For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
FATS, OILS AND GREASE. Organic polar compounds derived from animal and/or plant sources that contain multiple carbon chain triglyceride molecules.
FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT. Any commercial, industrial or institutional facility discharging kitchen or food preparation wastewater including, but not limited to, the following: restaurants, motels, hotels, cafeterias, hospitals, schools, nightclubs, delicatessen, meat cutting preparation, bakeries, bagel shops, grocery stores, gas stations and any other facility that the Public Works Director determines to be in need of a grease interceptor by virtue of its operation.
GREASE INTERCEPTOR. A device used to effect the separation of fats, oils and grease in wastewater effluent which prevents the discharge of fats, oils and grease in excess of 300 milligrams per liter (mg/l) concentration, or has been found by the Public Works Director to prevent the discharge of fats, oils and grease in quantities sufficient to cause POTW line stoppages or necessitate increased maintenance of the POTW in order to keep line stoppages from occurring. An INTERCEPTOR may be of the “outdoor” or underground type normally of a 1,000-gallon capacity or more, or “under-the-counter” package unit, which is typically less than 100-gallon capacity. For the purpose of this definition, the terms GREASE INTERCEPTOR, INTERCEPTOR and GREASE TRAP are used interchangeably.
INSPECTOR. The Public Works Director and persons acting under the Public Works Director’s direction who are investigating compliance with this chapter.
OPERATOR. The operator of a food service establishment.
OWNER. An individual, person, firm, company, association, society, corporation or other entity upon whose property the building or structure containing the food service establishment is located or will be constructed. OWNER shall also include the owner of a food service establishment which is leasing the building, structure or a portion thereof containing the food service establishment.
PLUMBING CODE. The current edition of the North Carolina Plumbing Code.
POTW (PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS). The treatment works as defined by § 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act, (33 U.S.C. § 1292), which is owned by the town. This definition includes any devices or systems used in the collection, storage, treatment, recycling and reclamation of municipal sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid or solid nature. It also includes sewers, pipes and other conveyances only if they convey wastewater to the POTW treatment plant. For the purposes of this chapter, POTW shall also include any sewers that convey wastewater to the POTW from persons outside the town who are, by contract or agreement with the town, or in any other way, users of the POTW.
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. The Public Works Director of the town or his or her authorized representative.
TOWN. Town of Stoneville, North Carolina, or any duly authorized agent(s) or official(s) acting on its behalf.
WASTE. Liquid and water-carried wastes, whether treated or untreated. The terms “sewage” and “wastewater” shall be deemed to be WASTE by definition.
(Ord. passed 8-3-2010)