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Town of Lloyd, NY
Ulster County
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
A. 
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this chapter shall be as follows:
BOD (denoting "biochemical oxygen demand")
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20º C., expressed in parts per million by weight.
BUILDING DRAIN
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which received the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys to the inner face of the building wall.
BUILDING SEWER
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
COMBINED SEWER
A sewer which carries both sanitary sewage and storm- and surface water.
GARBAGE
Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
IMPROVEMENT
The Highland Sewer District of the Town of Lloyd, Ulster County, New York.
IMPROVEMENT BOUNDARIES
The physical boundaries as presently established or as may be extended from time to time as duly provided by the Town Law.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
The liquid wastes from industrial processes, as distinct from sanitary sewage.
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet into a watercourse pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or ground water.
NEW CONSTRUCTION
Any construction of a previously nonexistent structure requiring a discretionary or ministerial permit issued after May 1, 1987. "New construction" does not include additions, modifications or improvements to existing structures not physically separated from the structure added or improved upon.
[Added 4-29-1987 by L.L. No. 4-1987]
PERSON
An individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation or group.
pH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
PUBLIC SEWER
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights and which is controlled by public authority.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm- , surface and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
SEWAGE
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together with such surface, ground- and storm waters as may be present.
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage.
SEWAGE WORKS
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.
SEWER
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
STORM SEWER or STORM DRAIN
A sewer which carries storm- and surface waters and drainage but excludes sewage and polluted industrial wastes.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
Solids that either float on the surface or are in suspension in water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
TOWN
The Town of Lloyd, Ulster County, New York.
TOWN BOARD
The duly elected Town Board of the Town of Lloyd, or its authorized deputy or representative.
TOWN ENGINEER
The professional engineer retained as Town Engineer for the Town of Lloyd, or his authorized deputy, agent or representative.
ULTRA-LOW-VOLUME TOILET
Any toilet that uses 1.6 gallons of water per flush or less.
[Added 4-29-1987 by L.L. No. 4-1987; amended 10-26-1994 by L.L. No. 5-1994]
WATERCOURSE
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
B. 
Word usage. "Shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
C. 
Industrial or commercial classification which bears upon applications, rates, fees or other considerations shall be determined solely by the Town Board of the Town.