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(.A) the building, structure, facility, or installation is constructed at a site at which no Other source is located; or (B) the building, structure, facility, or installation totally replaces the process or production equipment that causes the discharge of pollutants at an existing source; 09' (C) the production or wastewater generating processes of the building, structure, facility, or installation are substantially independent of an existing source at the same site. In determining whether these are substantially independent, factors such as the extent to which the new facility is integrated with the existing plant, and the extent to which the new facility is engaged in the same general type of activity as the existing source, should be considered. (ii) Construction on a site at which an existing source is located results in a modification rather than a new source if the construction does not create a new building, structure, facility, or° installation meeting the criteria of section 30(i)(B) or 30(i)(C) above but otherwise alters, replaces, or adds to existing process or production equipment. (iii) For purposes of this definition, construction of a new source has commenced if the owner or operator has: (A) Begun, or caused to begin as part of a continuous on -site construction program: (1) Any placement, assembly, or installation of facilities or equipment; or (2) Significant site preparation work including clearing, excavation, or removal of existing buildings, structures, or facilities which is necessary for the replacement, assembly, or installation of new source facilities or equipment; or (B) Entered into a binding contractual obligation for the purchase of facilities or equipment which are intended to be used in its operation within a reasonable time. Options to purchase or contracts which can be terminated or modified without substantial loss, and contracts for feasibility, engineering, and design studies do not constitute a contractual obligation under this definition. (32) Nitrogen (NH 3 ) as ammonia. The initial product in the decomposition of nitrogenous organic matter as measured by using standard laboratory methods, as set out in this ordinance, expressed in mg/l. (33) Non- Contact Cooling Water or Wastewater. Water used for cooling which does not come into direct contact with any raw material, intermediate product, waste product, or finished product. (34) Non - discharge Permit. N.C.G.S. 215.1. A permit issued by the State pursuant to G.S. 14;- 215.1(d) for waste which is not discharged directly to surface waters of the State or for a wastewater treatment works which does not discharge directly to surface waters of the State, (35) Non - domestic Wastewater /Sewage. Liquid wastes resulting from the processes employed in industrial, manufacturing, trade or business establishments, as distinct from domestic wastes. (36) NPDES or National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. A permit issued pursuant to Section 0 Attachment number 2 H -3 Page 263