For the purpose of this subchapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
"BOARD." The Board of Trustees of Monroeville, Indiana, or any duly authorized officials acting in its behalf.
"DEBT SERVICE COSTS." The average annual principal and interest payments on all outstanding revenue bonds or other long-term capital debt.
"EXCESSIVE STRENGTH SURCHARGE." An additional charge which is billed to users for treating sewage wastes with an average strength in excess of "NORMAL DOMESTIC SEWAGE".
"INDUSTRIAL WASTES." The wastewater discharges from industrial, trade, or business processes as distinct from employee wastes or wastes from sanitary conveniences.
"NORMAL DOMESTIC SEWAGE." For the purpose of determining surcharges, this term shall mean wastewater or sewage having an average daily concentration as follows: BOD not more than 200 mg/l. S.S. not more than 200 mg/l.
"OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS." Include all costs, direct and indirect, necessary to provide adequate wastewater collection, transport, and treatment on a continuing basis and produce discharges to receiving water that conform with all related federal, state, and local requirements. These costs include replacement.
"OTHER SERVICE CHARGES." Tap charges, connection charges, area charges, and other identifiable charges, other than user charges, debts service charges, and excessive strength surcharges.
"REPLACEMENT COSTS." The expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories, or appurtenances which are necessary during the useful life of the sewage works equipment to maintain the capacity and performance for which the works were designed and constructed.
"USER." Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation, or group that either has a building or occupiable structure on a property which also has a sewer tap, or that discharges wastewater to the treatment works.
"USER CHARGE." A charge levied on users of wastewater treatment works for the cost of operation and maintenance of the works pursuant to Section 204(b) of Public Law 92-500.
"USER CLASS." The division of wastewater treatment customers by source, function, waste characteristics, and process or discharge similarities; that is, residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, and governmental.
"USER, COMMERCIAL." 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.
"USER, GOVERNMENTAL." Any federal, state, or local governmental user of the wastewater treatment works.
"USER, INDUSTRIAL." Any manufacturing or processing facility that discharges industrial waste to a publicly owned treatment works.
"USER, INSTITUTIONAL." Any establishment involved in a social, charitable, religious, or educational function which, based on a determination by the town, discharges primarily segregated domestic wastes or wastes from sanitary conveniences.
"USER, RESIDENTIAL." 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.
(Ord. 439, passed 10-16-62; Am. Ord. 501, passed 2-17-82; Am. Ord. 531, passed 2-4-87)