For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ADMINISTRATOR. The Village Administrator or the authorized agent or representative of the Administrator.
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD). The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure, as prescribed in “Standard Methods” in five days at 20ºC, expressed in milligrams per liter (mg/l).
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 beginning five feet (one and one-half meters) beyond the foundation wall of the building or structure.
BUILDING SEWER. The part of the drainage system which extends from the end of the building drain and conveys its discharge to the public sewer or other place of disposal. For a user having more than one building, a BUILDING SEWER may convey discharges from more than one building drain to the public sewer.
CAPITAL CHARGES. Those amounts paid by each premises connected to the treatment works proportionate to the probable demand placed on the system to pay the debt requirements and capital expenditures to enlarge or improve the wastewater facilities.
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 such as BOD, SS, phosphorus, and fecal coliform bacteria, plus additional pollutants identified in the NPDES permit if the publicly owned treatment works was designed to treat such pollutants and in fact does remove such pollutants to a substantial degree.
CONNECTION CHARGE. The amount paid by new premises or a major addition or alteration to existing premises, connected to the treatment works in proportion to the village’s share of facilities required to serve the premises.
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 shall be considered free of floatable fat if it is properly pretreated and the wastewater 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 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 USER. Any non-governmental user of the treatment works that uses more than 25,000 gallons per day of equivalent sanitary wastewater, or that discharges wastewater containing pollutants which may interfere with the treatment process, may be toxic or incompatible, or may contaminate or otherwise reduce utility or the sludge. A USER may be excluded if it is determined that it will introduce primarily segregated domestic wastes or wastes from sanitary conveniences.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES. The wastewater from industrial processes, trade, or business as distinct from domestic or sanitary waste.
MAJOR CONTRIBUTING INDUSTRY. An industrial user of the publicly owned treatment works that:
(1) Has flow of 50,000 gallons or more per average workday;
(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 by the Administrator; or
(4) Is found by the Administrator or permits 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.
NATURAL OUTLET. Any outlet, including storm sewers, into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface or ground water which does not require an NPDES discharge permit.
NON-INDUSTRIAL USER. All users of the wastewater facilities not classified as an industrial user.
NORMAL DOMESTIC WASTE. Wastes which are characterized by a per capita discharge of 100 gallons/day at a loading of 100 mg/l BOD and 250 mg/l SS (normal domestic sewage).
NPDES PERMIT. The national pollutant discharge elimination system permit as issued by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency under authorization issued by the U.S. EPA, Region V, 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.
pH. The logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration. The concentration of hydrogen ions is expressed in moles per liter of solution.
PHOSPHORUS. The total PHOSPHORUS content of a sample including all of the orthophosphates and condensed phosphates, both soluble and insoluble, an organic and inorganic species referred to in “Standard Methods” as total phosphorus.
PRETREATMENT. The treatment of wastewater 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 one-half 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 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.
SANITARY WASTES. The combination of liquid and water carried wastes discharged from toilet and other plumbing facilities; segregated from normal human biological activities, separate and distinct from industrial trade or process discharges.
SEWAGE. The spent water of a community. The preferred term is WASTEWATER.
SEWER. A pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage water.
SIGNIFICANT USER. Any industrial user that will contribute greater than 10% of the design flow or design pollutant loading of the village treatment works.
SLUDGE. Any discharge of water or wastewater which in concentration of any given constituent or in rate of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than 15 minutes more than five times the average 24-hour concentration or flows normal operation and shall adversely affect the collection system and/or performance of the wastewater treatment works.
STORM DRAIN or STORM SEWER. A drain or sewer for conveying water, ground water, subsurface water, or unpolluted water from any source.
STREET SURFACE. The paved portion of the street, edge of pavement to edge of pavement and does not include the entire street right-of-way.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS (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” and referred to as filterable 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 clearwell 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 such 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. Those premises connected to the treatment works proportionate to the service provided. This charge shall cover all operation, maintenance, and replacement costs for the facilities.
USER CHARGE. The amount paid by premises connected to the treatment works proportionate to the service provided. This charge shall cover all operation, maintenance, and replacement costs for the facilities.
WASTEWATER. The spent water of a community. From the stand point of source, it may be 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 PLANT. An arrangement of devices and structures for treating wastewater, industrial waste, and sludge. Sometimes used as synonymous with waste treatment plant and water pollution control plant.
WATERCOURSE. A natural or artificial channel for the passage of water either continuously or intermittently.
(Ord. 24-06, passed 3-4-2024)