For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. The Board of Commissioners of the Town of Sharpsburg.
BOD or BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND. The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter as measured by standard laboratory methods, as set out herein, expressed in milligrams per liter.
COD or CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND. The quantity of equivalent oxygen utilized in the chemical oxidation of organic matter as measured by standard laboratory methods, as set out herein, expressed in milligrams per liter.
COLOR. The true color due to substances in solution which cause any variation in the hue of the receiving stream.
DEM. The Division of Environmental Management of the State Department of Natural Resources and Community Development.
DOMESTIC SEWAGE. Water-carried waste from bathrooms, toilet rooms, kitchens and home laundries.
EXCESSIVE RADIATION DOSE. A dose of radiation in excess of the maximum permissible dose.
GARBAGE. Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that has been shredded to a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than one-half inch in any dimension.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES. The water-carried wastes from institutional, commercial and industrial processes and operations other than from domestic sewage.
IOD or IMMEDIATE OXYGEN DEMAND. The quantity of oxygen utilized by an industrial waste in excess of that normally attributable to sewage as measured by using standard laboratory methods, as set out herein, expressed in milligrams per liter.
MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE. A dose of radiation to any part of the body, internal or external, or both, that in the light of present knowledge, is not expected to cause appreciable bodily injury to a person at any time during his or her lifetime.
MAYOR. The Mayor of the Town of Sharpsburg.
PERMITTEE. Any person receiving a permit for the discharge of industrial waste pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
PERSON. An individual, firm, company, association, corporation or other entity or combination of entities.
pH. The logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration and indicates the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a substance. A pH value of 7.0 is neutral, above 7.0 is alkaline and below 7.0 is acid.
RECEIVING STREAM. The Tar River.
SANITARY SEWER. A sewer which carries sewage or industrial wastes and is owned, operated or maintained by the town or which is connected to a sanitary sewer which is owned, operated or maintained by the town.
SEWAGE. A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments.
SEWER. A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
STORM SEWER or STORM DRAIN. A sewer which carries storm or surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage and industrial wastes.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS. Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension in water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
TOWN. The Town of Sharpsburg, North Carolina.
TOWN CLERK. The Town Clerk of the Town of Sharpsburg.
TOWN MANAGER. The Town Manager of the Town of Sharpsburg.
WASTE TREATMENT PLANT. Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating and disposing of sewage, owned or operated by the Town of Sharpsburg.
(1988 Code, § 51.001) (Ord. passed 12-7-1976; Am. Ord. passed 5-1-1979)