For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ADMINISTRATOR. The Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
APPROVING AUTHORITY. The Commissioner of the Department of Public Works.
CHARGES.
(1) BASIC USER CHARGE. The basic assessment levied on all users of the public
water system.
(2) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT CHARGE. A charge levied on users to improve, extend or reconstruct the water works.
(3) DEBT SERVICE CHARGE. The amount to be paid each billing period for payment of interest, principal and coverage (of loan, bond and the like) outstanding.
(4) LOCAL CAPITAL COST CHARGE. Charges for costs other than the operation, maintenance and replacement costs (i.e., debt service and capital improvement costs).
(5) REPLACEMENT COSTS.
(a) 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.
(b) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE includes REPLACEMENT.
(6) USEFUL LIFE. The estimated period during which the water works will be operated.
(7) USER CHARGE. A charge levied on users of water works for the costs of operation, maintenance and replacement.
(8) WATER FUND. The principal accounting designation for all revenues received in the operation of the water system.
(9) WATER SERVICE CHARGE.
(a) The charge per quarter or month levied on all users of water facilities.
(b) The
SERVICE CHARGE shall be computed as outlined in this chapter and shall consist of the basic user charge and the local capital cost if applicable.
CITY. The City of Sparta, Illinois.
CURB COCK.
(1) 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.
(2) Also called a
CURB STOP.
DIRECTOR. The Director of the state’s Environmental Protection Agency.
EASEMENT. An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned by others.
FEDERAL ACT. The Federal 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 300f et seq.) amendments.
MAY. The act referred to is permissive.
MILLIGRAMS PER LITER.
(1) A unit of the concentration of water constituent. It is 0.001 g of the constituent in 1.000 ml of water.
(2) It has replaced the unit formerly-used commonly “parts per million”, to which it is approximately equivalent, in reporting the results of water analysis.
ORDINANCE. Ord. 03-01, passed 2-24-2003.
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.
pH. The logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the hydrogen-ion concentration expressed by one of the procedures outlined in the IEPA Divisions of Laboratories Manual of Laboratory Methods.
PPM. Parts per million by weight.
SERVICE BOX. A valve box used with corporation of curb cock.
SHALL. The act referred to is mandatory.
STATE ACT. The state’s Anti-Pollution Bond Act of 1970, being 30 ILCS 405/1 et seq.
STATE LOAN. The state’s participation in the financing of the construction of water works as provided for by 30 ILCS 405/1 et seq. and for making such loans as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Illinois.
(1994 Code, § 51.01) (Ord. 2003-01, passed 2-24-2003)