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Pollutant definition

Pollutant means any dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, sewage, garbage, refuse, oil, grease, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, medical wastes, radioactive substance (except those regulated under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 2011 et seq.)), thermal waste, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, industrial, municipal, agricultural, and construction waste or runoff, or other residue discharged directly or indirectly to the land, ground waters or surface waters of the State, or to a domestic treatment works. “Pollutant” includes both hazardous and nonhazardous pollutants.
Pollutant means dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical waste, biological materials, radioactive materials [except those regulated under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. Section 2011 et seq.)], heat wrecked or discarded equipment, rocks, sand, cellar dirt and industrial, municipal, and agriculture waste discharged into water.
Pollutant means sewage, industrial waste, or other waste as defined by divisions (B), (C) and (D) of Section 6111.01 of the Revised Code.

Examples of Pollutant in a sentence

  • The Central Coast Water Board regulates the CMC WWTP under Waste Discharge Requirements for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation California Men’s Colony Wastewater Treatment Plant, Order R3-2020-0005, as amended by Order R3-2023-0010, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit CA0047856 (Permit).

  • At the time the alleged violations occurred, the Regional Water Board regulated the Facility under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) individual permit, Permit No. CA0030210, Order R2-2019- 0024 (Permit).

  • On July 31, 2023, Central Coast Water Board ordered CDCR to obtain permitted authority to discharge filter backwash waste to Chorro Reservoir by enrolling in an updated permit, Order R3-2022-0035, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Discharges with Limited Threat to Water Quality (Limited Threat Permit).2 CDCR submitted an incomplete application and Central Coast Water Board staff informed CDCR of the required components for a complete application.


More Definitions of Pollutant

Pollutant means any dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, sewage, garbage, refuse, oil, grease, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, medical wastes, radioactive substance (except those regulated under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42
Pollutant means anything which causes or contributes to pollution. Pollutants may include, but are not limited to: paints, varnishes, and solvents; oil and other automotive fluids; nonhazardous liquid and solid wastes and yard wastes; refuse, rubbish, garbage, litter, or other discarded or abandoned objects and accumulations, so that same may cause or contribute to pollution; floatables; pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers; hazardous substances and wastes; sewage, fecal coliform and pathogens; dissolved and particulate metals; animal wastes; wastes and residues that result from constructing a building or structure; and noxious or offensive matter of any kind.
Pollutant means and includes pollutants, contaminants, toxic substances, oil as defined in the United States Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and all hazardous substances as defined in the United States Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Xxx 0000;
Pollutant means dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials (except those regulated under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 USC § 2011 et seq.)), heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt and industrial, municipal, and agricultural waste discharged into water. It does not mean:
Pollutant means a pollutant as defined in The Environment Act;
Pollutant means any substance that alters water quality of the waters of the State to a degree that it may potentially affect the beneficial uses of water, as listed in a Basin Plan.