface waters or ocean waters.	high
#D106	Estuaries	Estuaries means waters, including coastal lagoons, located at the mouths of streams that serve as areas of mixing for fresh and ocean waters. Coastal lagoons and mouths of streams that are temporarily separated from the ocean by sandbars shall be considered estuaries. Estuarine waters shall be considered to extend from a bay or the open ocean to a point upstream where there is no significant mixing of fresh water and seawater. Estuaries do not include inland surface waters or ocean waters.	high
#D107	Freshwater Replenishment	Uses of water for natural or artificial maintenance of surface water quantity or quality.	high
#D108	Groundwater Recharge	Uses of water for natural or artificial recharge of ground water for purposes of future extraction, maintenance of water quality, or halting of saltwater intrusion into freshwater aquifers.	high
#D109	Half-Life	Half-life is the time required for half of the compound introduced into an ecosystem to be eliminated or disintegrated by natural processes.	high
#D110	Hydropower Supply	Uses of water for hydropower supply.	high
#D111	Industrial Process Supply	Uses of water for industrial activities that depend primarily on water quality.	high
#D112	Inert Ingredients	Inert ingredients are additional ingredients and are often trade secrets; therefore, they are not always disclosed by the manufacturer.	high
#D113	Inland Surface Waters	All surface waters of the state that do not include the ocean, enclosed bays, or estuaries.	high
#D114	Migration of Aquatic Organisms	Uses of water that support habitats necessary for migration or other temporary activities by aquatic organisms, such as anadromous fish.	high
#D115	Municipal and Domestic Supply	Uses of water for community, military, or individual water supply systems including, but not limited to, drinking water supply.	high
#D116	Navigation	Uses of water for shipping, travel, or other transportation by private, military, or commercial vessels.	high
#D117	Non-Contact Water Recreation	Uses of water for recreational activities involving proximity to water, but where there is generally no body contact with water, nor any likelihood of ingestion of water. These uses include, but are not limited to, picnicking, sunbathing, hiking, beachcombing, camping, boating, tidepool and marine life study, hunting, sightseeing, etc.	high
#D118	Point Source	Any discernible, confined, and discrete conveyance, including but not limited to, any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, discrete fissure, container, rolling stock concentrated animal feeding operation, landfill leachate collection system, vessel or other floating craft from which pollutants are or may be discharged. This term does not include return flows from irrigated agriculture or agricultural storm water runoff.	high
#D119	Priority Pollutants	Priority pollutants are listed within the California Toxics Rule in 40 Code of Federal Regulations, section 131.38(b)(1). Criteria to protect aquatic life and human health are set for priority pollutants in the California Toxics Rule.	high
#D120	Rare, Threatened, or Endangered Species Habitat	Uses of water that support aquatic habitats necessary, at least in part, for the survival and successful maintenance of plant or animal species established under state or federal law as rare, threatened or endangered.	high
#D121	Receiving Waters	See Waters of the United States.	high
#D122	Representative Monitoring Location	To be considered 'representative,' at a minimum, a location must be similar in hydrology, pesticide use, and other factors that affect the biological pesticide or residual chemical pesticide discharge to the areas being represented in that environmental setting.	high
#D123	Residual Chemical Pesticides	Residual pesticides are those portions of chemical pesticides that remain in the water after the application and its intended purpose (elimination of targeted pests) have been completed. Residual pesticides also include excess amounts of chemical pesticides during and after application.	high
#D124	Self-Monitoring	Sampling and analyses performed by a permittee to determine compliance with a permit or other regulatory requirements. All analyses must be conducted by a laboratory certified by the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board).	high
#D125	Source of Drinking Water	Any water designated as municipal or domestic supply in a Regional Water Quality Control Board Basin Plan and/or as defined in State Water Board Resolution 88-63.	high
#D126	Spawning, Reproduction, and/or Early Development	Uses of water that support high quality aquatic habitats suitable for reproduction and early development of fish.	high
#D127	Target Area	The target area is the area designated for aquatic animal invasive species control. This may be synonymous with the application area.	high
#D128	Warm Freshwater Habitat	Uses of water that support warm water ecosystems including, but not limited to, preservation or enhancement of aquatic habitats, vegetation, fish, or wildlife, including invertebrates.	high
#D129	Water Contact Recreation	Uses of water for recreational activities involving body contact with water, where ingestion of water is reasonably possible. These uses include, but are not limited to, swimming, wading, water-skiing, skin and scuba diving, surfing, white water activities, fishing, or use of natural hot springs.	high
#D130	Waters of the United States	Generally refers to surface waters, as defined for the purposes of the federal Clean Water Act.	high
#D131	Wildlife Habitat	Uses of water that support terrestrial or wetland ecosystems including, but not limited to, preservation and enhancement of terrestrial habitats or wetlands, vegetation, wildlife (e.g., mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates), or wildlife water and food sources.	high
#D132	Discharger	A Discharger under this Order includes any entity involved in the application of aquatic animal invasive species control pesticides that results in a discharge of biological pesticides and residual chemical pesticides to waters of the U.S., and meets either or both of the following two criteria: 1. The entity has control over the financing for or the decision to perform pesticide applications that result in discharges including the ability to modify those decisions; or 2. The entity has day-to-day control of the pesticide application or performs activities that are necessary to ensure compliance with this Order.	high
#D133	Notice of Exclusion	A Notice of Exclusion states and justifies why the Discharger or proposed Discharger is not eligible for coverage under this Order.	high
#D134	U.S. EPA	United States Environmental Protection Agency	high
#D135	DPR	California Department of Pesticide Regulation	high
#D136	CWA	Clean Water Act	high
#D137	FIFRA	Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act	high
#D138	Basin Plans	water quality control plans	high
#D139	APAP	Aquatic Pesticide Application Plan	high
#D140	NOA	Notice of Applicability	high
#D141	SIP	State Water Board Policy for Implementation of Toxics Standards for Inland Surface Waters, Enclosed Bays, and Estuaries of California	high
#D142	CTR	California Toxics Rule	high
#D143	BMPs	best management practices	high
#D144	MRP	Monitoring and Reporting Program	high
#D145	SMR	Self-Monitoring Report	high
#D146	CIWQS	California Integrated Water Quality System	high
#D147	MDL	Method Detection Limit	high
#D148	WDRs	waste discharge requirements	high
#D149	NOE	Notice of Exclusion	high
#D150	WQLSs	Water Quality Limited Segments	high
#D151	MUN	domestic or municipal supply	high
#D152	MCLs	maximum contaminant levels	high
#D153	LC50	50 percent lethal concentration	high
#D154	Pf CL145A-S	Pseudomonas fluorescens strain CL145A cells and spent fermentation media	high
#D155	NTU	Nephelometric turbity unit	high
#D156	AI/L	milligrams Active Ingredient/Liter	high
#D157	NTR	National Toxics Rule	high
#D158	BAT	Best Available Technology Economically Achievable	high
#D159	BCT	Best Conventional Pollutant Control Technology	high
#D160	ANSTF	Animal Nuisance Species Task Force	high
#D161	NANPCA	Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (NANPCA, P.L.101-636)	high
#D162	Regional Water Boards	nine Regional Water Quality Control Boards	high
#D163	Deputy Director	State Water Resources Control Board's Deputy Director of the Division of Water Quality	high
#D164	DNQ	Detected, but Not Quantified	high
#D165	ND	Not Detected	high
#D166	TSD	Technical Support Document for Water Quality-Based Toxics Control	high
#D167	WDID	eleven-digit Waste Discharge Identification number	high