For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BIODEGRADABLE. Any material that is easily amenable to breakdown to less complex compounds by biologic process present in the village sewer systems. The village shall determine whether a material is BIODEGRADABLE if such determination is required.
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND or BOD. The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20ºC, expressed in parts per million (ppm) or milligrams per liter (mg/l) by weight.
BUILDING. Any structure or part of a building or structure, whether or not constructed for human habitation.
CONNECTION OR TAP. The installation of a service line from private property to the village water lines or sanitary sewers.
COOLING WATER. The water discharged from a condensation, air conditioning, cooling, refrigeration, or other system, but free from odor or oil, and containing no polluting substances which could produce BOD or suspended solids each in excess of ten milligrams per liter (10 mg/l).
COST. The expenditures made by the village for labor, material, engineering, supervision, motor vehicles, tools, and any other expenditures incident thereto, required in any project undertaken by the village, including cost of land, land rights, and other personal and real property owned by the village necessary for construction, maintenance, repair, and operation of the water and sewer systems.
DEVELOPER. Any person, firm, or corporation that presumes to excavate or fill, build structures, or otherwise improve (see the definition for “improvements” below) a specific parcel or tract of land.
DEVELOPMENT. The improvements (see the definition for “improvements” below) of a tract or parcel of land.
DISTRIBUTION LINES AND MAINS. The water lines owned by the village for distributing potable water to service lines for use by the owner property.
DOMESTIC USE. The use of water and sewer services in connection with normal household activities only.
EASEMENT. An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned by others.
IMPROVEMENTS. Any addition to the natural state of land which increases its value or utility, including buildings, street pavements with or without curbs and gutters, sidewalks, crosswalks, water mains, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, landscaping, street lighting, public utilities, paved parking areas, and other appropriate items.
(a) SITE IMPROVEMENTS. Improvements made to the land outside the exterior limits of a structure or structures.
(b) PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. Improvements financed entirely or in part by public funds or which are dedicated to public use after completion thereof.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES. The liquid, gaseous, or solid wastes resulting from any process of industry, manufacturer, trade, or business, or from the development, processing, or recovery of any natural resource which will pollute any water it enters. As distinct from domestic or sanitary wastes.
MAY. Is permissive (see “shall”).
NATURAL OUTLET. Any outlet in a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface or ground water.
NON-DOMESTIC USE. All uses other than domestic use.
OILS AND GREASES. Those materials extractable from an acidified sample by “freon” or other acceptable solvent in accordance with approved laboratory procedures.
ORGANIC. Containing carbon compounds or produced in living organisms.
OWNER. All individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, or political subdivisions holding any title or interest in any property rights, easements, and interest in any real property served or which may be served by a village system.
PARCEL. A specific part of a larger acreage of land.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, company, association, partnership, society, corporation, or group, whether a property owner or a contractor.
pH. The reciprocal of the logarithm of the hydrogen-ion concentration. The concentration is the weight of hydrogen-ions, in grams, per liter of solution. Neutral water, for example, has a pH value of seven and hydrogen-ion concentration of 10-7.
PLAT. A plan of a tract or parcel of land made by a surveyor registered in the State of Ohio showing public dedications, property lines, lot lines, and such other information as is required by law.
POLLUTION. The placing of any noxious or deleterious substances in any waters within the village or affecting the properties of any waters within the village in a manner which renders such waters harmful or inimical to the public health, or to animal or aquatic life, or to the use of such waters for domestic water supply, industrial or agricultural purposes, or recreation.
POTABLE WATER. Water treated for human consumption; non-potable water is not meant for human consumption.
PREMISES. A tract of land, platted or unplatted.
PRETREATMENT. The treatment of waste waters prior to introduction into a village sewer system.
SANITARY SEWER. A sewer which collects and carries liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and institutions, and to which storm, surface, and ground waters are not legally admitted.
SERVICE. Providing a property owner potable water as well as disposal of waste water without regard to the extent of use made thereof. The availability of potable water is called “water service.” The availability of waste water disposal is called “sewer service.”
SERVICE LINE. The line owned by the lot or parcel owner that extends from a village system over the owner’s premises or lot.
SEWAGE. Any substance that contains waste products, excrement, or other discharge from the bodies of human beings or animals, which will pollute any water it enters. The standard strength for SEWAGE shall be 200 ppm BOD and 200 ppm suspended solids.
SEWER. A pipe or conduit for conveying storm water, ground water, non-polluted water, sewage, or industrial waste water.
SEWER SYSTEM. The waste water facilities or system. A village SEWER SYSTEM shall be that part of the waste water system owned, operated, and maintained by the village.
SHALL. Is mandatory (see “may”).
STORM SEWER OR STORM DRAIN. A sewer which carries storm and surface waters or drainage, but that excludes sewage and polluted industrial wastes.
STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM OR DRAINAGE SYSTEM. All facilities, structures, natural water courses, outlets, waterways, or streams, swales, or ditches, and sewers which carry storm water, ground water, surface water, subsurface drainage water, cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process water.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS. Solids that either float on the surface of, or are suspended in, water, sewage, or other liquid, and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
SYSTEM COMPONENTS. All water lines, sewer lines, service lines, valves, manholes, pipes, fittings, fixtures, vaults, pits, treatment equipment, and machinery, buildings, lift stations, and appurtenances thereto which are a part of or connect to the water or sewer system.
TOXIC. Being capable of adversely affecting any organism upon assimilation or exposure.
TRACT. A continuous expanse of land.
VILLAGE. The Village of North Lewisburg as established by the Ohio Revised Code.
VILLAGE SYSTEM. Water lines, sewers, treatment facilities, and associated equipment and materials which is owned by the village.
WASTE. Useless, unneeded, or superfluous matter which is discarded such as ashes, garbage, process by-produce, or sewage.
WASTE WATER FACILITIES OR SYSTEM. The facilities for the purpose of treating, neutralizing, disposing of, stabilizing, cooling, segregating, or holding waste water, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, facilities for the treatment and disposal of sewage or industrial waste and the residue thereof, facilities for the temporary or permanent impoundment of waste water, both surface and underground, and sanitary sewers and other systems, whether on the surface or underground, designed to transport waste water, together with the equipment and furnishing thereof and their appurtenances and systems, whether on the surface or underground, including force mains and pumping facilities.
WASTE WATER. Any water containing sewage or industrial waste or other pollutants or contaminants derived from the prior use of such water.
WATER SYSTEM.
(1) All of the facilities acquired for supplying, treating, pumping, and distributing water.
(2) A village WATER SYSTEM shall be that part of the WATER SYSTEM owned, operated, and maintained by the village.
WATERCOURSE. A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
WATER LINE. A pipe or conduit used to distribute water to the customer’s premises.
WATER TREATMENT PLANT. Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating water to a potable condition.
WELL HEAD PROTECTION. The means and efforts put forward by the village to secure its water source from potential sources of contamination.
(Ord. 287, passed 3-12-2024)