For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
COUNCIL. The Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, or any duly authorized officials acting on its behalf.
DEBT SERVICE COSTS. The average annual principal and interest payments on all proposed revenue bonds or other long-term capital debt.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES. The wastewater discharged from industrial, trade, or business processes as distinct from employee wastes or wastes from sanitary conveniences.
MAY. The act referred to is permissive.
NPDES (NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM) PERMIT. Shall have the same meaning as defined in the Sewer Use Ordinance.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS. Include all costs, direct and indirect, necessary to provide adequate wastewater collection, transport, and treatment on a continuing basis, and to produce discharge to receiving waters that conform with all related federal, state, and local requirements.
OTHER SERVICE CHARGES. Tap charges, connection charges, area charges, and other identifiable charges other than excessive strength surcharges.
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.
REPLACEMENT COSTS. The expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories, or appurtenances which are necessary during the useful life of the treatment works to maintain the capacity and performance for which such works were designed and constructed.
SEWAGE. Shall have the same meaning as defined in the Sewer Use Ordinance.
SEWER USE ORDINANCE. A separate and companion enactment to this subchapter, which regulates the connection to the use of public and private sewers.
SHALL. The act referred to is mandatory.
TOWN. The Town of Leesburg, Indiana, acting by and through the Town Council.
USER CLASS. The division of wastewater treatment customers by source, function, waste characteristics, and process or discharge similarities.
(1) COMMERCIAL USER. Any establishment involved in a commercial enterprise, business, or service which, based on a determination by the town, discharges primarily segregated domestic wastes or wastes from sanitary conveniences.
(2) GOVERNMENTAL USER. Any federal, state, or local governmental user of the wastewater treatment works.
(3) INDUSTRIAL USER. Any manufacturing or processing facility that discharges industrial waste to a wastewater treatment works.
(4) INSTITUTIONAL USER. Any establishment involved in a social, charitable, religious, and/or educational function which, based on a determination by the town, discharges primarily segregated domestic wastes or wastes from sanitary conveniences.
(5) RESIDENTIAL USER. A user of the treatment works whose premises or building is used primarily as a residence for one or more persons, including all dwelling units, and the like.
(1982 Code, Title VI, Ch. 3, § 1) (Ord. passed 11-14-2011; Ord. 2023-1, passed 3-13-2023)