For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CLOSELY BUILT-UP AREAS. Any areas situated outside the corporate limits of any city or town upon which areas are located either residential or business buildings; provided, the term shall not apply to tracts of land consisting of ten acres or more; and provided further, it shall not include any tract of land which is used for farming or agricultural purposes.
COMBINED SEWER. A sewer receiving both surface water runoff and sewage.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, or corporation.
PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM. Any sewage disposal system not constructed, installed, maintained, operated, and owned by a municipality or a taxing district established for that purpose.
PUBLIC SEWER. A sewer constructed, installed, maintained, operated and owned by a municipality or a taxing district established for that purpose. A county sewer installed for the purpose of carrying surface water runoff and sub-soil drainage shall not be considered a PUBLIC SEWER under this definition.
SANITARY SEWER. A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface, and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
SEWAGE. Any combination of human excreta and waste water from water closets, laundries, sinks, bathing facilities, and other objectionable waste waters.
SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM. Any arrangement of devices and structures used for receiving, treating, and disposing of sewage.
SEWER. A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
(Ord. 1967-2, passed 9-4-1967)