For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONMENT. The permanent disconnection of main and/or laterals from service.
APPLICANT. Any person making application for a permit for a sewer or plumbing installation and shall be the owner, or his or her authorized agent, of premises to be served by the sewer for which a permit is requested.
BOARD. Board of Directors of Carmel Area Wastewater District.
BUILDING. Any structure used for human habitation, or a place of business, recreation or other purposes.
BUILDING LATERAL. See PRIVATE LATERAL.
BUILDING PLUMBING (BUILDING DRAIN). The lowest piping of a gravity drainage system which receives the discharge from waste and other sewer drainage pipes inside the building and conveys it to the private sewer.
CALTRANS. California Department of Transportation.
CITY. City of Carmel-by-the-Sea.
CONTRACTOR. A person licensed by the state to perform the type of work to be done as shown on the approved plans.
COUNTY. The County of Monterey, California.
DEFLECTION. The changing in alignment or grade by movement of a pipe. In the case of flexible pipe, it also means the outward movement of the sides of the pipe and the inward movement of the top and bottom of the pipe.
DEFLECTOMETER. Instrument used to determine the acceptability of deflections within flexible pipe. Also referred to as a MANDREL.
DEVELOPER. Any person who proposes the development of property which requires construction of sanitary sewer pipelines.
DISTRICT. Carmel Area Wastewater District (“CAWD”).
DISTRICT ENGINEER. Principal Engineer of the Carmel Area Wastewater District, or his or her authorized representative(s).
DROP MANHOLE. A manhole used when a difference in elevation between the incoming and outgoing sewer is greater than two feet.
ENGINEER. District (Principal) Engineer of the Carmel Area Wastewater District, or his or her authorized representative(s).
EQUIVALENT DWELLING UNIT (EDU). The combination of flow and strength of a waste stream that is equivalent to the waste discharged from a single-family home. This is often evaluated on a per day basis.
FATS, OILS AND GREASE (FOG). Any substance, such as a vegetable or animal product, that is used in, or is a byproduct of, the cooking or food preparation process, and that turns, or may turn, viscous or solidifies with a change in temperature or other conditions. This also includes lotions, oils and other products used in other businesses.
FIXTURE UNIT. The unit equivalent of plumbing fixtures as tabulated in the latest version of the Uniform Plumbing Code.
FLEXIBLE PIPE. Pipe made of Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS), Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) or High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE).
GARBAGE. All solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
GENERAL MANAGER. General Manager of the Carmel Area Wastewater District, or his or her authorized representative(s). Person or persons appointed by the Board to administer and enforce the rules and regulations of the District. The District Engineer reports directly to the GENERAL MANAGER.
GREASE CONTROL DEVICE. Any grease interceptor, grease trap or other mechanism, device or process, which attaches to, or is applied to, wastewater plumbing fixtures and lines, the purpose of which is to trap, collect or treat FOG prior discharge into the sewer system. GREASE CONTROL DEVICES may also include other proven methods to reduce FOG, subject to the approval of the District.
GREASE INTERCEPTOR. A multi-compartment device that is constructed in different sizes and is generally required to be located, according to the Uniform Plumbing Code, underground between a food establishment and the connection to the sewer system. These devices primarily use gravity to separate FOG from the wastewater as it moves from one compartment to the next.
GREASE TRAP. A grease control device used to serve individual fixtures and is not an approved substitute for a grease interceptor.
GREENBOOK. The Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, latest edition (Greenbook) by Public Works Standards, Inc.
HOUSE LATERAL. See PRIVATE LATERAL.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES. AII wastes of producing, manufacturing and processing operations of every kind and nature. It does not include domestic sanitary sewage.
INSPECTOR. The individual official(s) authorized by the General Manger to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter as adopted or amended.
LAFCO. Monterey County Local Agency Formation Commission
MANDREL. See DEFLECTOMETER.
MAIN MANHOLE. A manhole required at every horizontal or vertical change in alignment along the main sewer (same as TRUNK MANHOLE).
MAIN SEWER. A public sewer lying within a public road/street or District sewer easement designed to accommodate one or more sewer laterals, and for which suitable access is provided for maintenance at the sole discretion of the District. It is subject to inspection and approval by the District, and, when accepted by resolution of the Board, becomes the maintenance responsibility of the District.
MULTIPLE DWELLING. A building or group of buildings on a building site which, in whole or in part, is designed for, or occupied by, members of two or more living groups dwelling independently of each other in separate living quarters or units.
ON-SITE FACILITIES. Facilities under control of the applicant, owner or user, including, but not limited to, residential or commercial sewer. For sewer, the ON-SITE FACILITIES shall normally be those upstream of the property line or public utility easement, including the sewer cleanout.
OFF-SITE FACILITIES. Facilities under control of the District, including sewer main, pumping stations, manholes, treatment facilities and other appurtenances and property up to the point of connection with the on-site facilities.
PERSON. Any human being, individual, firm, company, partnership, association and private, public and municipal corporations, the country, the state, districts and all political subdivisions, governmental agencies and mandatories thereof. The masculine gender shall include the feminine, the singular shall include the plural where indicated by the context.
PIPE (SEWER) EMBEDMENT. Special material used to replace material removed from trenches during construction from the pipe subgrade to a point 12 inches above the outside top of the pipe barrel.
PLANS. Drawings approved by the Engineer for construction within the District.
PLUMBER. See CONTRACTOR.
PLUMBING CODE. See UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE.
PRIVATE LATERAL (BUILDING LATERAL, HOUSE LATERAL). The portion of a sewer lateral beginning two feet from the perimeter walls at the plumbing outlet of any building or industrial facility and running to and including the connection to the main sewer, or to a private sewage disposal system.
PRIVATE SEWER. A common sewer privately owned that connects one or more building sewers to the public sewer. A PRIVATE SEWER includes sewer main, manholes and all appurtenances which have not been accepted by resolution of the District Board.
PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENTS. Areas of a property that were defined for use by utility companies when the property was first put on a plat. They are designated for overhead electric, telephone and television lines and underground electric, water, sewer, telephone and cable lines.
RECYCLED WATER. Water resulting from treatment of waste, that is suitable for direct beneficial use or for a controlled use that would not otherwise occur. RECYCLED WATER is also known as RECLAIMED WATER.
RELATIVE COMPACTION. Refers to the Compaction Test No. 216 or 231 of the State of California, Caltrans, Standard Specifications.
RIGID PIPE. Pipe made of Vitrified Clay (VCP) – Extra Strength, Ductile Iron (DIP) or Cast-Iron Soil Pipe.
SANITARY SEWER. Pipe that carries sewage, and into which storm, surface and groundwaters are not intentionally admitted.
SEWAGE. Water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments.
SEWER. A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
SEWER LATERAL. A sewer which connects the plumbing system of the house or building to the main sewer.
SEWER WORKS. AII facilities owned or controlled by the District for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.
SINGLE-FAMILY UNIT. A building designed for occupancy by a single-family group.
STANDARD PLANS. Detailed standard drawings of approved construction design within the District.
SANITARY SEWER STANDARD PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. This document, as described in § 33.004, containing design and construction standards for all sewer works within the District, all as adopted by the Board and subsequent amendments. The CAWD Standard Specification; the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, latest edition (Greenbook) by Public Works Standards, Inc.; and the Uniform Plumbing Code, latest edition.
STORM SEWER or STORM DRAIN. A pipeline that carries storm, surface or groundwaters, and drainage, but excludes sewage and polluted industrial wastes.
STORM WATER. The water running off or draining from the surface and sub-surface of an area during and after a period of rain.
SUBGRADE. Six inches below the exterior bottom of a pipe.
TRENCH BACKFILL. Earth or other special material used to replace material removed from trenches during construction.
TRUNK MANHOLE. A manhole required at every horizontal or vertical change in alignment along the main sewer (same as MAIN MANHOLE).
TRUNK SEWER. A main sewer to which no lateral sewers are allowed to connect. Only main sewers can connect to a TRUNK SEWER. All connections to a TRUNK SEWER shall be at a manhole.
UNIFORM PLUMBING ORDINANCE. A District ordinance regulating the use of public and private sewers, the installation and connection of building laterals, the installation of sewer laterals and public sewer main extensions, providing permits and fees for the installation and connection of sanitary sewers, establishing charges and providing penalties for the violation of the chapter.
UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE. The latest edition of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, Uniform Plumbing Code.
UTILITY. Refers to cable TV, water, storm, fiber optics, electrical, gas, recycled water, telecommunications, nitrogen and other public or private utility lines.
(Ord. 2019-02, passed 4-25-2019)