For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BOARD. The Board of Public Works and Safety of the city or any duly authorized officials acting in its behalf.
CITY. The City of Alexandria, Indiana, acting by and through the Board of Public Works and Safety.
DEBT SERVICE COSTS. The average annual principal and interest payments on all proposed revenue bonds or other long-term capital debt.
EXCESSIVE STRENGTH SURCHARGE. An additional charge which is billed to users for treating sewage wastes with an average strength in excess of normal domestic sewage.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES. The wastewater discharges from industrial, trade, or business processes as distinct from employee wastes or wastes from sanitary convenience.
MAY. The act referred to is permissive.
NORMAL DOMESTIC SEWAGE. As defined by origin, wastewaters from segregated domestic and/or sanitary convenience as distinct from wastes from industrial processes. For the purpose of determining surcharges, wastewater or sewage having an average daily concentration as follows:
(1) BOD not more than 200 mg/l; and
(2) SS not more than 240 mg/l.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS. Include all costs, direct and indirect, necessary to provide adequate wastewater collection, transport, and treatment on a continuing basis and produce discharges to receiving waters that conform with all related federal, state, and local requirements. These costs include replacement.
OTHER SERVICE CHARGES. Tap charges, connection charges, area charges, and other identifiable charges other than user charges, debt service charges, and excessive strength surcharges.
PERSON. Any and all persons, natural or artificial, including any individual, firm, company, public or private corporation, association, society, institution, enterprise, governmental agency, or other entity.
REPLACEMENT COSTS. The expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories, or appurtenances which are necessary during the useful life of the treatment works to maintain the capacity and performance for which such works were designed and constructed.
SHALL. The act referred to is mandatory.
SEWER USE ORDINANCE. A separate ordinance, which regulates the connection to and use of public and private sewers.
USER CHARGE. A charge levied on users of the wastewater treatment works for the cost of operation and maintenance of such works pursuant to Pub. Law No. 92-500, § 204(b), being § 402(b) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1342(b).
USER CLASS. The division of wastewater treatment customers by source, function, waste characteristics, and process or discharge similarities such as, for example, residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, and governmental in the user charge system.
(1) USER, COMMERCIAL. Any establishment involved in a commercial enterprise, business, or service which, based on a determination by the city, discharges primarily segregated domestic wastes or wastes from sanitary conveniences.
(2) USER, GOVERNMENTAL. Any federal, state, or local governmental user of the wastewater treatment works.
(3) USER, INDUSTRIAL. Any manufacturing or processing facility that discharges industrial waste to a publicly owned treatment works.
(4) USER, INSTITUTIONAL. Any establishment involved in a social, charitable, religious, and/or educational function which, based on a determination by the city, discharges primarily segregated domestic wastes or wastes from sanitary conveniences.
(5) USER, RESIDENTIAL. A user of the treatment works whose premises or building is used primarily as a residence for one or more persons including all dwelling units and the like.
(Ord. 1524, passed 3-3-2008)