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<strong>TCEQ</strong> - Texas Commission on Environmental QualityTDS - total dissolved solidsTEQ - toxicity equivalentTIN - Taxpayer Identification NumberTLAP - Texas Land <strong>Application</strong> <strong>Permit</strong>TMDL - total maximum daily loadTPDES - Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination SystemTPWD - Texas Parks and Wildlife DepartmentTSS - total suspended solidsTX SOS - Texas Secretary of StateTWC - Texas Water CodeTWDB - Texas Water Development Boardμg/L - micrograms per literUIC - underground injection controlUSACE - United States Army Corps of EngineersUSDA - United States Department of AgricultureUSGS - United States Geological SurveyUSPS - United States Postal ServiceWWTP - wastewater treatment plantGENERAL DEFINITIONSNumeric2-Hour Peak Flow – The maximum flow sustained for a two-hour period during <strong>the</strong> period ofdaily discharge.303(d) List - A list of water bodies identified as impaired or threatened in accordance with <strong>the</strong>Federal Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 303(d).A-BAct of God - If a person can establish that an event that would o<strong>the</strong>rwise be a violation of apermit, an order, <strong>the</strong> rules adopted by <strong>the</strong> Commission, or <strong>the</strong> Texas Water Code (TWC) wascaused solely by an act of God, war, strike, riot, or o<strong>the</strong>r catastrophe, <strong>the</strong> event is not a violationof that permit, order, rule, or statute.Agricultural Management Unit - A portion of land application area contained within anidentifiable boundary, such as a river, fence, or road, where <strong>the</strong> area has a known crop or landuse history.Algae - Plants that lack true roots, stems, and leaves. Algae consist of nonvascular plants thatattach to rock and debris in <strong>the</strong> water or are suspended in <strong>the</strong> water column. Such plants may begreen, blue-green, or olive in color, slimy to <strong>the</strong> touch, and usually have a coarse filamentousstructure.10411_10055-inst (7/14/2014) Instructions for <strong>Completing</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Industrial</strong> <strong>Wastewater</strong> <strong>Application</strong> Page 4 of 124

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