(a) Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this chapter shall be as follows:
(1) "BOD" (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) of sewage, sewage effluent, polluted waters or industrial wastes means the quantity of dissolved oxygen in milligrams per liter required during stabilization of the decomposable organic matter by aerobic biochemical action under standard laboratory determination which shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in “Standard Methods”.
(Ord. 6-86. Passed 2-10-86.)
(1.5) "CBOD (Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand)" of sewage, sewage effluent, polluted waters or industrial wastes means the quantity of dissolved oxygen in milligrams per liter, excluding that required for nitrogenous oxygen demand, required during stabilization of the decomposable organic matter by aerobic biochemical action under standard laboratory procedures for five (5) days at twenty (20) degrees Centigrade. The Laboratory determination shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in the most recent edition of "Standard Methods".
(Ord. 27-94. Passed 8-22-94.)
(Ord. 27-94. Passed 8-22-94.)
(2) "Debt service costs" means the average annual principal and interest payments on all outstanding bonds or other comparable long-term capital obligations.
(3) "Excessive strength surcharges" means an additional charge which is billed to users for treating sewage wastes with an average strength in excess of "normal domestic sewage".
(4) "Industrial waste" means solid, liquid or gaseous waste resulting from any industrial, manufacturing, trade or business process or from the development, recovery or processing of natural resources.
(5) "NPDES" means the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program as administered by the USEPA or the State of Ohio.
(6) "NPDES permit" means the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit setting forth conditions for the discharge of any pollutant or combination of pollutants to the navigable waters of the United States pursuant to Section 402 of PL 92-500.
(Ord. 6-86. Passed 2- 10-86.)
(Ord. 6-86. Passed 2- 10-86.)
(7) "Normal domestic sewage" means sewage having an average daily suspended solids concentration of not more than 300 mg/1, and/or an average daily CBOD concentration of not more than 200 mg/1.
(Ord. 27-94. Passed 8-22-94.)
(8) "Operation and maintenance" means those functions that result in expenditures during the useful life of the treatment works for materials, labor, utilities and other items which are necessary for managing and operating the treatment works in a manner for which such works were designed and constructed. The term "operation and maintenance" includes replacement.
(9) "Operation and maintenance costs" includes all costs, direct and indirect, necessary to provide adequate wastewater collection, transport and treatment on a continuing basis and produce discharges to receiving waters that conform with all related Federal, State and local requirements including replacement costs.
(10) "Other service charges" means tap charges, connection charges, area charges and other identifiable charges, other than user charges, debt service charges and excessive strength surcharges.
(11) "Person" means any and all persons, natural or artificial, including any individual, firm, company, municipal or private corporation, partnership, co-partnership, joint stock company, trust, estate, association, society, institution, enterprise, governmental agency, State of Ohio, the United States of America or other legal entity, or their legal representatives, agents or assigns. The masculine gender includes the feminine, and the singular includes the plural where indicated by the context.
(12) "Replacement costs" means the expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories or appurtenances which are necessary during the service life of the treatment works to maintain the capacity and performance for which such works were designed and constructed.
(13) "SS (suspended solids)" means solids which either float on the surface of or are in suspension in water, sewage or other liquid and which are removable by laboratory filtration. Their concentration shall be expressed in milligrams per liter. Quantitative determination shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in "Standard Methods".
(14) "Sewage" means water-carried human wastes or a combination of water- carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together with such ground, surface, storm or other waters as may be present.
(15) "Shall" is mandatory and "may" is permissive.
(16) "Treatment works" means any devices and systems for the storage, treatment, recycling and reclamation of municipal sewage, domestic sewage or liquid industrial wastes. These include intercepting sewers, outfall sewers, sewage collection systems, pumping, power and other equipment and their appurtenances; extensions improvement, remodeling additions and alterations thereof; elements essential to provide a reliable recycled supply such as standby treatment units and clear well facilities; and any works, including site acquisition of the land that will be an integral part of the treatment process or is used for ultimate disposal of residues resulting from such treatment (including land for the storage of treated wastewater in land treatment system before land application); or any other method or system, for preventing, abating, reducing, storing, treating, separating or disposing of municipal waste or industrial waste, including waste in combined storm water and sanitary sewer systems.
(17) "Useful life" means the estimated period during which a treatment works will be operated.
(18) "User charge" means that portion of the total wastewater service charge which is levied in a proportional and adequate manner for the cost of operation, maintenance and replacement of the wastewater treatment works.
(19) "User class" means the division of wastewater treatment customers by source, function, waste characteristics and process or discharge similarities such as residential, commercial, industrial and institutional/ governmental in the user charge system.
A. "Residential user" means any contributor to the City's treatment works whose lot, parcel or real estate, or building is used for domestic dwelling purposes only.
B. "Commercial user" means any establishment involved in a commercial enterprise, business or service which discharges primarily segregated domestic wastes or wastes from sanitary conveniences.
C. "Industrial user" means any industrial or commercial establishment, manufacturing or processing facility that discharges industrial waste to a publicly-owned treatment works.
D. "Governmental/institutional user" means any establishment used by any Federal, State or local government, any establishment involved in any educational function which discharges primarily segregated domestic wastes or wastes from sanitary conveniences, and any establishment involved in a social, charitable and/or religious function which discharges primarily segregated domestic wastes or wastes from sanitary conveniences.
(20) "Water meter" means a water volume measuring and recording device furnished and installed on the user’s premises by the City at the user’s expense.
(Ord. 6-86. Passed 2-10-86. )
(Ord. 6-86. Passed 2-10-86. )
(21) “Base rate” means that portion of the sewer rate which is allocated to cover costs which are proportional to the number of customers served such as billing and other administrative costs.
(22) “Sewer service charge” means that the total charge levied against users of the sewage system for sewer service. The charge shall include operation, maintenance and replacement charges, plus debt service, capital improvements, and extra strength surcharges.
(Ord. 7-95. Passed 2-27-95.)