For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BOD (BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND). The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biological oxidation of organic matter expressed in milligrams per liter, as determined in accordance with standard laboratory procedure as set out in the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater.
BUILDING DRAIN. The part of the lower horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer, beginning five feet (one and one-half meters) outside the inner face of the building wall.
BUILDING SEWER. The extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal, also called HOUSE CONNECTION.
CLEAR WATER. Stormwater, natural precipitation, melting snow, groundwater, roof drainage, ground surface and subsurface drainage, down spout, yard drain, sump pump, foundation drain, yard fountain, pond, cistern overflow, or any other water that is not required to be treated by state or federal law. Swimming pool water that is required to be treated in accordance with city, county, or state regulations shall not be considered clear water.
COD (CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND). The quantity of oxygen utilized in the chemical oxidation of organic matter, expressed in milligrams per liter, as determined in accordance with standard laboratory procedure as set out in the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater.
COMBINED SEWER. A sewer originally designed and currently designated to receive both surface water runoff and sewage.
COMPLIANCE. Conformity with any and all stipulations of this chapter, namely the elimination of prohibited discharges from an owner's property.
GARBAGE. Solid wastes resulting from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage or sale of meat, fish, fowl, fruit, vegetables or condemned food.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES. The solid, liquid or gaseous wastes resulting from any industrial or manufacturing processes, trade or business, or from the development, recovery or processing of natural resources.
NATIONAL POLLUTION DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT (NPDES) PERMIT. The system for issuing, conditioning and denying permits for the discharge of pollutants from point sources into the navigable waters, the contiguous zone, and the oceans by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to 33 U.S.C. §§ 1342 and 1345.
NATURAL OUTLET. Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or ground water.
NORMAL DOMESTIC STRENGTH WASTE. Wastes with a biological oxygen demand concentration not to exceed 220 milligrams per liter and a total suspended solids concentration not to exceed 220 milligrams per liter.
OTHER WASTES. Garbage, municipal refuse, decayed wood, sawdust, shavings, bark, lime, sand, ashes, oil tar, chemicals, offal and other substances except sewage and industrial wastes.
OWNER. The property owner of record within the County Recorder's Office.
pH. The logarithm of the reciprocal of the concentration of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
PROCESS WATER. Any water used in the manufacturing, preparation or production of goods, materials or food. PROCESS WATER is an industrial waste.
PROHIBITED DISCHARGES. No ponds, water fountains, water from any roof, surface, groundwater sump pump, or other natural precipitation or groundwater shall be discharged into the
sanitary sewer system. A permanent installation shall be one which provides for year-round discharge capability to either the outside of the dwelling, building, or structure, or is connected to a storm sewer or discharge through the curb and gutter to the street.
PUBLIC SEWER. Any sewer owned or operated by a unit or agency of government.
SANITARY SEWER. A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface, and ground water are not intentionally admitted.
SEWAGE or WASTEWATER. The water-carried waste products from residences, public buildings, institutions, industrial establishments or other buildings including the excrementitious or other discharge from the bodies of human beings or animals, together with the ground water infiltration and storm and surface water as may be present.
SEWER. A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage, industrial waste or other waste liquids.
SEWER SYSTEM. Pipelines or conduits, pumping stations, force mains and other devices and appliances appurtenant thereto, used for collecting or conducting sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes to a point of ultimate disposal.
SLUG. Any discharge of water, wastewater or industrial waste which in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than 15 minutes more than five times the average 24-hour concentration of flows during the normal operation.
STORM SEWER or STORM DRAIN. A sewer which carries storm and surface water and drainage but excludes sewage and industrial wastes other than unpolluted cooling or process water.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS. Solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory filtering, in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods of the Examination of Water and Wastewater.
UNPOLLUTED WATER. Clean water uncontaminated by industrial wastes, other wastes, or any substance which renders the water unclean or noxious, or impure so as to be actually or potentially harmful or detrimental or injurious to public health, safety or welfare, to domestic, commercial, industrial or recreational use, or to livestock, wild animals, bird, fish or other aquatic life.
WASTEWATER FACILITIES. The structures, equipment and processes required to collect, carry away and treat domestic and industrial wastes and dispose of the effluent.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS or TREATMENT WORKS. An arrangement of devices and structures for treatment of wastewater, industrial waste and sludge. Sometimes used as synonymous for WASTE TREATMENT PLANT or WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT or WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT or SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT.
(2003 Code, § 3.30-1) (Ord. 209, passed 9-6-2022)