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The following lists the meanings of abbreviations used in BC Chapters 15.20 through 15.80:

BOD means biochemical oxygen demand.

CFR means Code of Federal Regulations.

COD means chemical oxygen demand.

DEQ means Department of Environmental Quality.

EPA means U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

GPD means gallons per day.

l means liter.

LEL means lower explosive limit.

mg means milligrams.

mg/l means milligrams per liter.

NPDES means National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.

O&M means operation and maintenance.

POTW means publicly owned treatment works.

RCRA means Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

SIC means standard industrial classifications.

Slug control plan means requirement to control slug discharges.

SWDA means Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 USC 6901 et seq.).

TSS means total suspended solids.

USC means United States Code.

WPCF means water pollution control facility. [Ord. NS-2182, 2012]