For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND or BOD5. The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20°C, expressed in terms of weight and concentration as milligrams per liter.
BUILDING DRAIN (SANITARY). The part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which received the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer, beginning five feet (one and one-half meters) beyond the foundation wall of the building or structure.
BUILDING SEWER (SANITARY). The part of the drainage system which extends from the end of the building drain and conveys its discharge to the public sewer or other place of disposal. For a user having more than one building, a BUILDING SEWER may convey discharges from more than one building drain to the public sewer.
CAPITAL CHARGES. Those amounts paid by each premises connected to the wastewater works to pay the debt service requirements and capital expenditures to enlarge or improve the wastewater facilities.
CAPITAL COSTS. Those expenditures, including debt service payments, to enlarge or improve the wastewater facilities.
CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND or COD. The quantity of oxygen utilized in the chemical oxidation of organic matter, expressed in terms of milligrams per liter.
COMBINED SEWER. A sewer designed for and receiving sanitary sewage, storm water and/or industrial wastes.
COMMERCIAL USER. Any private establishment such as restaurants, hotels, stores, filling stations or recreational facilities with dry weather wastewater flows less than 25,000 gallons per day and whose discharge:
(1) Does not interfere with the treatment process;
(2) Is not toxic; or
(3) Does not reduce the utility of the sludge.
COMPATIBLE POLLUTANTS. Pollutants that the treatment plant was designed to treat which are BOD, SS and fecal coliform bacteria, plus additional pollutants identified in the NPDES permit if the publicly owned treatment works were designed to treat such pollutants and in fact does remove such pollutants to a substantial degree.
CONTRACTOR. Any person undertaking a contract under these rules and regulations, acting directly or through a duly qualified and authorized representative.
EASEMENT. An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned by others.
FLOATABLE OIL. Oil, fat or grease in a physical state such that it will separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in an approved pretreatment facility.
GARBAGE. The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and serving of foods.
INCOMPATIBLE POLLUTANT. Any pollutant which is not compatible. (See the definition for COMPATIBLE POLLUTANTS.)
INDUSTRIAL USER. Any user of the wastewater works that discharges industrial wastes.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES. The wastewater from industrial processes, trade or business as distinct from domestic or sanitary wastes.
INFILTRATION. Water other than wastewater that enters a sewer system (including building drains and building sewers) from the ground through such means as defective pipes, pipe joints, connections or manholes. INFILTRATION does not include, and is distinguished from, inflow.
INFILTRATION/INFLOW (I/I). The total quantity of water from both infiltration and inflow without distinguishing the source.
INFLOW. Water other than wastewater that enters a sewer system (including building drains and building sewers) from sources such as roof leaders, cellar drains, yard drains, area drains, foundation drains, drains from springs and swampy areas, manhole covers, catch basins, storm waters, surface runoff, street wash waters or drainage. INFLOW does not include, and is distinguished from, infiltration.
INSPECTOR. A duly appointed representative of the village who is responsible for the enforcement of the specifications and quality of construction.
INSTITUTIONAL USER. Any private, non-profit entity or public entity such as churches, schools, hospitals, village offices or charitable organizations with dry weather wastewater flows less than 25,000 gallons per day whose discharge:
(1) Does not interfere with the treatment process;
(2) Is not toxic; or
(3) Does not reduce the utility of the sludge.
MAY. Is permissive. (See the definition for SHALL.)
NATURAL OUTLET. Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or ground water.
NORMAL DOMESTIC WASTES. Wastes with concentrations of 200 mg/l BOD, 200 mg/l SS and 13 mg/l P.
NPDES PERMIT. National pollutant discharge elimination system permit as issued by the State Ohio Environmental Protection Agency under authorization issued by the U.S. EPA, Region V.
OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT COSTS. Labor, materials, supplies, equipment accessories and appurtenances costs required to operate the facilities, keep the facilities in operating condition and maintain the capacity and performance during the useful life of the treatment works for which such works were designed and constructed.
pH. The logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen ion concentration. The concentration of hydrogen ions is expressed in moles per liter of solution.
PHOSPHORUS. The total phosphorus content of a sample, including all of the orthophosphates and condensed phosphates, both soluble and insoluble, and organic and inorganic species, and referred to in Standard Methods as total phosphorus.
PRETREATMENT. The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination, or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in wastewater to a less harmful state prior to or in lieu of discharging such pollutants into the publicly owned treatment works. The reduction or alteration can be obtained by physical, chemical or biological processes, by process changes or by other means, except dilution.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE. The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than three-eighths inch in any dimension.
PUBLIC SEWER. A common sewer subject to the jurisdiction of the village.
REPLACEMENT COSTS. The cost of accessories or appurtenances, including installation, 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.
RESIDENTIAL USER. All users of the wastewater works not classified as an industrial user, institutional user or commercial user.
SANITARY SEWER. A sewer that carries liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions together with minor quantities of ground, storm and surface waters that are not admitted intentionally.
SANITARY WASTES. The combination of liquid and water-carried wastes discharged from toilet and other sanitary plumbing facilities.
SEGREGATED DOMESTIC WASTES. Discharges from nonresidential sources generated from normal human biological activities, separate and distinct from industrial trade or process discharges.
SEWAGE. The spent water of a community. The preferred term is WASTEWATER.
SEWER. A pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage water. Unless otherwise stated, this term shall mean a publicly owned sewer.
SEWER RENTAL FEES. The total capital charge and user charge paid by each premises connected to the wastewater works.
SHALL. Is mandatory. (See the definition for MAY.)
SLUG. Any discharge of water or wastewater which in concentration of any given constituent or in rate of flow, exceeds for any period of duration longer than 15 minutes, more than five times the average 24-hour concentration or flow during normal operation, and shall adversely affect the collection system and/or performance of the wastewater treatment works.
STANDARD METHODS. The most recent edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association.
STORM DRAIN. Sometimes termed STORM SEWER, shall mean a drain or sewer for conveying surface waters, ground water or unpolluted water from any source.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS or SS. Total suspended matter that either floats on the surface of, or is in suspension in, water, wastewater or other liquids, and that is removable by laboratory filtering as prescribed in Standard Methods and referred to as filterable residue.
TREATMENT WORKS. Any and all devices and systems used in the storage, treatment, recycling and reclamation of domestic or industrial wastes of a liquid nature, or necessary to recycle or reuse water at the most economical cost over the useful life of the works, including interceptor sewers, outfall sewers, sewage collection systems, pumping, power and other equipment and their appurtenances; extensions, improvements, remodeling, additions and alterations thereof; elements essential to provide a reliable recycled supply such as standby treatment units and clear well facilities; and any works, 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; or any other method or system for preventing, abating, reducing, storing, treating, separating or disposing of wastewater, including storm water runoff, or industrial waste, including waste in combined storm water and sanitary sewer systems.
UNPOLLUTED WATER. Water of quality equal to or better than the effluent criteria in effect or water that would not cause violation of receiving water quality standards and would not be benefitted by discharge to the treatment works provided.
USER. Any person who discharges or causes or permits the discharge of wastewater into the wastewater system and/or the owner or occupant of any property from which said discharge is made.
USER CHARGE. The amount paid by each premises connected to the treatment works proportionate to the service provided. This charge shall cover all operation, maintenance and replacement costs for the treatment works.
WASTEWATER. The spent water of a community or segment of a community. From the standpoint of source, it may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions, together with any ground water, surface water and storm water that may be present.
WASTEWATER WORKS. Means TREATMENT WORKS.
(Ord. 852-83, passed 2-7-1983)