For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ADMINISTRATOR. The Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
APPROVING AUTHORITY. The Public Works Director of the City of Hamilton.
BASIC USER CHARGE. The basic assessment levied on all users of the public water system.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT CHARGE. A charge levied on users to improve, extend, or reconstruct the water works.
CITY. The City of Hamilton, Illinois.
CURB COCK. A shutoff valve attached to a water service pipe from a water main to a building installed near the curb, which may be operated by a valve key to start or stop flow in the water-supply lines of a building. Also called CURB STOP.
DEBT SERVICE CHARGE. The amount to be paid each billing period for payment of interest, principal, and coverage of loan, bond, and the like outstanding.
DIRECTOR. The Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
EASEMENT. An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned by others.
FEDERAL ACT. The Federal 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act, being 42 U.S.C. §§ 300f et seq. and amendments.
LOCAL CAPITAL COST CHARGE. Charges for costs, other than the operation, maintenance, and replacement costs such as debt service and capital improvement costs.
MILLIGRAMS PER LITER. A unit of the concentration of water constituent. It is 0.001 g of the constituent in 1,000 ml of water. It has replaced the unit formerly used commonly, parts per million, to which it is approximately equivalent, in reporting the results of water analysis.
PERSON. Any and all persons, natural or artificial, including any individual, firm, company, municipal or private corporation, association, society, institution, enterprise, governmental agency, or other entity.
pH. The logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the hydrogen-ion concentration expressed by one of the procedures outlined in the IEPA Division of Laboratories Manual of Laboratory Methods.
PPM. Parts per million by weight.
REPLACEMENT. Expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories, or appurtenances which are necessary during the useful life of the works to maintain the capacity and performance for which such works were designed and constructed. The term OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE includes REPLACEMENT.
SERVICE BOX. A valve box used with corporation or curb cock.
SHALL or MAY. SHALL is mandatory; MAY is permissible.
STATE ACT. The Illinois Anti-Pollution Bond Act of 1970, being 30 ILCS 405/1 et seq.
STATE LOAN. The State of Illinois participation in the financing of the construction of water works, as provided for by the Illinois Anti-Pollution Bond Act, being 30 ILCS 405/1 et seq., and for making such loans as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Illinois.
USEFUL LIFE. The estimated period during which the water works will be operated.
USER CHARGE. A charge levied on users of water works for the cost of operation, maintenance, and replacement.
WATER FUND. The principal accounting designation for all revenues received in the operation of the water system.
WATER SERVICE CHARGE. The charge per quarter or month levied on all users of the water facilities. The SERVICE CHARGE shall be computed as outlined in § 51.56 and shall consist of the total of the basic user charge and the local capital cost, if applicable.
(Ord. 4 (Series 2004-2005), passed 3-21-2005)