For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
COMMUNITY WATERS. Any and all rivers, streams, creeks, branches, lakes, reservoirs, ponds, drainage systems, springs, wetland, wells and other bodies of surface or subsurface water, natural or artificial, lying within or forming a part of the boundaries of the county.
COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR. The Franklin County Planning and Zoning Director and his or her authorized designees.
DEVELOPER. Any person, firm, corporation, sole proprietorship, partnership, state agency or political subdivision thereof engaged in a land disturbance activity.
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. The Franklin County Planning and Zoning Director and his or her duly authorized designees designated to enforce this chapter.
EPSC (EROSION PROTECTION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL). The prevention of soil, erosion and control of solid material during land disturbing activity to prevent its transport out of the disturbed area by means of air, water, gravity or ice.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. Any material, including any substance, waste or combination thereof, which, because of its quantity, concentration or physical, chemical, biological or infectious characteristics may cause, or significantly contribute to, a substantial present or potential hazard to human health, safety, property or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of or otherwise managed.
ILLEGAL DISCHARGE. Any direct or indirect non-storm water substance or hazardous material disposed, deposited, spilled, poured, injected, seeped, dumped, leaked or placed by any means, intentionally or unintentionally, into the MS4, community waters, waters of the commonwealth or any area draining directly or indirectly into the MS4, except as exempted in § 55.05 of this chapter.
ILLICIT CONNECTION. Any drain or conveyance, whether on the surface or subsurface, which allows an illegal discharge to enter the MS4. Included are conveyances which 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.
INSPECTOR. A person designated by the enforcement agency who has attended an approved county training course in detection of illicit discharges.
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4) OF FRANKLIN COUNTY. A conveyance, or system of conveyances, including roads with drainage systems, municipal and county streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, human-made channels and storm drains designed or used for collecting or conveying storm water. Sanitary and combined sewers are not included in the definition of the MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM.
NON-STORM WATER DISCHARGE. Any discharge to the MS4, community waters or waters of the commonwealth that is not composed solely of storm water except as permitted by § 55.05 of this chapter.
PLANNING AND BUILDING CODES DIRECTOR. The Franklin County Planning and Building Codes Director.
POLLUTANT. Any thing which causes or contributes to pollution. POLLUTANTS may include, but are not limited to: paints, varnishes, and solvents; oil and other automotive fluids; non-hazardous liquid and solid wastes and yard wastes; refuse, rubbish, garbage, litter or other discarded or abandoned objects, ordinances and accumulations, so that same may cause or contribute to pollution; floatables; pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers; hazardous substances and wastes; sewage, fecal coliform and pathogens; dissolved and particulate metals; animal wastes; wastes and residues that result from constructing a building or structure; and noxious or offensive matter of any kind.
PREMISES. The area of land, site, grounds, property on which the illegal discharge emanates.
UTILITY. The owner/operator of any underground or overhead line, facility, system and its appurtenances used to produce, store, convey, transmit or distribute communications, data, electricity, power, heat, gas, oil, petroleum products, potable water, storm water, steam, sewage and other similar substances.
WATERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH. Any surface or subsurface watercourses and waterbodies including all natural waterways and definite channels and depressions in the earth that may carry water, even though such waterways may only carry water during rains and storms and may not carry storm water at and during all times and seasons.
WATERCOURSE. Any natural or improved stream, river, creek, ditch, channel, canal, conduit, gutter, culvert, drain, gully, swale or wash in which waters flow either continuously or intermittently.
WATERSHED. A region draining to a specific river, river system or body of water.
WETLANDS. A lowland area such as a marsh that is saturated with moisture, as defined in § 404, Federal Water Pollution Control Act amendments of 1987, being 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.
(Ord. 3-2018, passed 1-9-2018)