[Ord. 627A, 2/12/1985, Art. I, § 1]
Unless the context of usage indicates otherwise, the meaning
of specific terms in this Part shall be as follows:
The Federal Clean Water Act, as amended.
The American Society for Testing and Materials.
The quantity of oxygen used in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days
at 20° C., expressed in milligrams per liter.
The extension from a building wastewater plumbing facility
to the public wastewater facility.
A sewer intended to receive both wastewater and storm and
surface water.
Any property occupied by a nonresidential establishment not
within the definition of an "industrial user," and which is connected
to the wastewater facilities.
The twenty-four hour period beginning at 12:01 a.m.
An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned
by others.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency.
The solid animal and vegetable waste resulting from the domestic
or commercial handling, storage, dispensing, preparation, cooking
and serving of foods.
Water within the earth.
Any nonresidential user identified in Division A, B, D, E
or I of the Standard Industrial Classification Manual. Industrial
users shall also include any user which discharges wastewater containing
toxic or poisonous substances, or any substance(s) which cause(s)
interference in the wastewater facilities.
Inhibition or disruption of any sewer system, wastewater
treatment process, sludge disposal system or their operation, which
substantially contributes to a violation of applicable discharge permits.
The manager of the Borough's wastewater system or an authorized
designee.
Is permissible; SHALL is mandatory.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or any other
body of surface or groundwater.
All premises within the Borough which are connected with
wastewater facilities and which are not used as or occupied for human
residency.
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program,
whether administered by the EPA or by the State of Pennsylvania.
The person or persons who legally own, lease or occupy private
property with wastewater facilities which discharge, or will discharge,
to the Borough's wastewater facilities.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, partnership,
corporation, municipality or other similar organization, agency or
group.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration
expressed in grams per liter of solution as determined by standard
methods.
The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination
of pollutants or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties
in wastewater prior to discharge to the Borough of Beaver wastewater
facilities.
Any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated
by the EPA in accordance with Section 307(b) and (c) of the Act, which
applies to industrial users.
Garbage that has been shredded to such a degree that all
particles will be carried freely under flow conditions normally prevailing
in the wastewater sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in
any dimension.
All premises used only for human residency and which is connected
to the wastewater facilities.
Wastewater discharged from the sanitary conveniences of dwellings,
office buildings, industrial plants or institutions.
Is mandatory; MAY — is permissible.
The latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water and Wastewater," published by the American Public Health
Association, Water Pollution Control Federation and American Water
Works Association.
The State or Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
A sewer for conveying storm, surface and other waters, which
is not intended to be transported to a treatment facility.
Water which occurs when the rate of precipitation exceeds
the rate at which water may infiltrate into the soil.
The total suspended matter that either floats on the surface
of, or is in suspension in, water or wastewater, as determined by
standard methods.
Any of the pollutants designated by federal regulations pursuant
to Section 307(a)(1) of the Act.
A combination of liquid and water carried wastes from residences,
commercial buildings, industries and institutions together with any
groundwater, surface water or stormwater that may be present and which
is intended to be connected to a treatment facility.
The combination of the wastewater sewers and treatment facilities.
The structures, processes, equipment and arrangements necessary
to collect and transport wastewater to the treatment facility.
The structures, processes, equipment and arrangements necessary
to treat and discharge wastewaters.
The Water Pollution Control Federation.
[Ord. 627A, 2/12/1985, Art. I, § 2]
Unless the context of usage indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms in this Part and not defined in § 18-101, above, shall be as defined in the "Glossary; Water and Wastewater Control Engineering," prepared by Joint Editorial Board of the American Public Health Association, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Water Works Association and Water Pollution Control Federation, copyright 1969.
