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NON-STORMWATER DISCHARGE: Discharge to the municipal storm drain system not composed entirely of stormwater. PERSON: An individual, partnership, association, firm, company, trust, corporation, agency, authority, department or political subdivision of the Commonwealth or the federal government,to the extent permitted by law, and any officer, employee, or agent of such person. POLLUTANT: Any element or property of sewage, agricultural, industrial or commercial waste, runoff, leachate, heated effluent, or other matter whether originating at a point or nonpoint source, that is or may be introduced into any sewage treatment works or waters of the Commonwealth. Pollutants shall include without limitation: 1) Paints, varnishes, and solvents; 2) Oil and other automotive fluids; 3) Non-hazardous liquid and solid wastes and yard wastes; 4) Refuse,rubbish, garbage, litter, or other discarded or abandoned objects, ordnances, accumulations and floatables; 5) Pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers; 6) Hazardous materials and wastes; sewage, fecal coliform and pathogens; 7) Dissolved and particulate metals; 8) Animal wastes; 9) Rock, sand, salt, soils; 10) Construction wastes and residues; and 11) Noxious or offensive matter of any kind. PROCESS WASTEWATER: Water which, during manufacturing or processing, comes into direct contact with or results from the production or use of any material, intermediate product, finished product, or waste product. RECHARGE: The process by which groundwater is replenished by precipitation through the percolation of runoff and surface water through the soil. STORMWATER: Storm water runoff, snow melt runoff, and surface water runoff and drainage. SURFACE WATER DISCHARGE PERMIT. A permit issued by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) pursuant to 314 CMR 3.00 that authorizes the discharge of pollutants to waters of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 5