Spokane Municipal Code

Title 13 Public Utilities and Services

Chapter 13.03 Sewers

Article I. Definitions

Section 13.03.0127 “Industrial Process Wastewater” or “Process Wastewater”

1. “Industrial process wastewater” or “process wastewater”, also sometimes referred to as “non-domestic sewage” or by similar terms, is that category of wastewater containing water-carried wastes other than that traditionally derived from human or household customer sources. The term is distinguished from other categories or wastewater identified in SMC 13.03.0215(A).

2. The term includes two subcategories:

1. 1. “Manufacturing process wastewater” is wastewater of a nature, concentration or constituency traditionally originating from industrial or manufacturing customers.

1. 1. 1. This generally includes sewage from one or more heavy industrial or manufacturing process sources or industrial clean-up procedures.

1. 1. 2. It includes one process discharge or several commingled process discharges.

1. 2. “Non-manufacturing process wastewater” includes all other process wastewater.

1. 1. 1. This generally includes wastewater from business, institutional or commercial customers which generate non-domestic wastewater components derived from a business or commercial process other than manufacturing or heavy industry.

1. 1. 2. Examples of included sources are wastewater from commercial laundries, radiator shops and photo finishers, as well as wastewater from vehicles used for storage or transportation of wastewater, such as septic tank pumpers or haulers.

Date Passed: Monday, October 15, 2007

Effective Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Recodification ORD C34122 Section 1