For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
"AVAILABLE." The sewer system or sewers are "AVAILABLE," as that term is used in this chapter, if any such premises abut upon any street, road, alley, public way, or easement in which there is installed a sewer pipe, main, lateral, or other structure or installation of the sanitary sewer system capable of receiving flowable sewage wastes, or if such premises are situated within 150 feet of such a sanitary sewer installation.
"GARBAGE." The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, and serving of foods.
"INDUSTRIAL WASTES." The wastewater from industrial processes, trade, or business as distinct from domestic or sanitary wastes.
"pH." The logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen-ion concentration. The concentration is the weight of hydrogen-ions, in grams, per liter of solution. Neutral water, for example, has a pH value of 7 and a hydrogen-ion concentration of 10-7.
"PREMISES." All places and properties where people live or congregate or where flowable sewage wastes are otherwise generated and which should be drained and disposed of in the interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare, and specifically includes, but not by way of limiting the generality of the foregoing, all homes; houses; apartments; hotels; motels; trailer camps; manufacturing, business, commercial, or industrial establishments; and other structures of any and every nature whatsoever.
"PUBLIC SEWER." A common sewer controlled by a governmental agency or public utility.
"SANITARY SEWER." A sewer that carries liquid- and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and institutions, together with minor quantities of groundwater, stormwater, and surface waters that are not admitted intentionally.
"SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM", "SEWERAGE SYSTEM", "SEWER SYSTEM", "SANITARY SEWERS", or "SEWERS." The municipal sanitary sewer system of the city, together with all future extensions, additions, enlargements, or improvements thereto.
"SEWAGE." The spent water of a community. The preferred term is "WASTEWATER."
"SEWER." A pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage water.
"STORM DRAIN" or "STORM SEWER." A drain or sewer for conveying water, groundwater, subsurface water, or unpolluted water from any source.
"WASTEWATER." The spent water of a community. From the standpoint of source, it may be a combination of the liquid- and water- carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and institutions, together with any groundwater, surface water, and stormwater that may be present.
"WASTEWATER FACILITIES." The structures, equipment, and processes required to collect, carry away, and treat domestic and industrial wastes and dispose of the effluent.
"WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS." An arrangement of devices and structures for treating wastewater, industrial wastes, and sludge. This term is sometimes used as synonymous with "WASTE TREATMENT PLANT", "WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT", or "WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT".
(Ord. 82-5, passed 2-10-82; Am. Ord. 82-9, passed 4-15-82)