For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ADMINISTRATION. Those fixed costs attributable to administration of the wastewater treatment works (including billing and associated bookkeeping and accounting costs).
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 milligrams per liter.
COMMERCIAL USER. Any place of business which discharges sanitary waste as distinct from industrial wastewater.
COMMERCIAL WASTEWATERS. Domestic wastewater emanating from a place of business as distinct from industrial wastewater.
DEBT SERVICE CHARGE. A charge levied on users of wastewater treatment facilities for the cost of repaying money bonded to construct said facilities.
NORMAL DOMESTIC STRENGTH WASTEWATER. Wastewater that is primarily produced by residential users, with BOD5 concentrations not greater than 250 mg/l and suspended solids concentrations not greater than 300 mg/l in accordance with § 51.064(A) regulating the use of public sewers for the city.
EXTRA STRENGTH WASTE. Wastewater having a BOD and/or TSS greater than domestic waste as defined in this section and not otherwise classified as an incompatible waste.
GOVERNMENTAL USER. Users which are units, agencies, or instrumentalities of federal, state, or local governments discharging normal domestic strength wastewater.
INCOMPATIBLE WASTE. Waste that either singly or by interaction with other wastes interferes with any waste treatment process, constitutes a hazard to humans or animals, creates a public nuisance, or creates any hazard in the receiving waters of the wastewater treatment works.
INDUSTRIAL USERS or INDUSTRIES. INDUSTRIAL USERS or INDUSTRIES are:
(1) (a) Entitles that discharges into a publicly-owned wastewater treatment works, liquid wastes resulting from the processes employed in industrial or manufacturing processes, or from the development of any natural resources. These are identified in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1972, Office of Management and Budget, as amended and supplemental under one of the following divisions.
Division A. Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing
Division B. Mining
Division D. Manufacturing
Division E. Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Sewers
Division I. Services
(b) For the purpose of this definition, domestic waste shall be considered to have the following characteristics.
BOD5 less than 250 mg/l
Suspended Solids less than 300 mg/l
(2) Any nongovernmental user of a publicly-owned treatment works which discharges wastewater to the treatment works which contains toxic pollutants or poisonous solids, liquids, or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to contaminate the sludge of any municipal systems, to injure or to interfere with any sewage treatment process, or which constitutes a hazard to humans or animals, creates a public nuisance, or creates any hazard in or has an adverse effect on the waters receiving any discharge from the treatment works.
INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER. The liquid processing wastes from an industrial manufacturing process, trade, or business including, but not limited to all Standard Industrial Classification Manual Divisions A, B, D, E, and I manufacturers as distinct from domestic wastewater.
INFILTRATION/INFLOW (I/I). The total quantity of water from both infiltration and inflow.
INFILTRATION. Water entering the sewage system (including building drains and pipes) from the ground through such means as defective pipes, pipe joints, connections, and manhole walls.
INFLOW. Water other than wastewater that enters a sewer system (including building drains) from sources such as, but not limited to roof leaders, cellar drains, yard and area drains, foundation drains, drains from springs and swampy areas, manhole covers, cross-connection from storm sewers, catch basins, surface runoff, street wash waters, or drainage.
INSTITUTIONAL USER. Users other than commercial, governmental, industrial, or residential users, discharging primarily normal domestic strength wastewater (for example, nonprofit organizations).
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. Activities required to provide for the dependable and economical functioning of the treatment works throughout the useful life of the treatment works and at the level of performance for which the treatment works were constructed. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE includes replacement.
OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPLACEMENT (OM&R) COSTS. Expenditures for operation and maintenance, including replacement.
PUBLIC WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM. A system of sanitary sewers owned, maintained, operated, and controlled by the city.
REPLACEMENT. Obtaining and installing of equipment, accessories, or appurtenances 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.
REPLACEMENT COSTS. Expenditures for replacement.
RESIDENTIAL USER. A user of the treatment facilities whose premises or building is used primarily as a residence for one or more persons, including dwelling units such as detached and semi- detached housing, apartments, and mobile homes, and which discharges primarily normal domestic strength sanitary wastes.
SANITARY SEWER. A sewer intended to carry only liquid and water carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and institutions, together with minor quantities of ground, storm, and surface waters which are not admitted intentionally.
SEWER SERVICE CHARGE. The aggregate of all charges, including charges for operation, maintenance, replacement, debt service, and other sewer related charges that are billed periodically to users of the city’s wastewater treatment facilities.
SEWER SERVICE FUND. A fund into which income from sewer service charges is deposited along with other income, including taxes intended to retire debt incurred through capital expenditure for wastewater treatment. Expenditure of the Sewer Service Fund will be for operation, maintenance, and replacement costs and to retire debt incurred through capital expenditure for wastewater treatment.
SLUG. Any discharge of water or wastewater which in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than 15 minutes more than five times the average 24 hour concentration or flows during normal operation and shall adversely affect the collection system and/or performance of the wastewater treatment works.
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION MANUAL. Office of Management and Budget, 1972.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS (SS) or TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS (TSS). The total suspended matter that either floats on the surface or is in suspension in water, wastewater, or other liquids and is removable by laboratory filtering as prescribed in “Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,” latest edition, and referred to as nonfilterable residue.
TOXIC POLLUTANT. The concentration of any pollutant or combination of pollutants as defined in standards issued pursuant to Section 307(a) of the Clean Water Act, which upon exposure to or assimilation into any organism will cause adverse effects.
USER CHARGE. A charge levied on users of a treatment works for the user’s proportionate share of the cost of operation and maintenance, including replacement.
USERS. Those residential, commercial, governmental, institutional, and industrial establishments which are connected to the public sewer collection system.
WASTEWATER. The spent water of a community, also referred to as sewage. 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 TREATMENT WORKS or TREATMENT WORKS. An arrangement of any devices, facilities, structures, equipment, or processes owned or used by the city for the purpose of the transmission, storage, treatment, recycling, and reclamation of municipal sewage, domestic sewage, or industrial wastewater or structures necessary to recycle or reuse water, including interceptor sewers, outfall sewers, and collection sewers; pumping, power, and other equipment and their appurtenances; extensions, improvements, remodeling, additions, and alterations thereof; elements essential to provide a reliable recycled water supply such as standby treatment units and clear well facilities; and any works including land which is an integral part of the treatment process or is used for the ultimate disposal of residues resulting from such treatment.
(Ord. 150, passed 7-26-90)