(A) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
FEDERAL ACT. The Federal 1996 Safe Drinking Water Acts Amendments.
ADMINISTRATOR. The Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
(B) STATE GOVERNMENT.
STATE ACT. The Illinois Anti-Pollution Bond Act of 1970.
DIRECTOR. The Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
STATE LOAN. The State of Illinois participation in the financing of the construction of water works as provided for by the Illinois Anti- Pollution Bond Act and for making such loans as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Illinois.
(C) LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
ORDINANCE. Ordinance 1200, passed 4-21-98.
CITY. The City of Pittsfield.
APPROVING AUTHORITY. The Council of the Department of Public Works.
(D) PERSON. Any and all persons, natural or artificial including any individual, firm, company, municipal, or private corporation, association, society, institution, enterprise, governmental agency or other entity.
(E) Clarification of word usage:
SHALL is mandatory;
MAY is permissible.
(F) Water and its characteristics:
ppm. Part per million by weight.
MILLIGRAMS PER LITER. A unit of the concentration of water constituent. It is 0.001 g of the constituent in 1,000 ml of water. It has replaced the unit formerly used commonly, parts per million, to which it is approximately equivalent, in reporting the results of water analysis.
pH. The logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the hydrogen-ion concentration expressed by one of the procedures outlined in the IPA Division of Laboratories Manual of Laboratory Methods.
CURB COCK. A shutoff valve attached to a water service pipe from a water main to a building installed near the curb, which may be operated by a valve key to start or stop flow in the water-supply lines of a building. Also called curb stop.
EASEMENT. An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned by others.
SERVICE BOX. A valve box used with corporation or curb cock.
(G) Types of charges:
WATER SERVICE CHARGE. The charge per quarter or month levied on all users of the Water Facilities. The service charge shall be computed as outlined in this chapter and shall consist of the total of the Basic User Charge and the Local Capital Cost if applicable.
USER CHARGE. A charge levied on users of water works for the cost of operation, maintenance and replacement.
BASIC USER CHARGE. The basic assessment levied on all users of the public water system.
DEBT SERVICE CHARGE. The amount to be paid each billing period for payment of interest, principal and coverage of any such loan, bond, and the like outstanding.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT CHARGE. A charge levied on users to improve, extend or reconstruct the water works.
LOCAL CAPITAL COST CHARGE. Charges for costs other than the Operations Maintenance and Replacement costs, i.e. Debt service and capital improvement costs.
REPLACEMENT. Expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories, or appurtenances which are necessary during the useful life of the works to maintain the capacity and performance for which such works were designed and constructed. The term “operation and maintenance” includes replacement.
USEFUL LIFE. The estimated period during which the water works will be operated.
(Ord. 1200, passed 4-21-98)