In addition, the following terms and phrases shall have the following
meanings.
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
The Director of Public Works of the Department of Public
Works of the City of Lebanon, New Hampshire, who is charged with certain
duties and responsibilities by this chapter, or a duly authorized
representative.
DISCHARGE
Dispose, deposit, spill, pour, inject, seep, dump, leak or
place by any means, including any direct or indirect entry, any solid
or liquid matter into the storm drainage system, or in a location
where it can reasonably be anticipated to flow into or enter the storm
drainage system; or alternatively, the solid or liquid matter which
is so disposed, deposited, spilled, poured, injected, seeped, dumped,
leaked or placed into the storm drainage system.
FOUNDATION DRAIN
An exterior drainage system installed on the outer face of
the foundation wall and near the wall footing, typically covered with
a layer of gravel, serving the purpose of draining out excess water
from seeping into the foundation. Interior building sump pumps are
not covered under this definition.
ILLICIT CONNECTION
Any drain or means of conveyance, whether on the surface or subsurface, which causes or allows an illegal discharge to enter the storm drainage system, including but not limited to any connections to the storm drainage system from indoor drains and sinks, regardless of whether said drain or connection had been allowed, permitted or approved prior to the effective date of the permit system in §
124-4; or any drain or conveyance from a commercial or industrial land use to the storm drainage system which has not been approved by an authorized enforcement agency, and documented in plans, maps, or equivalent records.
INDOOR DRAIN
Any inlet, floor drain, catch basin, dry well, stone reservoir,
sump pump, groundwater collection, stormwater collection or discharge
system, and/or French drain that is physically located, in whole or
in part, within a building structure.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company,
corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, governmental
entity or any other legal entity; or their legal representatives,
agents or assigns. This definition includes all federal, state and
local governmental entities.
POLLUTANT
Anything which causes or contributes to pollution, including
but not limited to paints, varnishes, solvents, oil and other automotive
fluids, nonhazardous liquid and solid wastes, yard wastes; refuse,
rubbish, garbage, litter or other abandoned or discarded objects and
accumulations, floatables, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, hazardous
substances and wastes, sewage, fecal coliform and pathogens, dissolved
and particulate metals, animal wastes, construction wastes and residues,
and noxious or offensive matter of any kind.
PREMISES
Any building, lot, parcel of land, parking areas or portion
of land, whether improved or unimproved, including adjacent sidewalks
and parking strips, located within the City from which discharges
into the Storm Drainage System are or may be created, initiated, originated
or maintained.
STORMWATER
Surface flow, runoff, and drainage consisting entirely of
water from any form of natural precipitation and resulting from such
precipitation.
STORMWATER CONNECTION
Any activity on property - including but not limited to alterations
of terrain, alterations of surface permeability via construction or
otherwise, or installation of any pipe, culvert, ditch, channel and
other drainage structure or means of conveyance, whether surface or
subsurface - which causes, or has the potential to cause, any new
stormwater discharge, or any increase or alteration in stormwater
discharge, into any portion of the City of Lebanon Stormwater Drainage
System.
STORMWATER CONNECTION PERMIT
Permit issued by the City Manager for connection to the City's
stormwater drainage system for the purposes of discharging stormwater.
STORMWATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM or SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM
Publicly owned facilities, or any portion thereof, by which
stormwater is meant to be collected and/or conveyed, including but
not limited to any roads with drainage systems, municipal streets,
gutters, curbs, culverts, inlets, piped storm drains, pumping facilities,
retention and detention basins, natural and human-made or altered
ditches, channels, reservoirs, and other drainage structures. The
privately owned and maintained service pipe extending from the Premises
to the municipally maintained main pipe, culvert, manhole or other
device in the public right of way shall not be considered part of
the Storm Drainage System.
STORMWATER EXTENSION
Any stormwater connection (as defined above) which includes
or involves any new or altered length, width, location or capacity
of any publicly-owned or publicly-controlled element of the City's
stormwater drainage system, or the conveyance or dedication to the
City of any easement or other interest pertaining thereto.