All persons now receiving sewer service from the Utility or
who may hereafter make application therefor are deemed to be bound
by rules and regulations of the Village of Rothschild and such state
and federal statutes and administrative rules as are applicable.
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the following
terms as used in this article shall have the meanings hereinafter
designated. "May" is permissible; "shall" is mandatory.
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD)
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days
at 20° C. expressed in terms of weight and volume (milligrams
per liter). Quantitative determination of BOD shall be made in accordance
with procedures set forth below in the definition of "Standard Methods."
COMPATIBLE POLLUTANT
Biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, pH and fecal
coliform bacteria and such additional pollutants as are now or may
be in the future specified and controlled in the NPDES permit issued
to the Wausau Sewage Utility.
COOLING WATER
The water discharged from any use, such as air conditioning,
cooling or refrigeration, whose character undergoes no chemical change
during such use.
DOMESTIC WASTES
Liquid wastes:
A.
From the noncommercial preparation, cooking or handling of food;
or
B.
Containing human excrement and similar matter discharged from
the sanitary facilities of dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial
facilities and institutions and other places where humans congregate.
GARBAGE
Solid wastes from the handling, preparation, cooking, dispensing
or storage of food.
GROUND GARBAGE
The residue from the preparation, cooking or dispensing of
food that has been shredded to such degree that all particles will
be carried freely in suspension under the flow conditions normally
prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch
in any dimension.
INDUSTRIAL USER
Any nonresidential user which manufactures, uses or processes
any solids, liquids or gases which are prohibited or limited by this
article and discharges wastewater to the Village sewers.
[Added 9-28-1987]
INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER
Liquid wastes resulting from the processes employed in industrial,
manufacturing, trade or business establishments as distinct from domestic
wastes.
NORMAL WASTEWATER CONCENTRATION
The daily weighted average concentration of five-day BOD
is 200 milligrams per liter, and the daily weighted average concentration
of suspended solids is 250 milligrams per liter for each consecutive
thirty-day period.
[Amended 9-28-1987]
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES
Costs to the Village for the provision of labor, utilities,
supplies, equipment maintenance and other normal costs necessary for
the provision of sewage service. "Operation and maintenance" includes
replacement.
[Added 9-28-1987]
PARTS PER MILLION
A weight-to-weight ratio as the parts per million value multiplied
by the factor 8.345 shall be equivalent to pounds per million gallons
of water.
PERSON
Any human, firm, company, partnership, corporation, association,
group or society and includes the State of Wisconsin and agencies,
districts, commissions and political subdivisions created by or pursuant
to state law.
pH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the concentration of hydrogen
ions in grams per liter of solution.
PRETREATMENT
Application of physical, chemical or biological processes
to reduce the amount of pollutants in or alter the nature of the pollutant
properties in a wastewater prior to discharging such wastewater into
the publicly owned wastewater treatment system.
PRETREATMENT STANDARDS
All applicable federal, state and local statutes, laws, ordinances,
rules and regulations. In cases of conflicting standards or regulations,
the more stringent thereof shall control.
REPLACEMENT
The expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment,
accessories or appurtenances which are necessary to maintain the capacity
and performance of the sewage works during the service life for which
such works were designed and constructed.
[Added 9-28-1987]
SANITARY SEWAGE
A combination of water-carried wastes from residences, business
buildings, institutions and industrial plants (other than industrial
wastes from such plants) together with such groundwater, surface water
or stormwater as may be present.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer which carries wastewater and to which stormwater,
surface water and groundwater are not intentionally admitted.
SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL USER
Any industrial user of the wastewater treatment system whose
flow exceeds 10,000 gallons per day, or 5% of the daily capacity of
the treatment system, or contains:
A.
Greater than normal wastewater concentration; or
SLUG
Any discharge of sewage or industrial waste which in concentration
of any given constituent exceeds more than five times the average
twenty-four-hour concentration during normal operation.
STANDARD METHODS
The examination and analytical procedures set forth in the
most recent edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water,
Sewage and Industrial Waste" published by the American Public Health
Association, the American Water Works Association and the Federation
of Sewage and Industrial Waste Associations.
STORMWATER
Any flow occurring during or following any form of natural
precipitation and resulting therefrom.
SUPERINTENDENT
The person or persons designated by the Village of Rothschild
Board to supervise the operation of the treatment plant and system.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
The total suspended matter that floats on the surface of
or is suspended in water, wastewater or other liquids, a high percentage
of which is removable by laboratory filtering. Measurement of quantities
of suspended solids shall be made in accordance with procedures set
forth above in the definition of "Standard Methods."
SYSTEM
Any publicly owned devices, facilities, structures, equipment
or works used for the purpose of the transmission, storage, treatment,
recycling and reclamation of industrial and domestic wastes or necessary
to recycle or reuse the water at the most economical cost over the
estimated life of the system, including intercepting sewers; outfall
sewers; sewage collection systems; pumping, power and other equipment
and their appurtenances; extensions, improvements, remodeling, additions
and alterations thereof; elements essential to provide a reliable
recycled supply, such as standby treatment units and clear well facilities;
and any works, including site acquisition of the land that will be
an integral part of the treatment process or is used for ultimate
disposal of residues resulting from such treatment.
UNPOLLUTED WATER
Water free from pollutants in excess of the quantities limited
or prohibited by the federal, state or local effluent standards in
effect or water whose discharge will not cause any violation of federal,
state or local receiving water quality standards.
USER
Any person who discharges or causes or permits the discharge
of wastewater into the wastewater treatment system.
USER CHARGE
A charge levied on users of the wastewater collection and
treatment facilities for payment of operation and maintenance costs,
debt service and cash reserve.
[Added 9-28-1987]
USER CLASSIFICATION
A classification of users based on the 1972 (or subsequent)
edition of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual prepared
by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.
WASTEWATER
The liquid and water-carried industrial or domestic wastes
from dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial facilities and institutions,
together with any groundwater, surface water and stormwater that may
be present, whether treated or untreated, which is discharged into
or permitted to enter the system.
WASTEWATER MONITORING TEAM
That person or persons assigned the task by the Village of
Rothschild of collecting samples of discharges from the premises of
users. The team may also perform the site inspection of premises.
The Superintendant may perform these duties.