[Adopted 9-21-1981 by Ord. No. 81 (Ch. 404.000 of the 1999 Compiled Ordinances)]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this article shall be as follows:
ASTM
The American Society of Testing and Materials.
BOD 99 (denoting BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND)
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedures in five days
at 20° C., expressed in milligrams per liter.
BUILDING DRAINS
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system
which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes
inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer,
beginning five feet outside the inner face of the building walls.
BUILDING SEWER
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other places of disposal.
COMPATIBLE POLLUTANT
The pollutants which are treated and removed to a substantial
degree by the treatment works.
GARBAGE
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation,
cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and
sale or produce.
INDUSTRIAL USER
Any nongovernmental, nonresidential user identified in the
Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1972, Office of Management
and Budget, as amended and supplemented, under Division A, B, D, E
and I and as defined in 40 CFR 35.905 published September 27, 1978,
in the Federal Register.
INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER
The wastewater discharges from industrial, trade or business
process, as distinct from their employees' domestic wastes and
wastes from sanitary convenience.
MAJOR CONTRIBUTING INDUSTRY
An industrial user of the publicly owned treatment works:
A.
Having a flow of 50,000 gallons or more per average workday;
B.
Having a flow greater than 5% of the total flow carried by the
municipal system receiving the waste;
C.
Having in its discharge a toxic pollutant in amounts exceeding
the desired limits; or
D.
As determined by the permit.
mg/l
Milligrams per liter.
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet into a watercourse pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface water or groundwater.
NORMAL STRENGTH DOMESTIC WASTEWATER
Wastes which have a BOD of 275 milligrams per liter, suspended
solids of 250 milligrams per liter, phosphorus of 15 milligrams per
liter, have a pH between 6.5 and 9.5 or less and do not contain a
concentration of other constituents which will interfere with the
normal wastewater treatment process.
NPDES PERMIT
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit. According
to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by Public Law 92-500, it prohibits any person
from discharging pollutants into a waterway from a point source unless
his discharge is authorized by a permit issued either by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency or by an approved state agency.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (O&M)
All costs, direct and indirect, not including debt service,
but inclusive of expenditures attributable to administration, equipment
replacement and treatment and collection of wastewater necessary to
ensure adequate treatment and collection on a continuing basis in
conformance with applicable regulations.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation,
or group.
pH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the concentration of hydrogen
ions in grams per liter.
PL 92-500
The federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, being Public Law 92-500 of the 92nd Congress and adopted
on October 18, 1972.
PRETREATMENT
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 of the public sewer.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of
food that have been shredded to such a 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 is controlled by public authority.
REPLACEMENT
Expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories
or appurtenances which are necessary during the service life of the
treatment works to maintain the capacity and performance, for which
such works were designed and constructed.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer which carries wastewater and to which stormwater,
surface water and groundwater are not intentionally admitted.
SEWER SERVICE CHARGE
The rate charged by the City of Bridgman for providing wastewater
collection and treatment service.
SEWERS
A pipe or conduit for carrying wastewater.
SHALL; MAY
"Shall" is mandatory. "May" is permissive.
SLUG
Any discharge of water, wastewater or industrial wastewater
which in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of
flow exceeds for any period or duration longer than 15 minutes more
than five times the average twenty-four-hour concentration or flows
during normal operation.
STORM SEWER
A sewer for conveying stormwater, surface water or other
waters which is not intended to be transported to a treatment facility.
SUPERINTENDENT
The water and sewer superintendent of the City of Bridgman,
or his authorized deputy, agent or representative.
SURCHARGE
As a part of the service, any customer discharging wastewater
having strength in excess of 300 mg/l BOD and 350 mg/1SS will be required
to pay an additional charge to cover the cost of treating with excess-strength
wastewater.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
Solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension
in, water, wastewater or other liquids, and which are removable by
laboratory filtering.
USEPA
The United States Environmental Protection Agency, which
assures the protection of the environment by abating or controlling
pollution on a systematic basis.
USER CHARGE
A charge levied on users of treatment works for the cost
of operation and maintenance or the retirement of debt of such works.
USER CLASSES
The recipient of wastewater treatment services will be assigned to one of the three classes: industrial users, commercial users and residential users. These classifications are discussed in §
410-6.
WASTEWATER
One or more of the following: water-carried wastes from residences,
business buildings, institutions, and industrial establishments, together
with such groundwater, surface water and stormwater as may unintentionally
be present.
WATERCOURSE
A channel in which a flow of water occurs either continuously
or intermittently.
WPCF
The Water Pollution Control Federation.
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently
break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure,
appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the municipal wastewater
system. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate
arrest under charge of disorderly conduct.
[Adopted 1-6-1992 by Ord.
No. 113 (Ch. 405.000 of the 1999 Compiled Ordinances)]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 83 of the Home Rules City
Act (Act 279 of 1909, Compiled Laws 1948, Section 117.7), the industrial
waste rules and regulations, as adopted by the Galien River Sanitary
District, an authorized agency of the State of Michigan, is hereby
adopted as the industrial waste rules and regulations of the City
of Bridgman.
Pursuant to the provisions of Article III(a), Section 9, of
the Galien River Sanitary District Waste Rules and Regulations, the
City Manager of the City of Bridgman shall be responsible for the
administration and enforcement of said Rules. Pursuant to the provisions
of Article III(b) of the Galien River Sanitary District Industrial
Waste Rules and Regulations, the manager of the Joint Board shall
be responsible for the issuance of all permits, for surveillance,
for monitoring, enforcement or other activities as they pertain to
the implementation of the provision of said Rules.