As used in this chapter and unless the context specifically requires otherwise:
BUILDING PERMIT: Any building permit issued pursuant to title 9 or 10 of this code.
CESSPOOL: A pit or hole in the ground used for final sewage disposal.
CITY: Draper City, a municipal corporation of the state of Utah.
DISCHARGE: To cause a substance to enter the sewer system by any means, whether directly or indirectly.
FINAL SEWAGE DISPOSAL: The depositing of sewage in the earth, water or elsewhere, under circumstances which, in time, cause oxidation, together with dissipation or absorption of the sewage.
INDUSTRIAL USER: Any user of the sewer system who discharges wastewater from commercial or industrial processes.
INTERFERENCE: A discharge that, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, inhibits or disrupts the POTW, its treatment processes, operations, or sludge processes, use or disposal; and therefore, causes the POTW to violate its permit.
JBWRF: The Jordan Basin water reclamation facility.
OCCUPANT: Any person in possession of the property mentioned, either by claim or of right or, with the consent or acquiescence of the owner of such property.
ORDINARY DOMESTIC SEWAGE: Sewage of the type and contents commonly discharged from homes, as distinguished from businesses or industries.
OUTHOUSE: A building or other structure located over a cesspool.
OWNER: Any person holding or claiming title, legal or equitable, to the property mentioned, whether alone or in conjunction with others.
POTW: A publicly owned treatment works.
PASS-THROUGH: A discharge which exits the POTW into waters of the state in quantities or concentrations which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the POTW's permit, including an increase in magnitude or duration of a violation.
PERSON: Includes any natural person and any corporation, partnership or other separate legal entity, as well as the employer of any other person acting within the scope of his or her employment, the principal of any person who is an agent with respect to sewer matters, or the contractor of any person entering into a contract with respect to sewer matters.
PRIVY VAULT: A structure for containing sewage prior to final sewage disposal, unless such structure is located in a vehicle.
PROHIBITED SUBSTANCE: Any substance listed, described, or referred to as prohibited in this chapter.
SVSD: The South Valley sewer district, an improvement district organized and existing pursuant to Utah Code Annotated title 17B, chapter 2a, part 4, as amended, its employees, agents and assigns.
SVWRF: South Valley water reclamation facility.
SEPTIC TANK: Any means of final sewage disposal which is located principally underground, but does not include the public sewer system.
SERVICE AREA 3: Describes that portion of the SVSD sewer system located in Utah County, and where sewage flows to and is treated by, the TSSD. A map of service area 3 is provided in section 7-2-130, appendix A of this chapter.
SEWAGE: Liquid or waterborne waste.
SEWER SYSTEM: The facilities owned or used by the SVSD for collecting, transmitting, treating, and disposing of sewage, whether located in or out of the city.
SLUDGE: The accumulated solid slurry separated from liquids such as water or wastewater during processing, deposits on bottoms of streams or other bodies of water, or the precipitate resulting from chemical treatment, coagulation, or sedimentation of waste or wastewater.
SUBSTANCE: Any physical matter, including any solid, liquid or gas whatsoever.
SURFACE WATER: Any water running, standing or found on or within five inches (5") of the surface of the ground.
TSSD: The Timpanogos special service district.
TREATMENT: The processes employed by the SVSD whereby sewage is rendered less harmful, objectionable, or less of a health hazard.
TREATMENT PLANT: The JBWRF, SVWRF, or TSSD water reclamation facility. (Ord. 1167, 11-10-2015; amd. Ord. 1473, 1-19-2021)