A. 
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this chapter shall be as follows:
BOD (DENOTES "BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND")
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20° C., expressed in parts per million by weight.
HOUSE CONNECTION INSPECTOR
The House Connection Inspector of the Town of Putnam Valley or his or her authorized deputy, agent or representative.
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface water or groundwater.
PERSON
Any individual, company, association, society, corporation or group.
PH
The logarithm to the base 10 of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of the solution.
SANITARY SEWAGE
That domestic sewage with storm- and surface water excluded, such as sewage discharging from the sanitary conveniences of dwellings, office and commercial buildings and institutions.
SEWER
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
SEWER WORKS
All facilities for collecting, pumping, conveying, treating and disposing of sewage.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension in water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
TOWN
The Town of Putnam Valley in the County of Putnam, State of New York.
WATERCOURSE
A channel in which a flow of water occurs either continuously or intermittently.
B. 
Word usage. Shall is mandatory; may is permissive.