For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ACT. The Federal Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq., as amended.
ASTM. The American Society for Testing and Materials.
AUTHORITY. The town Wastewater Treatment Utility.
AUTHORITY, OTHER. Other bona fide regulatory agencies.
B.O.D. (DENOTING BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND). The quantity of oxygen used in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure during five days at 20°C, expressed in milligrams per liter.
COMMERCIAL USER (CLASS II). Any property occupied by a nonresidential establishment not within the definition of an Industrial User (Class III), and which is connected to the wastewater facilities.
COUNCIL. The elected legislative body of the town.
DAY. The 24-hour period beginning at 12:01 a.m.
EASEMENT. An acquired legal right for a specific use of land owned by others.
EPA. The United States Environmental Protection Agency.
GARBAGE. The solid animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the domestic or commercial handling, storage, dispensing, preparation, cooking, and serving of foods.
GROUNDWATER. Water within the earth.
INDUSTRIAL USER (CLASS III). Any nonresidential user identified in Division A, B, D, E, or I of the Standard Industrial Classification Manual. CLASS III also shall include any user that discharges wastewater containing toxic or poisonous substances as defined in §§ 307 and 502 of the Clean Water Act, being 33 U.S.C. §§ 1317 and 1362, or any substance causing interference in the wastewater facilities. Class III shall include any nonresidential user who: is subject to national categorical pretreatment standards; has a nondomestic flow of 25,000 gallons or more per average work day; contributes more than 5% of the average dry weather capacity of the wastewater facility; or is determined by the state regulatory agency or the Manager to have potential to adversely affect the wastewater facility.
INTERFERENCE. Inhibition or disruption of any sewer system, wastewater treatment process, sludge disposal system, or their operation, which substantially contributes to a violation of applicable discharge permits.
MANAGER. The Director of Municipal Operations of the town wastewater system or his or her authorized designee.
NATURAL OUTLET. Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or any other body of surface or groundwater.
NPDES. The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program, whether administered by the EPA or by the state.
OWNER. The person or persons who legally own, lease, or occupy private property with wastewater facilities that discharge, or will discharge, to the town wastewater facilities.
pH. The logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen concentration expressed in grams per liter of solution, as determined by Standard Methods.
PRETREATMENT. The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination of pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in wastewater before discharge from the town wastewater facilities.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE. Garbage that has been shredded such that all particles will be carried freely under flow conditions normally prevailing in the wastewater sewers, with no particle greater than one-half inch in any dimension.
RESIDENTIAL USER (CLASS I). All premises used only for human residency and that are connected to the wastewater facilities.
SANITARY WASTEWATER. Wastewater discharge from the sanitary conveniences of dwellings, office buildings, industrial plants, or institutions.
STANDARD METHODS. The latest edition of Standard Methods for Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association, Water Pollution Control Federation, and American Water Works Association.
STORM SEWER. A sewer for conveying storm, surface, or any other waters that are not intended to be transported to a treatment facility.
SURFACE WATER. Water that occurs when the rate of precipitation exceeds the rate at which water may percolate into the soil.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS. The total suspended matter that either floats on the surface of, or is in suspension in, water or wastewater, as determined by C.F.R. pt. 136.
TOXICS. Any of the pollutants designated by federal regulations pursuant to § 307(a)(1) of the Act, being 33 U.S.C. § 1317(a)(1).
WASTEWATER. A combination of liquid- and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industries, and institutions, together with any groundwater, surface water, or storm water that may be present.
WASTEWATER FACILITY. The combination of wastewater sewers and treatment facilities.
WASTEWATER SEWER. The structures, processes, equipment, and arrangements necessary to collect and transport wastewater to the treatment facility.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY. The structures, processes, equipment, and arrangements necessary to treat and discharge wastewaters.
WPCF. The Water Pollution Control Federation.
(Ord. 5-1973, passed 1-4-1974; Am. Ord. 9-1990, passed 7-1-1991)