Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of the terms used in this Chapter shall be as follows:
(A) Federal Government.
(1) “Federal Act” means the federal 1996 Safe Drinking Water Acts Amendments.
(2) “Administrator” means the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
(B) State Government.
(1) “State Act” means the Illinois Anti-Pollution Bond Act of 1970.
(2) “Director” means the Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
(3) “State Loan” shall mean the State of Illinois participation in the financing of the construction of water works as provided for by the Illinois Anti-Pollution Bond Act and for making such loans as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Illinois.
(C) Local Government.
(1) “Approving Authority” means the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hecker, Illinois, or where such authority is specifically delegated, the Superintendent of the Water and Sewer Department.
(D) “Person” shall mean any and all persons, natural or artificial, including any individual, firm or company, municipal, or private corporation, association, society, institution, enterprise, governmental agency or other entity.
(E) Clarification of Word Usage. “Shall” in mandatory; “may” is permissible.
(F) Water and Its Characteristics.
(1) “ppm” shall mean parts per million by weight.
(2) “milligrams per liter” shall mean 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.
(3) “PH” shall mean 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.
(G)
(1) “Curb Cock” shall mean 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 a curb stop.
(2) “Easement” shall mean an acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned by others.
(3) “Service Box” shall mean a valve box used with corporation or curb cock.
(H) Types of Charges.
(1) “Water Service Charge” shall be the charge per quarter or month levied on all users of the Water Facilities. The service charge shall be computed as outlined in this Article and shall consist of the total of the Basic User Charge and the Local Capital Cost if applicable.
(2) “User Charge” shall mean a charge levied on users of water works for the cost of operation, maintenance and replacement.
(3) “Basic User Charge” shall mean the basic assessment levied on all users of the public water system.
(4) “Debt Service Charge” shall be the amount to be paid each billing period for payment of interest, principal and coverage of (loan, bond, etc.) outstanding.
(5) “Capital Improvement Charge” shall mean a charge levied on users to improve, extend or reconstruct the water works.
(6) “Local Capital Cost Charge” shall mean charges for costs other than the operation, maintenance and replacement costs, i.e., debt service and capital improvement costs.
(7) “Replacement” shall mean 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.
(8) “Useful Life” shall mean the estimated period during which the water works will be operated.
(9) “Water and Sewer Fund” is the principal accounting designation for all revenues received in the operation of the water system.