As used in this subchapter:
“BOD.” Biochemical oxygen demand or the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory conditions in five days at 20°C, expressed in milligrams per liter.
“Building drain.” The part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes, including sump pumps and similar connections, inside the walls of a building, and conveys it to the building sewer beginning three feet (1.5 meters) outside the building wall.
“Building sewer.” The part of the horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives and conveys the discharge from the building drain to the public sanitary sewer, private sanitary sewer, household sewage disposal system or other point of disposal.
“C.” Means Centigrade degrees.
“City.” The City of Broadview Heights, its officials and employees.
“Combined sewer.” A sewer which intentionally serves as both a sanitary sewer and a storm sewer.
“Cooling water.” The water discharged from any use, such as air conditioning, cooling or refrigeration, during which the only pollutant added to the water is heat.
“Domestic wastes.” Sanitary sewage derived principally from dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial facilities and institutions, originating as wastes from kitchens, water closets, lavatories, bathrooms and showers.
“Garbage.” Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
“Grease” or “fats.” Any material which is extractable from an acidified sample of waste by hexane or other designated solvent.
“Industrial wastewater.” The liquid wastes resulting from the processes employed in industrial, manufacturing, trade or business establishments, as distinct from domestic wastes.
“mg/l.” Milligrams per liter.
“NEORSD.” The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District which was formerly known as the Cleveland Regional Sewer District.
“Normal domestic sewage.” Wastewater derived principally from dwellings, commercial buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, originating as wastes from kitchens, water closets, lavatories, bathrooms and showers, and is the same as that defined in the NEORSD Sewer Use Code. Unless otherwise defined, normal domestic sewage has a strength of less than 210 mg/l BOD and less than 214 mg/l suspended solids.
“NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) permit.” The permit issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency specifying effluent quality for treatment plants discharging into surface waters as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations, 40 C.F.R. Part 125, and in Pub. L. No. 92-500, § 402, being 33 U.S.C. § 1342.
“Person.” The state, any political subdivision or a public or private corporation, partnership, firm, association, individual or entity.
“pH.” The logarithm of the reciprocal of the concentration of hydrogen ions in gram equivalents per liter.
“Pretreatment.” The application of physical, chemical and/or biological processes to reduce the amount of pollutants or alter the nature of the pollutant properties in wastewater prior to discharge into a public sewer.
“Public sewer.” A sewer which is owned and/or controlled by a public authority.
“Sanitary sewer.” A sewer which carries only wastewater from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions, together with minor quantities of unintentionally admitted storm, surface or ground water.
“Sewer.” A pipe or conduit for carrying wastewater.
“Sewer connection permit.” A permit issued by the city for the purpose of connecting a building sewer to a public sewer.
“Sewer service charge.” The total sewer charges assigned to each user, consisting of a user charge to defray a user’s proportionate share of the cost of operation, maintenance and replacement and a capital financing charge to defray the debt (capital and interest costs) on the sewerage system.
“Storm sewer.” A sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage, excluding sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling water.
“Storm water.” Any flow occurring during or immediately following any form of natural precipitation and resulting therefrom.
“Surcharge.” That part of the sewer service charge which is applied to extra strength wastes to cover added operation and maintenance costs.
“Suspended solids.” The total suspended matter that floats on the surface of or is suspended in water, wastewater or other liquids, and which is removable by laboratory filtering.
“User charge.” The charge assigned to each user, which charge defrays a proportionate share of the cost of operation and maintenance of the sewerage system.
“Wastewater.” A combination of water-carried waste from dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial facilities and institutions, together with such ground, surface or storm water as may be present.
(Ord. 14-86, passed 1-21-1986)