For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ACT. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972,(now the Clean Water Act, being 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.), and any amendments thereto; together with any guidelines, limitations and standards promulgated by the EPA pursuant to the Act.
BUILDING DRAIN. The part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from waste and other drainage pipes inside the walls of a building and conveys it to the building sewer, beginning three feet outside the exterior face of the building wall. This definition includes pipes and drains which carry polluted wastewater and specifically excludes footer and foundation drains.
BUILDING SEWER. The extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
BY-PASS. The intentional diversion of wastestreams from any portion of the village’s wastewater treatment plant.
CBOD (CARBONACEOUS BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND). A measure of dissolved oxygen required during the stabilization of the carbonaceous portion of organic matter through biochemical action, which shall be measured according to 40 C.F.R. § 133.101. CBOD shall be measured as milligrams per liter five days at 20ºC.
COMBINED SEWER. A sewer intended to receive both wastewater and surface run-off or ground water.
COUNCIL. The Village Council.
DEBT SERVICE CHARGE. A charge levied on all users of the wastewater treatment works to provide funds necessary to meet the principal and interest payments of the debt incurred to pay for the cost of the wastewater treatment works improvements, based upon the volume of wastewater flow from each user.
DOMESTIC. A residential user of the wastewater treatment works.
DOMESTIC WASTES. Wastes originating from a residential user of the wastewater treatment works or from sanitary conveniences that are operated by an industrial user, commercial user or an institutional/governmental user. DOMESTIC WASTES do not include industrial wastes.
EPA. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Environmental Protection Agency or any person authorized to act for either agency.
EXTRA STRENGTH SURCHARGE. A charge levied on some users of the wastewater treatment works (in addition to a user charge) for wastes discharged which exceed normal concentrations, based upon the volume of wastewater flow from each user. The EXTRA STRENGTH SURCHARGE shall be based upon average concentrations of wastes weighted in proportion to volume of flow, determined each billing period by the method most practical to the village, in the Water and Sewer Superintendent/Village Administrator’s opinion.
GARBAGE. Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
GREASE. A constituent in wastewater as identified in 40 C.F.R. part 136.
INCOMPATIBLE POLLUTANT. A constituent in wastewater which interferes with the operation and performance of the wastewater treatment works.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES. Any liquid, gaseous or solid waste resulting from any process, industry, trade or business, or from the development, processing or recovery of any natural resource, together with such sewage as is present.
INTERCEPTING SEWER. A sewer intended to receive flows from both combined sewers and sanitary sewers, or a sewer whose primary purpose is to transport wastewater from collector (local) sewers to the wastewater treatment plant.
INTERFERENCE. A discharge, which alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, inhibits or disrupts the POTW, its treatment processes or operations, its sludge processes, use or disposal; and therefore, is a cause of a violation of the village’s NPDES permit or the prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal in compliance with any of the following statutory provisions or permits issued thereunder, or any more stringent state or local regulations: § 405 of the Act; the Solid Waste Disposal Act, including Title II commonly referred to as the Reserve Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA, being 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq.); any state regulations contained in any state sludge management plan prepared pursuant to Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, being 42 U.S.C. §§ 6941 et seq.; the Clean Air Act, being 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act, being 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.; and the Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act, being 16 U.S.C. §§ 1431 et seq. and 33 U.S.C. §§ 1401 et seq.
NATURAL OUTLET. Any outlet, including storm sewers and combined sewer overflows, into a watercourse or into the waters of the state.
NORMAL CONCENTRATIONS. Wastewater which does not exceed the following concentrations shall be considered to be of normal concentrations:
(1) CBOD: 200 mg/l; and
(2) Suspended solids: 300 mg/l.
NOTICE. Notice of a fact or event to be given to a user pursuant to this chapter shall be in writing and sent by first class mail to the user at the address to which the user’s water and sewer bill is to be sent at the time said notice is given.
NPDES PERMIT. The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit No. 3PC00100*DD or an equivalent document or requirements issued by the state EPA to the village to regulate the discharge of pollutants.
PASS-THROUGH. A discharge which exits the POTW into waters of the United States in quantities or concentrations which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge from other sources, is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the village NPDES permit, including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, company, industry, association, society, corporation or group.
pH. The reciprocal of the logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration. The concentration is the weight of the hydrogen ions, in grams, per liter of solution.
POLLUTANT. Any noxious chemical or other refuse material that impairs the purity of water.
PRETREATMENT. The treatment of wastewater from sources before introduction into the building drain. Septic tanks shall not be considered PRETREATMENT.
PRIVATE SEWER. A sewer constructed and serving individual owners or persons under private ownership.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE. The solid waste from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that has been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions that normally prevail in public sewers, with no particles greater than one-half inch in any dimension.
PUBLIC SEWER. A common sanitary sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights, controlled by the village.
SANITARY SEWER. A sewer, including conventional gravity sanitary sewers and small diameter sanitary sewers, that carries liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industries and institutions, together with minor quantities of ground, storm and surface waters that are not admitted intentionally.
SANITARY SEWER CHARGES. The aggregate of rates established by three separate charges: user charges, extra strength surcharges and debt service charges.
SEPTAGE. The materials, both liquid and solid, removed from a septic tank.
SEPTIC TANK. A watertight covered receptacle designed and constructed to receive the discharge of wastewater from a building sewer and to discharge the effluent from the settled and floating solids.
SEWAGE. Any substance that contains any of the waste products or excrementitious or other discharge from the bodies of human beings or animals, which if discharged would cause pollution to the waters of the state.
SEWER. A pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage water.
SLUG. Any discharge of water or wastewater which in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than 15 minutes more than five times the average 24-hour concentration of said constituent or quantity of said flows during normal operation, and which concentration or quantity of said flows during normal operation, and which concentration or quantity of flow shall adversely affect the performance of the wastewater treatment works.
STANDARD METHODS. The latest edition of the publication, Standard Methods for the Examination of Water, Sewage and Industrial Wastes, as published by the American Public Health Association.
STORM SEWER. A sewer for conveying water, ground water, subsurface water or unpolluted water from any source.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS. 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 40 C.F.R. part 136.
UNPOLLUTED WATER. Water of quality equal to or better than the effluent criteria in effect under the NPDES permit or water that would not cause violation of the receiving water quality standards and would not be benefitted by discharge to the sanitary sewers and treatment at the wastewater treatment plant.
UPSET. An exceptional incident in which there is an unintentional and temporary noncompliance with categorical pretreatment standards because of factors beyond the reasonable control of the village.
USER. A person who discharges wastewater to the wastewater treatment works.
USER CHARGE. A charge levied on all users of the wastewater treatment works with normal concentrations of waste for the cost of operation, maintenance and replacement of such works, based upon the volume of wastewater flow from each user.
(1) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. The administration, monitoring, inspection, reviewing applications, maintenance of equipment, collection, pumping, treatment and disposing of wastewater, necessary to assure adequate wastewater collection and treatment on a continuing basis which conforms to applicable regulations and assures optimal long-term facility management.
(2) REPLACEMENT. The acquisition and installation of equipment, accessories and appurtenances necessary during the service life of the wastewater treatment works to maintain the capacity and performance for which said works were designed and constructed.
USER CLASS. Any class of users of the wastewater treatment works, defined as follows.
(1) COMMERCIAL USER. Any non-residential or non-industrial user that discharges waste to the sanitary sewer system from a commercial establishment. A commercial establishment can mean, but is not necessarily limited to, retail establishments, service enterprises and other business or community activities.
(2) INDUSTRIAL USER. Any non-governmental user discharging an industrial waste to a publicly owned treatment works as identified as a Division A, B, D, E, or I industry in the Standard Classification Manual, 1972, Office of Management and Budget, as amended and supplemented. A user in the Division A, B, D, E, or I may be excluded if it is determined that the industry will introduce primarily segregated domestic wastes.
(3) INSTITUTIONAL/GOVERNMENTAL USER. Any non-residential, non-industrial and non-commercial user that discharges waste to the sanitary sewer from an institutional/governmental establishment. An institutional/governmental establishment can mean, but is not necessarily limited to, education facilities, churches and synagogues, and federal, state and local governmental administration and service facilities.
(4) RESIDENTIAL USER. Any person that discharges waste to the sanitary sewer system from a dwelling unit. A dwelling unit can mean, but is not necessarily limited to, houses, apartments, manufactured homes and mobile homes, used primarily for residential occupancy.
VILLAGE. The Village of Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and any area under its jurisdiction.
VILLAGE SPECIFICATIONS. The most recent version of the village standard specifications for sanitary sewers adopted by Council.
WASTEWATER or WASTES. The spent water of a community. From the standpoint of source, it may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried sewage from residences, commercial buildings, industries and institutions, together with any ground water, surface water and storm water that may be present.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. The portion of the wastewater treatment works required to treat wastewater and septage and dispose of the effluent.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS. The structures, equipment, parcels of land, easements and processes required to collect, carry away and treat wastewater and dispose of the effluent of the village. WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS shall include septic tanks, sanitary sewers and intercepting sewers, but shall not include storm sewers. Also known as the PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS (POTW).
WATERCOURSE. A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
WATERS OF THE STATE. All streams, lakes, marshes, watercourses, waterways, wells, springs, irrigation systems, drainage systems and all other bodies or accumulations of water, surface or underground, natural or artificial, which are situated wholly or partly within, or border upon, the state, or are within its jurisdiction, except those private waters which do not combine or effect a function with natural surface or underground waters.
(Ord. O-20-2007, passed 1-2-2008)