For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ANNUAL REVIEW. The report to be submitted once each year to the Mayor reviewing the rates, adequacy of revenues and proportionality of the users charge system.
DOMESTIC WASTE. Waste normally emanating from residential living units and resulting from the day to day activities usually considered to be carried on in a domicile. Wastes emanating from other users which are to be considered domestic waste shall be of the same nature and strength and have the same flow rate characteristics.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE. Any liquid, free flowing waste, including cooling water, resulting from any industrial or manufacturing process or from the development, recovery or processing of natural resources, with or without suspended solids.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. All work, material, equipment, utilities and other effort required to operate and maintain the waste water transportation and treatment systems consistent with insuring adequate treatment of waste water to produce an effluent in compliance with the NPDES Permit and other applicable state and federal regulations, and includes the cost of replacement.
OWNER. A person who has a fee simple interest in property or a land contract purchaser.
SANITARY SEWAGE. Any waste meeting the conditions imposed by this code.
SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM. All sanitary sewers, combined sanitary and storm sewers, plants, works, instrumentalities and properties used or useful in connection with the collection, treatment or disposal of sewage or industrial wastes, owned and operated by the city, or operated in connection therewith under the direction of the city or it's designated agent.
SEWAGE SERVICE CHARGE. The total charge to be levied against users of the sewage disposal system and shall consist of user charges and local capital cost charges and industrial cost-recovery the combination of which shall be that rate set forth in this subchapter.
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTOR. A user of the sewage disposal system whose discharge contains industrial waste or toxic substances.
SURCHARGE. Any surcharge established by the Portage Lake Water and Sewer Authority will be passed on the city users.
USER CHARGE. A charge applied at a proportional and uniform rate without regard to political boundaries, levied on users of a treatment works for the cost of operation and maintenance of such works pursuant to Section 204b of PL 92-500 and includes the cost of replacement.
USER CLASS. The kind of user connected to sanitary sewers including but not limited to residential, industrial, commercial and institutional.
(1) RESIDENTIAL USER. All users that are domiciles or housing units either single family or multi-family.
(2) INDUSTRIAL USER. Any non-governmental, non-residential user of a publicly owned treatment works which discharges more than the equivalent of 25,000 GPD of sanitary wastes.
(3) COMMERCIAL. All business and service places other than industrial.
(4) INDUSTRIAL USER (INDUSTRIAL COST-RECOVERY SYSTEM).
(a) Any non-governmental user of publicly owned treatment works identified in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1972, Office of Management and Budget as amended and supplemented, under the following divisions:
1. Division A - Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing.
2. Division B - Mining.
3. Division D - Manufacturing.
4. Division E - Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas and Sanitary Services.
5. Division I - Services.
(b) A user in the Divisions listed may be excluded if it is determined that it will introduce primarily segregated domestic wastes or wastes from sanitary conveniences.
(5) INSTITUTIONAL. An organization having a social, educational or religious purpose including but limited to churches, schools, colleges or hospitals.
(Ord. 123, passed 11-28-77; Am. Ord. 129, passed 4-26-79)