[R.O. 2011 §700.310; Ord. No. 150-90 §VIII, 3-7-1990; Ord. No. 937-21, 3-3-2021]
As used in this Article, the following words and phrases will
have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates a
different meaning.
B.O.D.
The biochemical oxygen demand, expressed in milligrams per
liter, utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under
standard laboratory conditions for five (5) days at a temperature
of twenty degrees Centigrade (20°C). The laboratory tests shall
be made in accordance with "Standard Methods" as
defined in this Section.
DOMESTIC SEWAGE
Water and water carried wastes normally discharged into the
sanitary sewers from dwellings, including single-family homes, multiple-family
homes and hotels, from office buildings, factories and institutions,
but not including storm water drainage or surface water drainage and
not including industrial wastes as defined in this Section.
GARBAGE
Solid wastes and residue from preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food and from the handling, storage, processing and sale of food
products and produce.
INDUSTRIAL USER
Any non-governmental user of the sewage system, including
agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, manufacturing, transportation,
communication, electric, gas and sanitary services and any other industrial
services discharging into the sanitary sewer system any industrial
waste, or discharging into the sanitary sewer system any wastes other
than domestic sewage as defined in this Section.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
All water, water-carried solids, liquid and gas wastes resulting
from any industrial, manufacturing or food processing operation or
process or from the development of any natural resource, or any mixture
of these fluids with any other water or with any other liquid.
MILLIGRAMS PER LITER
This term shall be abbreviated "mg/l", and
shall mean a weight to volume ratio. The figure appearing before the
symbol "mg/l" shall be the number of milligrams to
be found in one (1) liter of the substance being tested. This figure
can be transposed to pounds per million gallons of water by multiplying
the figure appearing before the symbol "mg/l" by
eight point three four (8.34).
NORMAL DOMESTIC SEWAGE
Sewage in which the average concentration of suspended materials
does not exceed two hundred fifty (250) mg/l and in which the five
(5) day B.O.D. does not exceed two hundred fifty (250) mg/l.
OWNER
Owner shall mean the owner, tenant, occupant or person in
charge of any building or premises, or any person acting in the owner's
behalf.
PERSON
Any person, firm, corporation or association.
pH
The logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the hydrogen
concentration expressed in moles per liter. pH shall be determined
by standard methods as defined in this Section.
PREMISES
Means any building or lot under individual ownership or individual
use where water service is metered independently.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
Wastes from preparation and cooking and disposing of food,
exclusive of eggshells and bones, which waste has been shredded so
that the particles are no greater than one-half (½) inch in
any dimension, and the particles can be carried freely through the
normal conditions in public sanitary sewers.
PUBLIC SANITARY SEWER
Any sanitary sewer constructed in the City, regardless of
the source of funding, and any sanitary sewer belonging to any public
trust or municipal corporation or body politic of any kind.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer that conveys sewage and wastewater, in which ordinarily
ground water and unpolluted industrial wastes are not included.
SEWER SYSTEM
All of the mains, pumping facilities, treating and disposing
facilities included in the wastewater treatment facilities in the
City.
SLUG
Any discharge continuing longer than fifteen (15) minutes
in which either the concentration of any material or the amount of
flow is more than five (5) times the twenty-four (24) hour average
from the same source.
STANDARD METHODS
Methods approved by the engineering profession of examination
of waste and wastewater. Evidence of standard methods may be submitted
by showing standard methods approved by the American Waterworks Association,
the American Public Health Association and the Water Pollution Control
Federation.
STORM WATER RUNOFF
The amount of rainfall that flows directly or indirectly
into the storm sewer system in the City.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
Solids that either float in sewage or are in suspension in
sewage, which are removable by a laboratory filtration device.