| #D001 | | direct dischargers | A point source that discharges pollutants to waters of the United States, such as streams, lakes, or oceans. | high |
| #D002 | | indirect dischargers | A facility that discharges pollutants to a publicly owned treatment works (municipal sewage treatment plant). | high |
| #D003 | | slip | The coating applied to the workpiece is a water-based slurry called a "slip" and is composed of one of many combinations of frit (glassy-like material), clays, coloring oxides, water, and special additives, such as suspending agents. | medium |
| #D004 | | frit | glassy-like material | medium |
| #D005 | | NAICS | North American Industrial Classification System | high |
| #D006 | | primary drinking water regulation | means a regulation which— (A) applies to public water systems; (B) specifies contaminants which, in the judgment of the Administrator, may have any adverse effect on the health of persons; (C) specifies for each such contaminant either— (i) a maximum contaminant level, if, in the judgment of the Administrator, it is economically and technologically feasible to ascertain the level of such contaminant in water in public water systems, or (ii) if, in the judgment of the Administrator, it is not economically or technologically feasible to so ascertain the level of such contaminant, each treatment technique known to the Administrator which leads to a reduction in the level of such contaminant sufficient to satisfy the requirements of section 300g–1 of this title; and (D) contains criteria and procedures to assure a supply of drinking water which dependably complies with such maximum contaminant levels; including accepted methods for quality control and testing procedures to insure compliance with such levels and to insure proper operation and maintenance of the system, and requirements as to (i) the minimum quality of water which may be taken into the system and (ii) siting for new facilities for public water systems. At any time after promulgation of a regulation referred to in this paragraph, the Administrator may add equally effective quality control and testing procedures by guidance published in the Federal Register. Such procedures shall be treated as an alternative for public water systems to the quality control and testing procedures listed in the regulation. | high |
| #D007 | | secondary drinking water regulation | means a regulation which applies to public water systems and which specifies the maximum contaminant levels which, in the judgment of the Administrator, are requisite to protect the public welfare. Such regulations may apply to any contaminant in drinking water (A) which may adversely affect the odor or appearance of such water and consequently may cause a substantial number of the persons served by the public water system providing such water to discontinue its use, or (B) which may otherwise adversely affect the public welfare. Such regulations may vary according to geographic and other circumstances. | high |
| #D008 | | maximum contaminant level | means the maximum permissible level of a contaminant in water which is delivered to any user of a public water system. | high |
| #D009 | | public water system | means a system for the provision to the public of water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances, if such system has at least fifteen service connections or regularly serves at least twenty-five individuals. Such term includes (i) any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under control of the operator of such system and used primarily in connection with such system, and (ii) any collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under such control which are used primarily in connection with such system. | high |
| #D010 | | supplier of water | means any person who owns or operates a public water system. | high |
| #D011 | | contaminant | means any physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance or matter in water. | high |
| #D012 | | Administrator | means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. | high |
| #D013 | | Agency | means the Environmental Protection Agency. | high |
| #D014 | | Council | means the National Drinking Water Advisory Council established under section 300j–5 of this title. | high |
| #D015 | | municipality | means a city, town, or other public body created by or pursuant to State law, or an Indian Tribe. | high |
| #D016 | | Federal agency | means any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States. | high |
| #D017 | | person | means an individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, State, municipality, or Federal agency (and includes officers, employees, and agents of any corporation, company, association, State, municipality, or Federal agency). | high |
| #D018 | | State | (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term "State" includes, in addition to the several States, only the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. (B) For purposes of section 300j–12 of this title, the term "State" means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. | high |
| #D019 | | Indian Tribe | means any Indian tribe having a Federally recognized governing body carrying out substantial governmental duties and powers over any area. For purposes of sections 300j–12, 300j–19a, and 300j–19b of this title, the term includes any Native village (as defined in section 1602(c) of title 43). | high |
| #D020 | | community water system | means a public water system that— (A) serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents of the area served by the system; or (B) regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. | high |
| #D021 | | noncommunity water system | means a public water system that is not a community water system. | high |
| #D022 | | residential uses | consisting of drinking, bathing, and cooking, or other similar uses | high |
| #D023 | | connection | For purposes of subparagraph (A), a connection to a system that delivers water by a constructed conveyance other than a pipe shall not be considered a connection, if— (I) the water is used exclusively for purposes other than residential uses (consisting of drinking, bathing, and cooking, or other similar uses); (II) the Administrator or the State (in the case of a State exercising primary enforcement responsibility for public water systems) determines that alternative water to achieve the equivalent level of public health protection provided by the applicable national primary drinking water regulation is provided for residential or similar uses for drinking and cooking; or (III) the Administrator or the State (in the case of a State exercising primary enforcement responsibility for public water systems) determines that the water provided for residential or similar uses for drinking, cooking, and bathing is centrally treated or treated at the point of entry by the provider, a pass-through entity, or the user to achieve the equivalent level of protection provided by the applicable national primary drinking water regulations. | high |
| #D024 | | irrigation district | An irrigation district in existence prior to May 18, 1994, that provides primarily agricultural service through a piped water system with only incidental residential or similar use shall not be considered to be a public water system if the system or the residential or similar users of the system comply with subclause (II) or (III) of clause (i). | high |
| #D025 | | Native village | For purposes of sections 300j–12, 300j–19a, and 300j–19b of this title, the term includes any Native village (as defined in section 1602(c) of title 43). | high |
| #D026 | | public water system | means a system for the provision to the public of water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances, if such system has at least fifteen service connections or regularly serves at least twenty-five individuals. Such term includes (i) any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under control of the operator of such system and used primarily in connection with such system, and (ii) any collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under such control which are used primarily in connection with such system. | high |
| #D027 | | porcelain enameling | the application of glass-like coatings to metals such as steel, cast iron, aluminum, or copper. | high |
| #D028 | | Surface preparation | is for removal of soil, oil, corrosion, and similar dirt from the basis material. | high |
| #D029 | | Coating | including ball milling and enamel application. | high |
| #D030 | | Ball milling | is performed to mix and grind frit and other raw materials, forming an enamel slip of appropriate consistency for a particular application. | high |
| #D031 | | direct dischargers | A point source that discharges pollutants to waters of the United States, such as streams, lakes, or oceans. | high |
| #D032 | | indirect dischargers | A facility that discharges pollutants to a publicly owned treatment works (municipal sewage treatment plant). | high |
| #D033 | | porcelain enameling | the application of glass-like coatings to metals such as steel, cast iron, aluminum, or copper. | high |
| #D034 | | slip | a water-based slurry ... composed of one of many combinations of frit (glassy-like material), clays, coloring oxides, water, and special additives, such as suspending agents. | high |
| #D035 | | Surface preparation | removal of soil, oil, corrosion, and similar dirt from the basis material. | high |
| #D036 | | Ball milling | performed to mix and grind frit and other raw materials, forming an enamel slip of appropriate consistency for a particular application. | high |