For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ACT. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.) as amended by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of Amendments of 1972 (Pub. L. 92-500) and (Pub. L. 93-243).
ADMINISTRATOR. The Regional Administrator of Region V of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
BILLABLE FLOW-WASTEWATER. The amount of wastewater discharged to the village wastewater collection and treatment facilities, as determined by the village after appropriate adjustments are made.
BILLABLE FLOW-WATER. A user’s water usage, from all sources, as determined by the village after appropriate adjustments are made.
BILLING CHARGE-WASTEWATER. A charge on users of the wastewater facilities levied per bill to recover the costs of meter reading, processing bills, mailing costs and costs of collection.
BILLING CHARGE-WATER. A charge on users of the water facilities levied per bill to recover the costs of meter reading, processing bills, mailing costs and costs of collection
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD). The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedures in five days at 20°C, expressed in milligrams per liter.
BOARD. The duly appointed and acting Board of Trustees of the Village of Mahomet.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT CHARGE-WASTEWATER. A charge levied on customers of the wastewater facilities for the costs of improvement, extension, construction or reconstruction of the wastewater treatment works and collection system.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT CHARGE-WATER. A charge levied on customers of the water facilities for the costs of improvement, extension, construction or reconstruction of the water system.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT RATE-WASTEWATER. The rate of charge 1evied on customers of the wastewater facilities for the costs of improvement, extension, construction or reconstruction of the wastewater treatment works and collection system expressed in units of cost per 100 gallons of billable flow so that when multiplied by a user’s monthly billable flow yields a user’s monthly capital improvement charge.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT RATE-WATER. The rate of charge 1evied on customers of the water facilities for the costs of improvement, extension, construction or reconstruction of the water system expressed in units of cost per 100 gallons of billable flow so that when multiplied by a user’s monthly billable flow yields a user’s monthly capital improvement charge.
COMMERCIAL USER. For the purposes of the user charge system a user whose principal activity is the purchase, sale, barter, or exchange of goods, wares, merchandise, or providing a social, charitable, recreational, utilitarian, or professional service whether for profit or not for profit, transit lodging, retail and wholesale establishments, and including governmental agencies not defined elsewhere in this chapter.
CUSTOMER, CONSUMER. The party contracting for potable water service or sanitary sewer service to a property. Interchangeable with USER.
DEBT SERVICE CHARGE-WASTEWATER. A charge on users of the wastewater facilities levied for the payment of principal, interest, and other finance costs related to all outstanding bonds, loans and other means of financing construction.
DEBT SERVICE CHARGE-WATER. A charge on users of the water facilities levied for the payment of principal, interest, and other finance costs related to all outstanding bonds, loans and other means of financing construction.
DEBT SERVICE RATE-WASTEWATER. The rate of charge levied on users of the wastewater facilities for the payment of all costs of bonds, loans and other means of financing construction expressed in units of cost per 100 gallons of billable flow so that when multiplied by a user’s monthly billable flow yields a user’s monthly debt service charge.
DEBT SERVICE RATE-WATER. The rate of charge levied on users of the water facilities for the payment of all costs of bonds, loans and other means of financing construction expressed in units of cost per 100 gallons of billable flow so that when multiplied by a user’s monthly billable flow yields a user’s monthly debt service charge.
DIRECTOR. The Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
DOMESTIC USER. A user that discharges normal domestic sewage only as defined in NORMAL DOMESTIC SEWAGE below.
FEDERAL. The United States of America, and each and every present and future department, agency, regulatory body or subdivision thereof.
FEDERAL GRANT. The U.S. Government participation in the financing of the construction of treatment works as provided for by Title II, Grants for Construction of Treatment Works of the Act and implementing regulations.
FLOW. The amount of hydraulic fluid entering the village’s wastewater facilities measured in gallons, cubic feet or cubic meters.
GOVERNMENTAL USER. For the purpose of the user charge system, penal institutions and users involved in legislative, judicial, administrative or regulating activities of federal, state and local governments.
IEPA (ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY). That agency or agencies of the state, any divisions thereof or successors thereto, authorized by present and subsequent acts of the legislature thereof to regulate and control matters in respect to the environment, and particularly in respect to the management, maintenance and operations of the village’s facilities.
INDUSTRIAL USER. For the purpose of the user charge system, a user involved in manufacturing activities involving the mechanical or chemical transformation of materials or substances into products where these activities usually occur in establishments commonly described as plants, factories or mills and characteristically use power driven machines and material handling equipment.
INSTITUTIONAL USER. For the purposes of the user charge system, a user involved in social, religious, or educational activities such as tax supported schools, libraries or park districts, private or parochial schools and churches.
METER. A device which measures and registers the quantity of water supplied to a customer.
MILLIGRAMS PER LITER (mg/l). A unit of concentration of water or wastewater constituent. It is 0.001 gram of the constituent in 1,000 milliliters of water.
NON-DOMESTIC USER. A user whose wastewater contains BOD and/or suspended solids at greater than the strengths established herein for domestic sewage.
NORMAL DOMESTIC SEWAGE. Wastewater having a normal strength of 200 mg/l of BOD, and 250 mg/l of suspended solids or less. DOMESTIC SEWAGE shall be synonymous with sanitary sewage.
NPDES PERMIT (NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM). Any permit or equivalent document or requirements issued by the administrator or, where appropriated by the director, after enactment of the Federal Clean Water Act to regulate the discharge of pollutants pursuant to Section 402 of the Federal Act.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COST-WASTEWATER. All costs, direct and indirect, not including debt service, necessary to insure adequate wastewater collection and treatment on a continuing basis, conforming to applicable regulations, and providing optimal long-term facility management as determined by the village.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COST-WATER. All costs, direct and indirect, not including debt service, necessary to insure adequate water supply on a continuing basis, conforming to applicable regulations, and providing optimal long-term facility management as determined by the village.
OWNER. Whenever the same appears herein, means the person, firm, corporation or association having the sole ownership and interest in any premises which is or is about to be supplied with water service or wastewater service by the village, and the word OWNERS means all so interested.
PARCEL. Any acreage, tract, or subdivided portion of real estate, whether improved or unimproved, and whether within or without the corporate limits of the village.
PAST DUE BILL. The customer’s bill is PAST DUE if unpaid after due date printed on the bill.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, company, partnership, corporation, joint stock association, society, institution, enterprise, or the State of Illinois, a city, village, unincorporated town, or any other agency or subdivision thereof, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee or personal representative thereof.
PERSONAL PROPERTY. Any equipment and appurtenances, whether fixed or portable, utilized by the village’s wastewater treatment, or collection system, or its water treatment and distribution system that has a service life of 20 years or less, and is owned by the village.
POTABLE WATER. Water fit or suitable for drinking.
PROPERTY. All real and personal property of any or every kind owned by the village and included in PERSONAL PROPERTY or REAL PROPERTY.
REAL PROPERTY. All real estate and sewers, interceptors, buildings, structures, housings, water mains, valves, fire hydrants, and pump stations resting on or contained in or under any easements or rights-of-way owned by the village.
REGULAR WATER SERVICE CONNECTION. A connection providing water service to a premises for normal residential, commercial, industrial or public authority purposes and for which the period of service may normally be expected to exceed one year by an indefinite period.
RENEWAL. The capital expenditure of village funds for the physical and/or functional consumption of consumable assets relating to the capacity of the village’s facilities.
REPLACEMENT. Obtaining and installing equipment, accessories, or appurtenances to maintain the capacity and performance of the village’s facilities and payment therefor from village funds.
RESIDENTIAL USER. For the purpose of the user charge system, a user whose principal activity is providing dwelling units available for human habitation, such as detached, semidetached and row houses, mobile homes, apartments and permanent multi-family dwellings.
SERVICE CONNECTION CHARGE. A charge made for reconnection of a service which has been discontinued for nonpayment or other proper reason.
SEWAGE. Used interchangeably with WASTEWATER.
SEWER OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT. The principal accounting designation for all revenues received in the operation of the wastewater system. SHALL is mandatory; MAY is permissive.
SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRY. Any industry that contributes greater than 10% of the design flow and/or design pollutant loading of the village’s wastewater treatment works.
STATE. The State of Illinois, and each and every present and future department, agency, regulatory body or subdivision thereof.
STATE ACT. The Illinois Anti-Pollution Bond Act of 1970 as amended to date.
STATE GRANT. The State of Illinois participation in the financing of the construction of treatment works as provided for by the Illinois Anti-Pollution Bond Act and for making such grants as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Illinois.
SURCHARGE. The assessment in addition to the basic user charge, debt service charge, capital improvement charge, special charge and billing charge which is levied on those users whose wastes are greater in strength than normal domestic sewage as defined in NORMAL DOMESTIC SEWAGE.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS (SS). Solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in water, sewage, or industrial waste, and which are removable by a laboratory filtration device. Quantitative determination of suspended solids shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in the IEPA Division of Laboratories Manual of Laboratory Methods.
TEMPORARY WATER SERVICE CONNECTION. A connection providing water service to a premises for any other purpose and for which the period of time usually less than one year. Connections providing water for construction purposes are included within this category.
TENANT. Anyone occupying a premises under lease, oral or written, from the owner and obtaining water service from mains of the village with the consent of his or her landlord.
USEFUL LIFE. The anticipated term in years of physical and/or functional productivity as reasonably determined by the village for the wastewater treatment facility, equipment and appurtenances thereto.
USEPA (UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY). That agency or agencies of the federal government, and divisions thereof or successors thereto, authorized by present and subsequent acts of the congress thereof to regulate and control matters in respect to the management, maintenance and operations of the village’s facilities.
USER. For the purpose of the user charge system, any parcel which is connected to the village’s water or wastewater facilities.
USER CHARGE. A charge levied on users of the wastewater facilities for the costs of operation, maintenance, repair and replacement.
USER CHARGE SYSTEM-WASTEWATER. The system of charges levied on users to recover the costs of operation, maintenance and replacement on new and existing wastewater collection/treatment facilities, pursuant to Section 204(b) of PL 95-217; and 40 C.F.R. Part 35.935-13 (9-27-1978 Federal Register).
USER CHARGE SYSTEM-WATER. The system of charges levied on users to recover the costs of operation, maintenance and replacement on new and existing water supply and treatment facilities.
USER CLASS. The type of user residential, institutional/governmental, commercial or industrial as defined herein.
USER RATE-WASTEWATER. The rate of charge levied on users of the wastewater facilities for the costs of operation, maintenance, repair and replacement expressed in units of cost per 100 gallons of billable flow so that when multiplied by a user’s monthly billable flow yields a user’s monthly user charge.
USER RATE-WATER. The rate of charge levied on users of the water facilities for the costs of operation, maintenance, repair and replacement expressed in units of cost per 100 gallons of billable flow so that when multiplied by a user’s monthly billable flow yields a user’s monthly user charge.
VILLAGE. The Village of Mahomet, Illinois or any designated representative thereof.
VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR. The person appointed by the President of the Board of Trustees to enforce the provisions of this chapter. The Village Administrator may designate other village employees to act on his/her behalf.
WASTEWATER. The spent water of a community. It may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and institutions together with any groundwater, surface water, and storm water that may be present.
WASTEWATER CHARGE. The charge per month levied on all users of the wastewater facilities. The WASTEWATER CHARGE shall be computed as outlined in this chapter and shall consist of the combination of a billing charge, a special charge, a capital improvement charge, a debt service charge, and a user charge.
WASTEWATER FACILITY. All present and future wastewater transport and treatment sites, structures and appurtenances of the village.
WATER CHARGE. The charge per month levied on all users of the wastewater facilities. The WATER CHARGE shall be computed as outlined in this chapter and shall consist of the combination of a billing charge, a special charge, a capital improvement charge, a debt service charge, and a user charge.
WATER OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT. The principal accounting designation for all revenues received in the operation of the water system.
WATER SUPPLY FACILITY. All present and future water transport pipes, valves, structures and appurtenances of the village.
(Ord. 18-04-01, passed 4-24-2018)