For the purpose of this subchapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
"BOD (BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND)." The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation or organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20°C, expressed in milligrams per liter (mg/l).
"COMMERCIAL USER." All retail stores, restaurants, office buildings, laundries, and other private business and service establishments.
"DEBT SERVICE." Charges levied on users of the wastewater treatment works to support the annual debt service obligations of the system.
"GOVERNMENTAL USER." Includes legislative, judicial, administrative, and regulatory activities of federal, state and local governments.
"INDUSTRIAL USER (IU)." A source of indirect discharge that does not constitute a "discharge of pollutants" under regulations issued pursuant to Section 402 of the Clean Water Act.
"INSTITUTIONAL USER." Includes social, charitable, religious, and educational activities such as schools churches, hospitals, nursing homes, penal institutions and similar institutional users.
"NORMAL DOMESTIC WASTEWATER." Wastewater that has a BOD concentration of not more than 250 mg/l and a suspended solids concentration of not more then 250 mg/l and any other pollutant, (specify concentration) of not more than 25 mg/l.
"OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE." Those functions that result in expenditures during the useful life of the wastewater treatment works for materials, labor, utilities and other items which are necessary for managing and for which such works were designed and constructed. The term "OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE" includes "replacement" as defined in that definition.
"REPLACEMENT." Expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories or appurtenances that are necessary during the useful life of the wastewater treatment works to maintain the capacity and performance for which such works were designed and constructed.
"RESIDENTIAL USER." Any contributor to the city's wastewater treatment works whose lot, parcel or real estate, or building is used for domestic dwelling purposes only.
"SHALL" is mandatory; "MAY" is permissive.
"SS (SUSPENDED SOLIDS)." Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension in water, sewage, or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
"SUPERINTENDENT." The person designated by the city to supervise the publicly owned treatment works and who is charged with certain duties and responsibilities or his or her duly authorized representative.
"USEFUL LIFE." The estimated period during which a wastewater treatment works will be operated.
"WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORK." Any devices and systems for the storage, treatment, recycling and reclamation of municipal wastewater, domestic wastewater or liquid industrial wastes. These include intercepting sewers, outfall sewers, wastewater collection system, pumping, power, and other equipment and their appurtenances; extensions, improvements, remodeling, additions and alteration thereof, elements essential to provide a reliable recycled supply such as standby treatment units and clear well facilities; and any work, 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 composting sludge, temporary storage of such compost and land used for the storage of treated wastewater in land treatment systems 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.
"WASTEWATER USER CHARGE." The total wastewater service charge that is levied in a proportional and adequate manner for the cost of IM&R and debt service expenses of the wastewater treatment works.
"WATER METER." A water volume measuring and recording device, furnished and/or installed by a user and approved by the Superintendent.
(Ord. 04-11, passed 6-21-04)