For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ACT. The Federal Clean Water Act, as amended.
ASTM. The American Society for Testing and Materials.
BOD (BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND). The quantity of oxygen used in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure during days at 20°C, expressed in milligrams per liter.
CITY. The City of Wilmore.
COMMERCIAL USER (CLASS II). Any property occupied by a non-residential establishment not within the definition of an “Industrial User (Class III)”, and which is connected to the wastewater facilities.
DAY. The 24-hour period beginning at 12:01 a.m.
EASEMENT. An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned by others.
EPA. The United States Environmental Protection Agency.
GARBAGE. The solid animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the domestic or commercial handling, storage, dispensing, preparation, cooking and serving of foods.
GROUND WATER. Water within the earth.
INDUSTRIAL USER (CLASS III). Any non-residential user identified in Division A, B, D, E or I of the Standard Industrial Classification Manual. Class III also shall include any user that discharges wastewater containing toxic or poisonous substances, as defined in §§ 307 and 502 of the Clean Water Act, being 33 U.S.C. §§ 1317 and 1362, or any substance(s) causing interference in the wastewater facilities. CLASS III shall include any non-residential user who:
(1) Is subject to national categorical pretreatment standards;
(2) Has a non-domestic flow of 25,000 gallons or more per average work day;
(3) Contributes more than 5% of the average dry weather capacity of the wastewater facility; or
(4) Is determined by the state regulatory agency or the Utilities Director to have the potential to adversely affect the wastewater facility.
INTERFERENCE. Inhibition or disruption of any sewer system, wastewater treatment process, sludge disposal system or their operation, which substantially contributes to a violation of applicable discharge permits.
MAY. The act referred to is permissible.
NATURAL OUTLET. Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or any other body of surface or ground water.
NPDES. The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program, whether administered by the EPA or by the commonwealth.
OWNER. The person or persons who legally own, lease or occupy private property with wastewater facilities that discharge, or will discharge, to the city’s wastewater facilities.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, company, association, society, partnership, corporation, municipality or other similar organization, agency or group.
pH. The logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen in concentration expressed in grams per liter of solution, as determined by Standard Methods.
POTW (PUBLICLY-OWNED TREATMENT WORKS). The city’s wastewater treatment facility.
PRETREATMENT. The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination of pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in wastewater before discharge into the city’s wastewater facilities.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE. Garbage that has been shredded such that all particles will be carried freely under flow conditions, normally prevailing in the wastewater sewers, with no particle greater than one-half inch in any dimension.
RESIDENTIAL USER (CLASS I). All premises used only for human residency and that are connected to the wastewater facilities.
SANITARY WASTEWATER. Wastewater discharged from the sanitary conveniences of dwellings, office buildings, industrial plants or institutions.
SHALL. The act referred to is mandatory.
STANDARD METHODS. The latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association, Water Pollution Control Federation and American Water Works Association.
STATE. The Commonwealth of Kentucky.
STORM WATER. A sewer for conveying storm, surface and other waters, that are not intended to be transported to a treatment facility.
SURFACE WATER. Water that occurs when the rate of precipitation exceeds the rate at which water may percolate into the soil.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS. The total suspended matter that either floats on the surface of, or is in suspension in, water or wastewater, as determined by 40 C.F.R. part 136.
TOXICS. Any of the pollutants designated by federal regulations pursuant to § 307(a)(1) of the Act.
UTILITIES DIRECTOR. The manager or superintendent of the city’s wastewater system or an authorized designee of the city.
WASTEWATER. A combination of liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industries and institutions, together with any ground water, surface water or storm water that may be present.
WASTEWATER FACILITY. The combination of wastewater sewers and treatment facilities.
WASTEWATER SEWER. The structures, processes, equipment and arrangements necessary to collect and transport wastewaters to the treatment facility.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY. The structures, processes, equipment and arrangements necessary to treat and discharge wastewaters.
WEF. The Water Environment Federation.
(Ord. 481-99, passed 2-15-1999)