For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
POLLUTANT LOADING. The amount of total suspended solids delivered to the storm water drainage system, measured in pounds per acre per year, that is generated from a given land use.
STANDARD RAINFALL EVENT. The one-year storm of one-day duration.
TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS or TSS. The sum of all suspended matter, described by the dry weight of the suspended matter found in a specific volume of water (milligrams per liter, for example).
(2004 Code, § 53.121) (Ord. 01-289, passed 1-23-2001)