The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

1. (1) General permit--A permit issued under the provisions of this chapter authorizing the discharge of waste into or adjacent to waters in the state for one or more categories of waste discharge within a geographical area of the state or the entire state as provided by §26.040, Texas Water Code.
2. (2) Individual permit--A permit, as defined in §26.001 of the Texas Water Code, issued by the commission or the executive director to a specific person or persons in accordance with the procedures prescribed in Chapter 26 of the Texas Water Code (other than §26.040 of the Water Code).
3. (3) Notice of intent or NOI--A written submittal to the executive director from a discharger requesting coverage under the terms of a general permit.
4. (4) Same or similar monitoring requirements--Requirements for periodic testing or sampling applied to all dischargers of a category covered by a general permit to determine compliance with effluent limitations in general permits which will be applied with the same or similar frequency, sample type, or reporting requirements. This may include conditions which are applied in accordance with a distinct formula in the general permit, such as a sampling frequency based upon the quantity or rate of discharge.
5. (5) Same or substantially similar types of operations--An operation engaged in storm water management activities, or wastewater management activities as defined in a general permit. Examples of substantially similar types of operations include manufacturing processes relating to a specific industrial category or standard industrial classification, a specific type of agricultural production activity, publicly owned treatment works, or storm water management and control activities by municipalities.
6. (6) Same requirements regarding operating conditions--Requirements applied to all dischargers in a category covered by a general permit including, but not limited to, requirements for maintenance, monitoring, reporting, best management practices, facility management, the integrity of analytical testing, and record keeping.
7. (7) Same types of waste--A category of waste containing the same or similar type constituents that can be safely and appropriately controlled using a similar treatment technology, or that can be safely and appropriately controlled through the same requirements regarding effluent limitations. Examples of such waste types include domestic wastewater, contact stormwater from concrete batch operations, or filter backwash from water treatment.
8. (8) Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems (TPDES)--The state program for issuing, amending, terminating, monitoring, and enforcing permits, and imposing and enforcing pretreatment requirements, under Clean Water Act §§307, 402, 318 and 405, the Texas Water Code and Texas Administrative Code regulations.

Source Note:The provisions of this §205.1 adopted to be effective June 21, 1998, 23 TexReg 6227.