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).
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 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.