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 BOD. The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure, as prescribed in Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater in 5 days at 20°C, expressed In milligrams per liter.
BUILDING DRAIN. The part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building, and conveys it to the building sewer, terminating 5 feet (1.5 meters) outside the inner face of the building wall.
BUILDING SEWER OR HOUSE CONNECTION. The extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND or COD. The quantity of oxygen equivalent to that portion of the organic matter in a sample of wastewater that is susceptible to oxidation by a strong chemical oxidant, as prescribed in Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater expressed in milligrams per liter.
CAPITAL CHARGES. The amount paid by the owner of each structure connected to the treatment works proportionate to the probable demand placed on the system to pay the debt service requirements and capital expenditures to enlarge or improve the wastewater facilities. Those structures outside the village shall have included in their capital charge an amount equivalent to the sum paid by the owners’ property inside the village through assessments, taxes, and Investments in facilities already paid for by Village residents.
COMBINED SEWER. A sewer intended to serve as a sanitary sewer and a storm sewer, or as an industrial sewer and a storm sewer.
COMPATIBLE POLLUTANTS. Pollutants which the treatment plant was designed to treat which are BOD, SS, Phosphorus, Ammonia (NH4), and fecal coliform bacteria, plus additional pollutants identified in the NPDES permit if the publicly owned treatment works was designed to treat the pollutants and in fact does remove the pollutants to a substantial degree.
CONNECTION CHARGE. The amount paid by the owner of each new or old structure to be connected to the treatment works.
DIRECTOR. The Board of Public Affairs of the village or their authorized agent or 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. Wastewater shall be considered free of FLOATABLE OIL if it is properly pretreated and does not interfere with the collection system.
GARBAGE. The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, and serving of foods.
INCOMPATIBLE POLLUTANT. Any pollutant which is not compatible.
INDUSTRIAL USER. As it pertains to I.C.R. System shall mean any nongovernmental user of the treatment works which discharges 25,000 GPD or more of sanitary waste or a volume of process waste, or combined process and sanitary waste equivalent to 25,000 GPD of segrated domestic waste or a discharge which contains pollutants which interfere, or are incompatible with, or contaminate, or reduce the utility of sludge.
INDUSTRIAL COST RECOVERY CHARGE. The amount assessed each industrial user to repay that portion of all Federal Grant amounts allocable to the treatment of wastes from the industrial users of the wastewater facilities and capacity committed to their use
INDUSTRIAL WASTES. The wastewater from industrial processes trade, or business as distinguished from domestic or sanitary wastes.
MAJOR ADDITION OR ALTERATION. The addition of 2,000 square feet or more to an existing structure or an alteration of an existing structure which changes its use within the listing of equivalent factors set forth herein and which also causes an increased discharge in the volume of wastewater.
MAJOR CONTRIBUTING INDUSTRY. An industrial user of the publicly owned treatment works to which any of the following apply:
(1) Has a flow of 50,000 gallons or more per average work day;
(2) Has a flow greater than 5% of the flow carried by the municipal system receiving the waste;
(3) Has in its waste, a toxic pollutant in toxic amounts as defined in standards issued under 33 U.S.C. § 1317(a) (§ 307 (a) of Pub. Law No. 92-500); or
(4) Is found by the permit issuance authority, in connection with the issuance of an NPDES permit to the publicly owned treatment works receiving the waste, to have significant impact, either singly or in combination with other contributing industries, on that treatment works or upon the quality of effluent from that treatment works.
MAY. The act referred to is permissive.
NATURAL OUTLET. Any outlet, including the outlet of storm sewer, into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface or groundwater.
NONINDUSTRIAL USER. All users of the wastewater facilities not classified as an Industrial User.
NPDES PERMIT. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit as issued by the State of Ohio Environmental Protection Agency under authorization issued by the U.S. EPA, Region 5, March 11, 1974.
OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPLACEMENT COSTS. Those costs, including labor, materials, supplies, equipment, accessories, and appurtenances, required to operate the facilities, keep the facilities in operating condition, and maintain the capacity and performance during the service life of the treatment works for which such works were designed and constructed.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, company, partnership, association, society, corporation, or group.
pH. The logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen ion concentration. The concentration is the weight of hydrogen ion in grams, 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 for the Examination of Water and Wastewater as total phosphorus.
PRETREATMENT. The treatment of wastewaters from sources before introduction into the treatment works.
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 ½ inch (1.27 centimeters) in any dimension.
PUBLIC SEWER. A common sewer controlled by a governmental agency or public utility.
RECOVERED AMOUNTS. The revenue generated as a result of the Industrial Cost Recovery System.
RECOVERY PERIOD. Thirty years or the useful life of the treatment works, whichever is less.
RETAINED AMOUNTS. Fifty percent of the Recovered amounts.
SANITARY SEWER. A sewer that carries liquid and/or 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.
SEGREGATED DOMESTIC WASTES. Wastes which are characterized by a per capita discharge of 100 gallons/day at a loading of 200 mg/IBOD and 200 mg/ISS, commonly termed normal domestic sewage.
SEWER. A pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage water.
SHALL. The act referred to is mandatory.
SIGNIFICANT USER. Any industrial user that will contribute greater than 10% of the design flow or design pollutant loading of the treatment works.
SLUG. Any discharge of water or wastewater which in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any given period of duration longer than 15 minutes more than 5 times the average 24 hour concentration or flows during normal operation and adversely affects the collection system and/or performance of the wastewater treatment works.
STORM DRAIN OR STORM SEWER. A drain or sewer for conveying water, groundwater, subsurface 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 for the Examination of Water and Wastewater and referred to as nonfilterable residue.
TREATMENT WORKS. Any and all devices and systems used in the storage, treatment, recycling, and reclamation of municipal sewage 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 the treatment; or any other method or system for preventing, abating, reducing, storing, treating, separating, or disposing of municipal wastes, 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 benefited by discharge to the sanitary sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided.
USER CHARGE. That amount paid by each owner of structures connected to the treatment works proportionate to the service provided. This charge shall cover all operation, maintenance, and replacement costs for the facilities
WASTEWATER OF SEWAGE. The spent water of a community, and may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and institutions, together with any groundwater, surface water, and storm water that may be present.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. An arrangement of devices and structures for treating wastewater, industrial wastes, and sludge.
WATERCOURSE. A natural or artificial channel for the passage of water either continuously or intermittently.
(Ord. 1978-28, passed 8-14-1978)