§ 52.46 DEFINITIONS.

   For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

   BOARD. The Council members of the town or any duly authorized officials acting on its behalf.

   BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD). Has the same meaning as defined in § 52.02.

   DEBT SERVICE COSTS. The average annual principal and interest payments on all outstanding revenue bonds or other long-term capital debt.

   EXCESSIVE STRENGTH SURCHARGES. An additional charge which is billed to users for treating sewage wastes with an average strength in excess of normal domestic sewage.

   INDUSTRIAL WASTES. The wastewater discharges from industrial, trade, or business processes as distinct from employee wastes or wastes from sanitary conveniences.

   NORMAL DOMESTIC SEWAGE.

      (1)   For the purpose of determining surcharges, means wastewater or sewage having an average daily concentration as follows:

         (a)   BOD not more than 250 mg/l; and

         (b)   S.S. not more than 250 mg/l.

      (2)   As defined by origin, wastewaters from segregated domestic and/or sanitary conveniences are distinct from wastes from industrial processes.

   OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS. Include 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. These costs include replacement.

   OTHER SERVICE CHARGES. Tap charges, connection charges, area charges, and other identifiable charges, other than user charges, debt service charges, and 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 service life of the sewage works equipment to maintain the capacity and performance for which such works were designed and constructed.

   SEWAGE. Has the same meaning as defined in § 52.02.

   SEWER USE ORDINANCE. A separate and companion enactment to this subchapter (§§ 52.01 to  52.11), which regulates the connection to and use of public and private sewers.

   SHALL. Is mandatory, MAY is permissive.

   SUSPENDED SOLIDS (S.S.). Has the same meaning as defined in § 52.02.

    TOWN. The Town of Worthington acting by and through the Council members.

   USER CHARGE. A charge levied on users of the wastewater treatment works for the cost of operation and maintenance of such works.

   USER CLASS. The division of wastewater treatment customers by source, function, waste characteristics, and process or discharge similarities (i.e., residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, and governmental in the user charge system and as industrial and non-industrial in the industrial cost recovery system).

      (1)   COMMERCIAL USER. Any establishment involved in a commercial enterprise, business, or service.

      (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 publicly owned 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 of the treatment works whose premises or building is used primarily as a residence for one or more persons, including all dwelling units and the like.

(1993 Code, Title V, Art. 8, § 2)