310 CMR 72.02
Definitions
POTW Permit means a permit issued by a Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW).
Industrial Wastewater means wastewater resulting from any process of industry, trade or business,
regardless ofvolumeorpollutantcontent. Wastewater which contains only sanitary waste, and/or non-
contact cooling water, compressor or air conditioner condensate is not considered industrial
wastewater for purposes of determining applicability of the regulations at 310 CMR 72.00.
Publicly Owned Treatment Works or POTW means any device or system used in the treatment
(including recycling and reclamation) of sewage or industrial wastewater which is owned by a public
entity. A POTW includes any sewers, pipes, or other conveyances only if they convey wastewater to
a POTW providing treatment.
Separator water means the wastewater phase produced by a water separator, such as a refrigerated
condensor, carbon adsorber, still or muck cooker, used for the recovery of perchloroethylene vapors
from dry cleaning equipment at a dry cleaning facility subject to 310 CMR 7.26. The following terms
shall have the same meaning as set forth in 310 CMR 7.26(11): "water separator", "refrigerated
condensor", "carbon adsorber", "still", and "muck cooker".