The following words and terms when used in this chapter will have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
AERATION EQUIPMENT. Electrical or mechanical equipment used to place oxygen into contact with water or mixing water with atmospheric oxygen. Also refers to floating fountains.
COMPREHENSIVE SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN. The adopted citywide plan to guide the administration and implementation of water resource activities within the City of Bloomington, as required by the Metropolitan Surface Water Management Act (Chapter 103B) and the Board of Water and Soil Resources Rules 8410.
FLOATING FOUNTAIN. A free floating structure that is tethered, anchored, or otherwise secured to prevent movement from which an artificially produced jet of water arises.
ILLICIT DISCHARGE. Any direct or indirect non-storm water discharge to the storm drain system, except as exempted in § 16.10 this city code.
ILLICIT CONNECTION. An illicit connection is defined as either of the following:
1. Any drain or conveyance, whether on the surface or subsurface that allows an illegal discharge to enter the storm drain system, including but not limited to any conveyances that allow any non-storm water discharge including sewage, process wastewater, and wash water to enter the storm drain system and any connections to the storm drain system from indoor drains and sinks, regardless of whether said drain or connection had been previously allowed, permitted, or approved by an authorized enforcement agency; or
2. Any drain or conveyance connected from a commercial or industrial land use to the storm drain system that has not been documented in plans, maps, or equivalent records and approved by an authorized enforcement agency.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE. A surface that has been compacted or covered with a layer of material, or is likely to become compacted from expected use, so that it is highly resistant to infiltration by water.
ISSUING AUTHORITY. The City Engineer or his or her designated
.
POLLUTANT. A pollutant means dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, and industrial, municipal, and agricultural waste discharged into the water.
POLLUTANT LOADING. The amount of
delivered to the storm water drainage system, measured in pounds per acre per year, that is generated from a given land use.
PRIVATE PROPERTY. PRIVATE PROPERTY refers to property owned by a person or group and kept for their exclusive use.
PRIVATE STORM WATER POND. A body of standing water wholly located within a single
or multiple adjoining private properties that provides water quality protection and/or flood protection, either natural or man-made, that is part of the infrastructure for land use management.
PUBLIC STORM WATER POND. A body of standing water that provides water quality protection and/or flood protection, either natural or man-made, is a part of the infrastructure for land use management, is wholly or partially located on property which is dedicated to the use of the public or is owned and managed by a federal, state, or local government, or a political subdivision.
QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL. A person whose training and experience qualifies him or her to make water quality recommendations. QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS include, but are not limited to: registered engineers, hydrologists, scientists, vendors, or technically trained individuals functioning under the direct supervision of a qualified professional.
REPRESENTATIVE. An agent, deputy, or substitute who is acting or speaking in the place or on behalf of another or others.
TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS (TSS). The sum of all suspended matter, described by the dry weight of the suspended matter found in a specific volume of water (milligrams per liter, for example).