[Ord. No. 69, § 2, eff. 8-10-1979]
This article is adopted pursuant to and in accordance with Act No. 94 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1933 (MCL 141.101 et seq., MSA 5.2731 et seq.), as amended, and Act No. 246 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1945 (MCL 41.181 et seq., MSA 5.45(1) et seq.), as amended.
[Ord. No. 69, § 3, eff. 8-10-1979; 11-24-2020 by Ord. No. 186]
(a) 
For the purpose of this chapter the following rules of construction apply:
(1) 
Words used in the present tense include the future tense.
(2) 
Words in the singular include the plural, unless the context clearly indicates the contrary.
(3) 
The term "shall" is always mandatory and not discretionary.
(4) 
A word or term not interpreted or defined by this article shall be used with a meaning of common or standard utilization.
(b) 
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this article shall be as follows:
ACT or THE ACT
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the "Clean Water Act," as amended, being 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.
AGENT
The Macomb County Health Department.
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF INDUSTRIAL USER
(1) 
A responsible corporate officer, where the industrial user submitting the reports required by this article is a corporation, who is either a) the president, vice president, secretary, or treasurer of a corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any other person who performs similar policy- or decision-making functions for the corporation; or b) the manager of one or more manufacturing, production, or operation facilities employing more than 250 persons or having gross annual sales or expenditures exceeding $25,000,000 in second-quarter 1980 dollars, when authority to execute documents has been assigned or delegated to said manager in accordance with corporate procedures; or
(2) 
A general partner or proprietor where the industrial user submitting the reports required by this article is a partnership or sole proprietorship respectively.
AVAILABLE CYANIDE
The quantity of cyanide that consists of cyanide ion (CN), hydrogen cyanide in water (HCNaq), and the cyano-complexes of zinc, copper, cadmium, mercury, nickel and silver, determined by EPA method OIA-1677, or other method designated as a standard method or approved under 40 CFR 136.
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMP)
Programs, practices, procedures or other directed efforts initiated and implemented by the user which can or do lead to the reduction, conservation or minimization of pollutants being introduced into the ecosystem, including but not limited to the Detroit sewer system. BMPs include, but are not limited to, equipment or technology modifications, process or procedure modifications, reformulation or redesign of products, substitution of raw materials, and improvements in housekeeping, maintenance, training, or inventory control, and may include technical and economic considerations.
BILL PAST DUE PENALTY
A penalty assessed on a past due water bill for not paying by the due date on the bill.
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD)
The quality of dissolved oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure five days at 20° C. expressed in terms of mass and concentration [milligrams per liter (mg/l)] as measured by standard methods.
BOARD
(1) 
References to the term "Board" in Articles I through III, V and VI shall mean the Charter Township of Chesterfield Board of Trustees.
(2) 
References to the term "Board" in Article IV shall mean the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit.
BROKER
A retail agent who buys and sells power. The agent may also aggregate customers and arrange for transmission, firming and other ancillary services as needed.
BUILDING
Any structure, including a mobile home, which requires a supply of potable water and/or a means of disposal of wastewater.
BUILDING DRAIN
The drainage water pipes in a building which convey roof drainage, footing drainage water or stormwater to the building service drain, located four feet (1.2 meters) outside the outer face of the building.
BUILDING SERVICE DRAIN
Any drainage water pipe extension from a building drain outlet point located four feet (1.2 meters) outside of a building, to a point of connection with a public drain; or with any private drain upstream of a public drain.
BUILDING SERVICE SEWER
The sewer extension from a building sewer outlet point, located four feet (1.2 meters) outside of a building, to a point of connection with a public sanitary sewer.
BUILDING SEWER
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a building plumbing system which receives the sanitary sewage from pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it from the building to the building service sewer, located four feet (1.2 meters) outside of the outer face of the building.
BUILDING WATER SERVICE CONNECTION
Any water supply mains, pipes and/or appurtenances, except meters, that extend from a point of connection with the building water piping, located four feet (1.2 meters) outside of a building or a dwelling unit, to a curb stop (stop valve) for the building.
BYPASS
The intentional diversion of a waste stream from any portion of an industrial user's treatment facility. (See 40 CFR 403.17.)
CAPITAL CHARGE
The charge paid by parties making a new or upsized connection to the Township's sanitary sewer and/or water system. The charge constitutes the party's proportionate share of the sanitary sewer and/or water system assets based on capacity allocated to benefit the connection proposed by the party.
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
Expenditures, including principal and interest on bonds, that are made for additions to or improvements of the systems.
CENTRALIZED WASTE TREATMENT (CWT) FACILITY
Any facility that treats any hazardous or nonhazardous industrial waste received from off site by tanker truck, trailer roll-off bins, drums, barges, or any other forms of shipment, including:
(1) 
A facility that treats industrial waste received exclusively from off site; and
(2) 
A facility that treats industrial waste generated on site as well as industrial waste received from off site.
COMPATIBLE INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER
Wastewater that is produced by an industrial user which has a pollutant strength or characteristics similar to those found in domestic wastewater, and which can be efficiently and effectively transported and treated with domestic wastewater.
COMPATIBLE POLLUTANT
Pollutants which can be effectively removed by the POTW treatment system to within the acceptable levels for the POTW residuals and the receiving stream.
COMPOSITE SAMPLE
A collection of individual samples which are obtained at regular intervals and collected on a time-proportional or flow-proportional basis over a specified period and which provides a representative sample of the average stream during the sampling period. A minimum of four aliquot per 24 hours shall be used where the sample is manually collected. (See 40 CFR 403, Appendix E.)
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
The information which would divulge information, processes or methods of production entitled to protection as trade secrets of the industrial user.
CONNECTION FEE
A fee charged for the connection of a water service to the existing water supply system. The fee includes the installation of a water service from the water supply system to a point at or near the right-of-way line. A water service includes all labor (if installed by Township), material (corporation stop, copper, curb stop, stop box, meter, radio read device), and inspection necessary to install the water service to the right-of-way line.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
The payments required to be made by the Township to the county pursuant to the provisions of existing sewer and water contracts between such parties for the financing of improvements to the systems under the provisions of Act No. 342 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1939, as amended.
CONTROL AUTHORITY
The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), which has been officially designated as such by the State of Michigan under the provisions of Michigan Public Act No. 233 of 1955, as amended MCLA § 124.281, et seq. ("Act 233"), for the purpose of establishing a regional sewage disposal system to operate, control, and improve the sewage disposal system leased from the City of Detroit.
COOLING WATER
The noncontact water discharged from any use, such as air conditioning, cooling or refrigeration, and whose only function is the exchange of heat.
DAYS
Consecutive calendar days for the purpose of computing a period of time prescribed or allowed by this article.
DEPARTMENT
(1) 
References to the term "department" in Articles I through III, V and VI shall mean the Charter Township of Chesterfield Sewer and Water Department.
(2) 
References to the term "department" in Article IV shall mean the City of Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, and authorized employees of the Department.
DIRECT DISCHARGE
The discharge of treated or untreated wastewater directly to the waters of the State of Michigan.
DIRECTOR
(1) 
References to the term "director" in Articles I through III, V and VI shall mean the individual appointed by the Charter Township of Chesterfield Board of Trustees to manage the Township Sewer and Water Department.
(2) 
References to the term "director" in Article IV shall mean the Director of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department or the Director's designee.
DISCHARGER
A person who, directly or indirectly, contributes, causes, or permits wastewater to be discharged into the POTW.
DOMESTIC SEWAGE
Waste and wastewater from humans or household operations which is discharged to, or otherwise enters, a treatment works.
DRAIN CONNECTION FEE
A fee that each premises connecting to the drainage water system shall pay for inspection of each building service drain connection to the drainage system.
DRAIN or STORM DRAIN
A watercourse, ditch, drainage swale or pipe intended for the conveyance of drainage water.
DRAINAGE SYSTEM
Any part or all of the property, structures, equipment, drains, watercourses, materials and appurtenances used in conjunction with the collection and disposal of drainage water.
DRAINAGE WATER
Stormwater, subsurface groundwater, melting snow or ice, roof and/or other surface water runoff, or unpolluted water.
DWELLING UNIT
A building, or a unit thereof, including an apartment, house trailer, or mobile home, that is occupied by one or more persons as a residence with a single set of culinary facilities intended for a single family.
ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDER
A company offering retail electric power service to Township residents and shall include, but not be limited to, competitive electric service providers (CESPs), alternative electrical providers, energy service providers (ESPs), power marketers, retailers, suppliers, or third-party providers (TPPs).
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY or ADMINISTRATOR or EPA ADMINISTRATOR
The United States Environmental Protection Agency or, where appropriate, the authorized representatives or employees of the EPA.
FACILITY
A location which contributes to causing or permitting or causes or permits wastewater to be discharged into the POTW, including, but not limited to, a place of business, endeavor, arts, trade or commerce, whether public or private, commercial or charitable.
FATS, OILS OR GREASE (FOG)
Any hydrocarbons, fatty acids, soaps, fats, waxes, oils, and any other nonvolatile material of animal, vegetable or mineral origin that is extractable by solvent in accordance with standard methods.
FIRE HYDRANT COMMODITY CHARGE
A charge for all water from the water system used to fight fires, for training, and other related activities.
FIRE HYDRANT RENTAL FEE
A per-hydrant fee the Fire Department pays the Sewer and Water Department for each hydrant connected to the system, that finances all hydrant operation, maintenance, depreciation, and replacement costs.
FLOATABLE OIL
Oil, fat or grease in a physical state such that it will separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in an approved pretreatment facility. Wastewater shall be considered free of floatable oil if it is properly pretreated and the wastewater does not interfere with the collection system.
FLOW PROPORTIONAL SAMPLE
A composite sample taken with regard to the flow rate of the waste stream.
GARBAGE
The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and serving of foods.
GLWA
Great Lakes Water Authority.
GRAB SAMPLE
An individual sample, collected over a period of time not exceeding 15 minutes, which reasonably reflects the characteristics of the stream at the time of sampling.
GRANTEE
A person or entity to whom or to which a franchise under this article is granted by the Township.
GRANTOR
The Charter Township of Chesterfield.
GREASE CONTROL DEVICE
Any grease interceptor, grease trap or other mechanism, device, or process which attaches to or is applied to wastewater plumbing fixtures and lines, the purpose of which is to trap, collect or treat FOG prior to discharge into the sewer system. "Grease control device" may also include any other proven method to reduce FOG subject to the approval of the Township.
GREASE INTERCEPTOR
A multicompartment device that is constructed in different sizes and is generally required to be located, according to the Plumbing Code, underground between a food service establishment and the connection to the sewer system. These devices primarily use gravity to separate FOG from the wastewater as it moves from one compartment to the next. These devices must be cleaned, maintained, and have the FOG removed and disposed of in a proper manner on regular intervals to be effective.
GREASE TRAP
A grease control device that is used to serve individual fixtures and have limited effect and should only be used in those cases where the use of a grease interceptor or other grease control device is determined to be impossible or impracticable.
HYDRANT METER CASH BOND
A cash bond that covers any damage to the hydrant, meter, and miscellaneous equipment during such temporary use or use during construction.
HYDRANT METER PERMIT FEE
A fee for access to water through a hydrant for temporary use or use during construction.
INDIRECT DISCHARGE or DISCHARGE
The discharge or the introduction of pollutants into the POTW from any nondomestic source regulated under 33 U.S.C. § 1317(b), (c) or (d).
INDUSTRIAL SEWAGE or INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Any liquid containing waterborne process wastes from industrial sources.
INDUSTRIAL USER
A person who contributes, causes or permits wastewater to be discharged into the POTW, including, but not limited to, a place of business, endeavor, arts, trade or commerce, whether public or private, commercial or charitable, but excludes single-family and multifamily residential dwellings with discharges consistent with domestic waste characteristics.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Any liquid, solid or gaseous waste or form of energy, or combination thereof, resulting from any processes of industry, manufacturing, business, trade or research, including the development, recovery or processing of natural resources.
INTERFERENCE
A discharge which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, both:
(1) 
Inhibits or disrupts the POTW, its treatment processes or operations, or its sludge processes, use or disposal; and
(2) 
Therefore is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the POTW's NPDES permit (including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation) or of the prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal in compliance with the following statutory provisions and regulations or permits issued thereunder (or more stringent state or local regulations): Section 405 of the Clean Water Act, as amended, being 33 U.S.C. § 1345, the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA), as amended [including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and state regulations contained in any state sludge management plan prepared pursuant to Subtitle D of the SWDA], the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, and the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act.
MAIN or WATER MAIN
Any water supply conveyance pipe.
MARKETER
An agent for generation projects who markets power on behalf of the generator. The marketer may also arrange transmission, firming or other ancillary services as needed. Though a marketer may perform many of the same functions as a broker, the difference is that a marketer represents the generator while a broker acts as a middleman.
MAY
Is discretionary and permissive.
MG/L
Milligrams per liter.
MUNICIPALITY
The Charter Township of Chesterfield.
NATIONAL CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT STANDARD
Any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the EPA in accordance with 33 U.S.C. § 1317(b) and (c) which applies to a specific class or category of industrial users.
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT
A permit issued pursuant to 33 U.S.C. § 1342.
NEW SOURCE
(1) 
Any building, structure, facility or installation from which there is or may be a discharge of pollutants, the construction of which commenced after the publication of proposed pretreatment standards under 33 U.S.C. § 1317(c), which will be applicable to such source if such standards are thereafter promulgated in accordance with that section, provided that: a) the building, structure, facility or installation is constructed at a site where no other source is located; or b) the building, structure, facility or installation totally replaces the process or production equipment that causes the discharge of pollutants at an existing source; or c) the production or wastewater generating processes of the building, structure, facility or installation are substantially independent of an existing source at the same site. In determining whether these are substantially independent, factors such as the extent to which the new facility is integrated with the existing plant, and the extent to which the new facility is engaged in the same general type of activity as the existing source, should be considered; or
(2) 
Construction on a site where an existing source is located resulting in a modification rather than a new source if the construction does not create a new building, structure, facility or installation meeting the criteria of Subsection (1) of this definition but otherwise alters, replaces, or adds to existing process or production equipment; or
(3) 
Construction of a new source has commenced where the owner or operator has: a) begun, or caused to begin as part of a continuous on-site construction program: 1) any placement, assembly, or installation of facilities or equipment; or 2) significant site preparation work, including clearing, excavation, or removal of existing buildings, structures, or facilities that are necessary for the placement, assembly, or installation of new source facilities or equipment; or b) entered into a binding contractual obligation for the purchase of facilities or equipment which are intended to be used in its operation within a reasonable time. Options to purchase or contracts which can be terminated or modified without substantial loss, and contracts for feasibility, engineering, and design studies, do not constitute a contractual obligation under this article.
NON-FACILITIES-BASED SERVICE
That the grantee is not authorized to build transmission or distribution equipment in Michigan in order to serve customers. The grantee shall supply power to customers using the existing transmission and distribution system that belongs to the regulated utility company.
OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE COSTS
All direct and/or indirect costs, other than debt service, necessary to ensure adequate wastewater collection and treatment and to ensure an adequate and continuing water supply in conformance with related federal, state and local requirements. Such costs include replacement costs, depreciation and payments made to other agencies for water supply and wastewater disposal.
PASS-THROUGH
Discharge which exits the POTW into waters of the United States in quantities or concentrations, which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the POTW's NPDES permit, including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation.
PERIODIC/SEASONAL SHUT-OFF
See "service shut-off and turn-on — requested by user."
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, company, corporation, association, joint-stock company, trust, estate, unit of government, school district, or any other legal entity, or their legal representative, agent or assigns.
pH
(1) 
The intensity of the acid or base condition of a solution, calculated by taking the negative base 10 logarithm of the hydrogen ion activity. Activity is deemed to be equal to concentration in moles per liter.
(2) 
The reciprocal of the logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration. pH measures the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a solution. pH values from 0 to 7 indicate acidity, and from 7 to 14 indicate alkalinity. Neutral water has a pH value of 7.
POLLUTANT
Any dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical waste, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, or industrial, municipal and agricultural waste which is discharged into water.
POLLUTED WATER
Water which exceeds the water quality standards established for the receiving waterway.
POLLUTION
The introduction of any pollutant that, alone or in combination with any other substance, can or does result in the degradation or impairment of the chemical, physical, biological or radiological integrity of water.
POTW TREATMENT PLANT
That portion of the POTW designed to provide treatment to wastewater, including recycling and reclamation of wastewater.
PREMISES
A parcel of real estate owned by a person served as a single user by a water supply outlet and/or a wastewater disposal outlet. Each mobile home park is considered separately as a premises.
PRETREATMENT
The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the removal of pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in wastewater to a less harmful state prior to or in lieu of discharging or otherwise introducing such pollutants into the POTW. The reduction, removal or alteration may be attained by physical, chemical or biological processes, or process changes by other means, except as prohibited by federal, state or local law, rules and regulations.
PRETREATMENT REQUIREMENTS
Any substantive or procedural requirements related to pretreatment, other than a national pretreatment standard imposed on an industrial user. [See 40 CFR 403.3(r).]
PRETREATMENT STANDARDS
All National Categorical Pretreatment Standards, the general prohibitions specified in 40 CFR 403.5(a), the specific prohibitions delineated in 40 CFR 403.5(b), and the local or specific limits developed pursuant to 40 CFR 403.5(c), including the discharge prohibitions specified in Section 64-264 of this Code.
PRIVATE SANITARY SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
Any septic tank with subsurface soil absorption facilities or any other private wastewater treatment facilities which may be approved by the Michigan Water Resources Commission or by its designated agent, the Macomb County Health Department.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food which has 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 one-half inch (1.27 centimeters) in any dimension.
PUBLIC DRAIN
A drain under the control of the municipality or other public agency which is located in public easements or public rights-of-way.
PUBLIC FACILITIES
Sanitary sewers, public drain, water main, watercourse or storm drain.
PUBLIC SEWER
A sewer of any type controlled by a governmental entity.
PUBLIC WATER MAIN
A main under the control of the municipality or other public agency and located in public easements or public rights-of-way.
PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS (POTW)
A treatment works, as defined by 33 U.S.C. § 1292(2)(A), which is owned by a state or municipality, as defined in 33 U.S.C. § 1362, including:
(1) 
Any devices and systems used in the storage, treatment, recycling, or reclamation of municipal sewage or industrial waste of a liquid nature;
(2) 
Sewers, pipes and other conveyances, only if they convey wastewater to a POTW treatment plant; or
(3) 
The municipality, as defined in 33 U.S.C. § 1362, which has jurisdiction over the indirect discharges to and the discharges from such a treatment works.
QUANTIFICATION LEVEL
The measurement of the concentration of a contaminant obtained by using a specified laboratory procedure calculated at a specified concentration above the detection level. It is considered the lowest concentration at which a particular contaminant can be quantitatively measured using a specified laboratory procedure for monitoring of the contaminant.
RECURRING RATES AND CHARGES
Sewer and water use rates and any other rates and charges established in this article, or established by resolution of the Board, which are payable in installments or on a recurring basis.
REPLACEMENT COSTS
Expenditures for obtaining and installing replacement equipment, accessories or appurtenances necessary to maintain the capacity and performance of the existing systems.
REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE
Any sample of wastewater which accurately and precisely represents the actual quality, character, and condition of one or more pollutants in the waste stream being sampled. Representative samples shall be collected and analyzed in accordance with 40 CFR Part 136.
SANITARY SEWAGE
Usual domestic sewage or equivalent sewage, not including industrial sewage as defined in this section, from all sources.
SANITARY SEWER or SEWER
A pipe or conduit that carries sanitary sewage.
SANITARY WASTEWATER
The portion of wastewater that is not attributable to industrial activities and is similar to discharges from domestic sources, including, but not limited to, discharges from sanitary facilities and discharges incident to the preparation of food for on-site noncommercial consumption.
SERVICE SHUT-OFF AND TURN-ON — REQUESTED BY USER
A fee charged for shutting off and turning on a water service when requested by the user.
SETTLEABLE SOLIDS
Total particulate matter in water or wastewater that will settle out of the liquid as prescribed in standard methods.
SEWER CAPITAL CHARGE
The charge paid by parties making a new or upsized (either a new sanitary lead or large water meter) connection to the Township's sanitary sewer system. The charge constitutes the parties proportionate share of the sanitary sewer system assets based on capacity allocated to benefit the connection proposed by the party.
SEWER CONNECTION FEE
A fee for inspection of a tapping of each sewer service pipe to a public sanitary sewer.
SHALL
Is mandatory, imperative and excludes discretion.
SHUT-OFF FEE
Discontinuing a water supply to a premises for nonpayment, when due, of water use charges and/or sewage disposal charges, or other recurring charges.
SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL USERS
Any user of the POTW who:
(1) 
Has an average discharge flow of 25,000 gallons per day or more of process wastewater, excluding sanitary, boiler blowdown, and noncontact cooling water; or
(2) 
Has discharges subject to the National Categorical Pretreatment Standards; or
(3) 
Requires pretreatment to comply with the specific pollutant limitations of this article; or
(4) 
Has in its discharge toxic pollutants as defined pursuant to 33 U.S.C. § 1317, or other applicable federal and state laws or regulations, that are in concentrations and volumes which are subject to regulation under this article as determined by the Department; or
(5) 
Is required to obtain a permit for the treatment, storage or disposal of hazardous waste pursuant to regulations adopted by this state or adopted under the Federal Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, and may or does contribute or allow waste or wastewater into the POTW, including, but not limited to, leachate or runoff; or
(6) 
Is found by the City of Detroit or the Township to have a reasonable potential for adverse effect, either singly or in combination with other contributing industries, on the POTW operation, the quality of sludge, the POTWs effluent quality, or air emissions generated by the POTW.
SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE
Any violation which meets one or more of the following criteria:
(1) 
Chronic violations of wastewater discharge limits, defined as those in which 66% or more of all of the measurements taken during a six-month period exceed by any magnitude the daily maximum limit or the average limit for the same parameter;
(2) 
Technical review criteria (TRC) violations, defined as those in which 33% or more of all of the measurements for each pollutant parameter taken during a six-month period equal or exceed the product of the daily maximum limit or the average limit multiplied by the applicable TRC (TRC = 1.4 for BOD, TSS, fats, oil and grease, and 1.2 for all other pollutants except pH);
(3) 
Any other violation of a pretreatment effluent limit (daily maximum or longer term average) that the Department determines has caused, alone or in combination with other discharges, interference or pass-through, including endangering the health of POTW personnel or the general public;
(4) 
Any discharge of a pollutant that has caused imminent endangerment to human health or welfare, or to the environment, or has resulted in the POTW's exercise of its emergency authority;
(5) 
Failure to meet a compliance schedule milestone contained in a local control mechanism, or enforcement order for starting construction, completing construction, or attaining final compliance within 90 days after the scheduled date;
(6) 
Failure to provide required reports such as baseline monitoring reports, ninety-day compliance reports, periodic self-monitoring reports, and reports on compliance with compliance schedules within 30 days after the due date;
(7) 
Failure to accurately report noncompliance; or
(8) 
Any other violation or group of violations which the Department determines will adversely affect the operation or implementation of the local pretreatment program.
SLUG
Any discharge of water or wastewater, which in concentration of any given constituent, or in quantity of flow, which exceeds 15 minutes of duration more than five times the average twenty-four-hour concentration of flows during normal operation, and which adversely affects the collection system and/or performance of the wastewater treatment works. Also, any discharge of a nonroutine episodic nature, including, but not limited to, an accidental spill or a noncustomary batch discharge.
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (SIC)
A classification pursuant to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual issued by the Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, 1987, as amended.
STANDARD METHODS
Methods set forth in 40 CFR Part 136, Guidelines for Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants, or the laboratory procedures set forth in the latest edition, at the time of analysis, of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, prepared and published jointly by the American Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association, and the Water Pollution Control Federation. Where these two references are in disagreement regarding procedures for the analysis of a specific pollutant, the methods given in 40 CFR Part 136 shall be followed.
STATE
The State of Michigan.
STOP VALVE or CURB STOP
The shut-off valve placed on a building service water supply pipe located at or near a water supply outlet.
STORMWATER
Any flow occurring during or following any form of natural precipitation and resulting therefrom.
STREET
Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, alley or other right-of-way which provides vehicular or pedestrian access to abutting properties by the general public. The term "street" includes the land between the street and the right-of-way lines, whether improved or unimproved.
SUMP PUMP CONNECTION FEE
A fee to connect a sump pump in accordance with plans approved by the Building Department and designated to pump drainage water from foundation drains to an approved drain.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS (TOTAL)
Total suspended matter that either floats on the surface of, or is in suspension in, water, wastewater, or other liquids, and which is removable by laboratory filtering as prescribed in Standard Methods. Suspended solid includes settleable solids.
SYSTEMS
The wastewater system and the water supply system.
TOTAL PCB
The sum of the individual analytical results for each of the PCB Aroclors 1016, 1221, 1232, 1242, 1248, 1254, and 1260 during any single sampling event with any Aroctor result less than the quantification level being treated as zero.
TOTAL PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS
The sum of the individual analytical results for each of the phenolic compounds of 2-Chlorophenol, 4-Chlorophenol, 4-Chloro-3-Methylphenol, 2,4-Dichlorophenol, 2,4-Dinitrophenol, 4-Methylphenol, 4-Nitrophenol, and phenol during any single sampling event expressed in mg/l.
TOTAL SOLIDS
Includes total suspended solids and total dissolved solids.
TOWNSHIP
The Charter Township of Chesterfield.
TOXIC POLLUTANT
Any pollutant or combination of pollutants designated as toxic in regulations promulgated by the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the provisions of the Clean Water Act, being 33 U.S.C. § 1317, or included in the Critical Materials Register promulgated by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, or by other federal or state laws, rules or regulations.
TRADE SECRET
The whole, or any portion or phase, of any proprietary manufacturing process or method, not patented, which is secret, is useful in compounding an article of trade having a commercial value, and whose secrecy the owner has taken reasonable measures to prevent from becoming available to persons other than those selected by the owner to have access for limited purposes, but excludes any information regarding the quantum or character of waste products or their constituents discharged or sought to be discharged into the Detroit wastewater treatment plant, or into the wastewater system tributary thereto.
TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT (25%) RULE
Requirement for grease interceptors to be maintained such that the combined FOG and solids accumulation does not exceed 25% of the design hydraulic depth of the grease interceptor. This is to ensure that the minimum hydraulic retention time and required available hydraulic volume is maintained to effectively intercept and retain FOG prior to entry into the public sewer system.
UNPOLLUTED WATER
Water which does not exceed the water quality standards established for the receiving waterway.
UPSET
An exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and temporary noncompliance with limits imposed under this chapter or with National Categorical Pretreatment Standards due to factors beyond the reasonable control of the industrial user, but excludes noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment facilities, inadequate treatment facilities, lack of preventative maintenance, or careless or improper operation.
USER
(1) 
References to the term "user" in Articles I through III, V and VI shall mean the owner or occupant of any premises connected to and/or using any of the facilities operated by the Charter Township of Chesterfield's Sewer and Water Department.
(2) 
References to the term "user" in Article IV shall mean any person who, directly or indirectly, contributes, causes or permits the discharge of wastewater into the POTW as defined herein.
WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMITS
Permits issued by the Department in accordance with Section 64-266 of this Code.
WASTEWATER DISPOSAL OUTLET
The point of connection with the public sanitary sewer.
WASTEWATER or SEWAGE
References to the terms "wastewater" or "sewage" in Articles I through III, V and VI shall mean spent water which may be a combination of liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, institutions or other land uses, including drainage water inadvertently present in such waste.
WASTEWATER or WASTE STREAM
References to the terms "wastewater" or "waste stream" in Article IV shall mean the liquid-and water-carried industrial or domestic wastes of dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial facilities, and institutions, whether treated or untreated, which are contributed to or permitted to enter the POTW, including infiltration and inflow waters, stormwater, and cooling water.
WASTEWATER SYSTEM or SEWER SYSTEM
Any part or all of the property, structures, equipment, sewers, materials and/or appurtenances used in conjunction with the collection and disposal of wastewater.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS or SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
The Detroit Water and Sewer Department regional treatment plant for treating wastewater and sludge.
WATER CAPITAL CHARGE
The charge paid by parties making a new or upsized (larger water meter) connection to the Township's water system. The charge constitutes the parties proportionate share of the water system assets based on capacity allocated to benefit the connection by the party.
WATER MAIN PREPARATION FEE
A fee charged to the contractor responsible for preparing all newly installed water mains as a condition of acceptance as a part of the Township water system. The fee is used for water used in cleaning, disinfecting, and flushing newly installed water mains and shall be collected prior to the start of the proposed construction.
WATER SERVICE
Any water supply conveyance pipe located outside of a building connecting a premises with a public water main.
WATER SUPPLY OUTLET
The point of connection with the public water main.
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
Any part or all of the property, structures, equipment, mains, pipes, materials, meters and/or appurtenances used in conjunction with the supply of potable water to water supply service customers.
WATERCOURSE
A natural or artificial channel for the passage of water either continuously or intermittently.
WATERS OF THE STATE
Groundwater, lakes, rivers, streams, and all other watercourses and waters within the confines of this state, as well as bordering this state in the form of the Great Lakes.
(c) 
For purposes of this chapter, the following acronyms shall have the meanings designated by this section:
BMR
Baseline monitoring report.
BOD
Biochemical oxygen demand.
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations.
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency.
FOG
Fats, oil or grease.
l
Liter.
MDEQ
Michigan Department of Environment Quality.
mg
Milligrams.
mg/l
Milligrams per liter.
NPDES
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
POTW
Publicly owned treatment works.
RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, being 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.
SIC
Standard industrial classification.
SWDA
Solid Waste Disposal Act, being 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.
TSS
Total suspended solids.
U.S.C.
United States Code.