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<br />Illuminance means the level of light measured at a surface.
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<br />Impervious surface means any structure or surface which interferes to any degree with the direct
<br />absorption of water into the ground., including, but not limited to, building footprints, sidewalks, paved or
<br />gravel driveways and parking areas, patios, sport courts, or any other similar surface. Decks, pervious
<br />landscaping fabric, the surface water of pools and retaining walls shall not be included as impervious
<br />surface.
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<br />Individual sewage disposal system means a septic tank, seepage tile sewage disposal system, or other
<br />sewage treatment device. This definition shall not apply to LEC 5.08.010 through LEC 5.08.050.
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<br />Individual sewage treatment system means an on-site sewage treatment system connecting to a single
<br />dwelling or other establishment, consisting of soil treatment unit, septic tank, and any associated pumping
<br />and piping systems. This definition shall not apply to LEC 5.08.010 through LEC 5.08.050.
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<br />Industrial use means the use of land or buildings for the production, manufacture, warehousing, storage,
<br />or transfer of goods, products, commodities, or other wholesale items.
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<br />Industrial users or industries (sewer systems) means:
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<br />(a) Entities that discharge into a publicly-owned wastewater treatment works, liquid waste resulting
<br />from the process employed in industrial or manufacturing processes, or from the development of
<br />any natural resources; these are identified in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1972,
<br />Office of Management and Budget, as amended and supplemented under one of the following
<br />divisions:
<br />(1) Division A. Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing;
<br />(2) Division B. Mining;
<br />(3) Division D. Manufacturing;
<br />(4) Division E. Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Sewers; or
<br />(5) Division I. Services.
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<br />(b) Any non-governmental user of a publicly-owned treatment works which discharges wastewater to
<br />the treatment works which contains toxic pollutants or poisonous solids, liquids, or gases in
<br />sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to contaminate the sludge of
<br />any municipal systems, or to injure or to interfere with any sewage treatment process, or which
<br />constitutes a hazard to humans or animals, creates a public nuisance, or creates any hazard in or
<br />has an adverse effect on the waters receiving any discharge from the treatment works.
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<br />Industrial waste means the solid, liquid, or gaseous waste resulting from industrial or manufacturing
<br />processes, trade, or business, or from the development, recovery, or processing of natural resources.
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<br />Industrial wastewater (sewer systems) means the liquid, solid, or gaseous processing wastes from an
<br />industrial manufacturing process, trade, or business, including, but not limited to, all Standard Industrial
<br />Classification Manual divisions A, B, D, E, or I, as distinct from domestic wastewater.
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<br />Industry, municipal sewer system, means any non-governmental or nonresidential user of a publicly-
<br />owned treatment works which is identified in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, latest edition,
<br />categorized in divisions A, B, D, E, and I.
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<br />Institutional housing means housing for students, mentally ill, infirm, elderly, nurses, physically retarded,
<br />and similar housing of a specialized nature.
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