For purposes of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
COUNCIL. The Town Council of the Town of Winfield, or any duly authorized officials acting in its behalf.
DEBT SERVICE COSTS. The maximum annual principal and interest payments on all proposed revenue bonds or other long-term capital debt.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES. The wastewater discharges from industrial, trade or business processes as distinct from employee wastes or wastes from sanitary conveniences.
MAY. Is permissive.
NPDES (NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM) PERMIT. The same meaning as defined in the sewer use ordinance.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COST. Includes all costs, direct and indirect, necessary to provide adequate wastewater collection, transport and treatment on a continuing basis and produce discharges to receiving waters that conform with all related federal, state and local requirements.
OTHER SERVICE CHARGES. Tap charges, system development charges, connections charges, area charges, and other identifiable charges other than excessive strength surcharges.
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.
REPLACEMENT COSTS. The expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories or appurtenances which are necessary during the useful life of the treatment works to maintain the capacity and performance for which such works were designed and constructed.
SHALL. Is mandatory.
SEWER USE ORDINANCE. A separate and companion enactment to this chapter, which regulates the connection to the use of public and private sewers.
TOWN. The Town of Winfield acting by and through the Town Council.
USER CLASS. The division of wastewater treatment customers by source, function, waste characteristics, and process or discharge similarities.
(1) COMMERCIAL USER. Any establishment involved in a commercial enterprise, business or service, which based on a determination by the town discharges primarily segregated domestic wastes or wastes from sanitary conveniences.
(2) GOVERNMENTAL USER. Any federal, state or local governmental user of the wastewater treatment works.
(3) INDUSTRIAL USER. Any manufacturing or processing facility that discharges industrial waste to a wastewater treatment works.
(4) INSTITUTIONAL USER. Any establishment involved in a social, charitable, religious, and/or educational function, which, based on a determination by the town discharges primarily segregated domestic wastes or wastes from sanitary conveniences.
(5) RESIDENTIAL USER. A user or the treatment works whose premises or building is used primarily as a residence for one or more persons, including all dwelling units, etc.
(Ord. 143, passed 3-21-2006)