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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1292. Definitions
As used in this subchapter -
(1) The term "construction" means any one or more of the
following: preliminary planning to determine the feasibility of
treatment works, engineering, architectural, legal, fiscal, or
economic investigations or studies, surveys, designs, plans,
working drawings, specifications, procedures, field testing of
innovative or alternative waste water treatment processes and
techniques meeting guidelines promulgated under section 1314(d)(3)
of this title, or other necessary actions, erection, building,
acquisition, alteration, remodeling, improvement, or extension of
treatment works, or the inspection or supervision of any of the
foregoing items.
(2)(A) The term "treatment works" means any devices and systems
used in the storage, treatment, recycling, and reclamation of
municipal sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature to
implement section 1281 of this title, or necessary to recycle or
reuse water at the most economical cost over the estimated life of
the works, including intercepting sewers, outfall sewers, sewage
collection systems, pumping, power, and other equipment, and their
appurtenances; extensions, improvements, remodeling, additions, and
alterations thereof; elements essential to provide a reliable
recycled supply such as standby treatment units and clear well
facilities; and any works, including site acquisition of the land
that will be an integral part of the treatment process (including
land used for the storage of treated wastewater in land treatment
systems prior to land application) or is used for ultimate disposal
of residues resulting from such treatment.
(B) In addition to the definition contained in subparagraph (A)
of this paragraph, "treatment works" means any other method or
system for preventing, abating, reducing, storing, treating,
separating, or disposing of municipal waste, including storm water
runoff, or industrial waste, including waste in combined storm
water and sanitary sewer systems. Any application for construction
grants which includes wholly or in part such methods or systems
shall, in accordance with guidelines published by the Administrator
pursuant to subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, contain adequate
data and analysis demonstrating such proposal to be, over the life
of such works, the most cost efficient alternative to comply with
sections 1311 or 1312 of this title, or the requirements of section
1281 of this title.
(C) For the purposes of subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the
Administrator shall, within one hundred and eighty days after
October 18, 1972, publish and thereafter revise no less often than
annually, guidelines for the evaluation of methods, including
cost-effective analysis, described in subparagraph (B) of this
paragraph.
(3) The term "replacement" as used in this subchapter means those
expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories,
or appurtenances during the useful life of the treatment works
necessary to maintain the capacity and performance for which such
works are designed and constructed.
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