Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this article shall be as follows:
BOD (BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND)
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter, as determined by standard laboratory procedures
in accordance with Wisconsin Administrative Code NR Ch. 219.
BUILDING DRAIN
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system
which receives the discharges from drainage pipes within the walls
of a building and conveys it to a building sewer.
CLEAR WATER
Surface water, stormwater, groundwater or unpolluted process
waters. Clear water is prohibited from discharge into the sanitary
sewer system.
DEBT SERVICE CHARGE
A charge levied on the users of the sewer utility for the
retirement of capital expenditures.
COMMISSION
The group of persons charged with control of the operations
and maintenance of the Sanitary District.
COMPATIBLE POLLUTANTS
Biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, phosphorus,
ammonia, or pH, plus additional pollutants defined in the WPDES permit
for the publicly owned treatment works receiving the pollutants if
such works where designed to treat such additional pollutants to a
substantial degree.
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. A wastewater shall be considered free of floatable fat if
it is properly pretreated and the wastewater does not interfere with
the collection or pretreatment system.
GARBAGE
The residue from the preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food or the handling, storage or sale of food products or storage.
GROUND GARBAGE
Garbage that has been shredded to such a degree that particles
may be freely carried in suspension under normal sanitary sewer flow
conditions. No particle may exceed one-half inch in any dimension.
INCOMPATIBLE POLLUTANTS
Wastewater with any pollutant that will adversely affect
or disrupt the quality of wastewater treatment.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
The wastewater from industrial processes, trade or business,
as distinct from sanitary sewage, and the discharge from sewage pretreatment
facilities.
INFILTRATION
Clear water entering the sanitary sewer system and service
connections through means other than a direct discharge of clear water.
INFLOW
Clear water entering the sanitary sewer system through a
direct connection between the source of clear water and the sanitary
sewer system.
LATERAL
The extension from the public sewer or other place of disposal
beginning outside the building wall.
MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER
The spent water of a community. From the standpoint of a
source, it may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes
from residences, commercial buildings, industrial buildings, industrial
plants and institutions, together with any groundwater, surface water
and stormwater that may have inadvertently entered the sewerage system.
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet, including storm sewers, into a watercourse, pond,
ditch, lake or other body of surface water or groundwater.
PERSON
Any or all persons including an individual, company, firm,
municipal or private corporation, association, society, institution,
enterprise, government agency or other entity.
PH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen-ion concentration.
The concentration is the weight.
PHOSPHORUS
The element phosphorus as it is found in wastewater and quantified
in accordance with procedures set forth in Standard Methods.
POLLUTANT
Any contaminant present in wastewater, including, but not
limited to, dredged spoils, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage,
refuse, oil, solvents, flammables, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical
wastes, biological materials, radioactive substances, heat, wrecked
or discarded equipment, rocks, sand, soil, toxic substances and residential,
commercial, industrial or agricultural waste.
PRETREATMENT
The reduction, elimination or alteration of the pollutant
properties prior to, or in lieu of, discharge into the sanitary sewer.
PUBLIC SEWER
A sewer which is provided by or subject to the jurisdiction
of the Sanitary District and will consist of the following increments:
A.
COLLECTOR SEWERA sewer whose primary purpose is to collect wastewaters from individual point source discharges.
B.
INTERCEPTOR SEWERA sewer whose primary purpose is to transport wastewater from collector sewers to a treatment facility.
C.
FORCE MAINA pipe in which wastewater is carried under pressure.
D.
PUMPING STATIONA station positioned in the public sewer system at which the wastewater is pumped to a higher elevation.
SANITARY DISTRICT
Refers to the Town of Ledgeview Sanitary District No. 2 and
its governing commission.
SANITARY SEWAGE
A combination of liquid and water-carried wastes discharged
from toilets and/or sanitary plumbing facilities, together with such
ground-, surface and stormwaters as may have inadvertently entered
the sewage system.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer that carries liquid and water-carried wastes from
residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions,
together with small quantities of ground-, storm- and surface waters
that are not admitted intentionally.
SEPTAGE
The wastewater or contents of septic or holding tanks, dosing
chambers, grease interceptors, seepage beds, seepage pits, seepage
trenches, privies or portable restrooms. Septage does not include
waste disposed at an authorized and designated dumping station for
recreational vehicles.
SEWAGE
Spent water of a community, also known as municipal wastewater.
SEWER SERVICE AREA
The primary area presently serviced by the municipal wastewater
sewage collection system and those areas within the Sanitary District
identified by the Brown County Sewage Plan.
SEWER SERVICE CHARGE
A service charge levied on users of the wastewater collection
and treatment facilities for payment of use-related capital expenses
as well as the operation and maintenance costs, including replacement
costs of said facilities.
SEWER SYSTEM
The common sanitary sewers within a sewerage system which
are primarily installed to receive wastewaters directly from facilities
which convey wastewater from individual structures or from private
property, and which include service connection Wye fittings designed
for connection with those facilities.
SEWERAGE SYSTEM
All structures, conduits and pipes by which sewage is collected,
treated, and disposed of, except plumbing inside and in connection
with buildings served, and service pipes, from building to sewer main.
SLUG LOAD
Any substance released at a discharge rate and/or concentration
which causes interference to wastewater treatment processes or plugging
or surcharging of the sewer system.
STANDARD METHODS
The examination and analytical procedures set forth in the
most recent edition of the "Standard Methods for the Examination of
Water, Sewage and Industrial Wastes," published jointly by the American
Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association and
the Federation of Sewage and Industrial Wastes Association.
STORM DRAIN
A drain or sewer for conveying groundwater, water, subsurface
water or unpolluted water from any source. Also referred to as a "storm
sewer."
STORMWATER RUNOFF
That portion of rainfall that is collected and drained into
the storm sewer system.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
Solids that either float on the surface or are in suspension
in, water, wastewater or other liquids that are removable by laboratory
filtering as described in Standard Methods. Sometimes referred to
as "total suspended solids (TSS)."
TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN (TKN)
The sum of free ammonia and organic nitrogen compounds as
determined by standard laboratory procedures in accordance with 40
CFR Part 136, as amended from time to time.
TOXIC POLLUTANT
Shall include but not be limited to any pollutant identified
in the Toxic Pollutant List set forth in NR 215 of the Wisconsin Administrative
Code.
UNPOLLUTED WATER
Water of a quality equal to or better than the effluent criteria
in effect or water that would no cause violation of receiving water
quality standards and would not be benefited by discharge to sanitary
sewers and wastewater treatment facilities.
WASTEWATER FACILITIES
The structures, equipment, and processes required to collect,
measure, meter, carry away, store and treat domestic and industrial
wastes and dispose of the effluent.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES
The arrangement of devices and structures for treating wastewater,
septage, industrial wastes and sludge. In the case of the Sanitary
District, these facilities are owned by NEW Water.
WATERCOURSE
A natural or artificial channel for the passage of water,
either continuously or intermittently.
Stormwater and groundwater drain connections to the sanitary
sewer are prohibited as follows:
A. No person
shall allow the discharge or cause to be discharged into any sanitary
sewer any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface
drainage, uncontaminated cooling waste or unpolluted industrial process
water. All above mentioned waste streams shall be discharged to designated
storm sewers, when appropriate, and in no event shall be discharged
to the sanitary sewer system.
B. All sump
pumps installed for the purpose of discharge clear water from foundation
drains, basement drains and ground infiltration shall discharge to
the storm sewer where available. If no storm sewer is available, they
shall discharge to drainage ditches. At no time will discharges from
sump pumps be allowed to flow across a public sidewalk or on to a
public roadway.
C. In carrying
out the provisions of this section, the Building Inspector or other
authorized agents shall have the authority to enter upon private premises
at reasonable times to determine whether any water drainage herein
described exists and whether such drainage complies with the provisions
of this section.
D. It shall
be presumed that clear water is being discharged into the sanitary
sewer system if it is shown that the existing pump or other means
of clear water discharge has been or can be readily connected to drains,
pipes or other mechanisms of discharge connected to the sanitary sewer
drain within the premises.
No discharger shall contribute or cause to be discharged, directly
or indirectly, any of the following described substances into the
wastewater disposal system.
A. Any liquids,
solids or gases which by reason of their nature or quantity are, or
may be, sufficient either alone or by interaction to cause fire or
explosion or be injurious in any other way to the operation of the
Sanitary District system or the NEW Water treatment facility.
B. Solid
or viscous substances which will or may cause obstruction to the flow
in a sewer or other interference with the operation of the wastewater
system.
C. Any wastewater
having a pH less than 5.0 or higher than 9.0 or having any other corrosive
property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment
or personnel of the system.
D. Any wastewater
containing toxic pollutants in sufficient quantity, either singly
or by interaction, to injure or interfere with any wastewater treatment
process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, or to exceed the
limitation set forth in State or Federal Categorical Treatment Standards.
E. Any noxious
or malodorous liquids, gases or solids which, either singly or by
interaction, are capable of producing a public nuisance or hazard
to life or are sufficient to prevent entry into the sewers for their
maintenance and repair.
F. Any substance
which will cause the Sanitary District and/or NEW Water effluent or
treatment residues, sludges or scums to be unsuitable for reclamation
and reuse or to interfere with the reclamation process.
G. Any substance
with objectionable color not removed in the treatment process, such
as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions.
H. Any wastewater
having a temperature which will inhibit biological activity in the
NEW Water treatment facility resulting in interference, but in no
case wastewater with a temperature at the introduction into the NEW
Water treatment facility that exceeds 65º C. (150º F.).
I. Any slug
load, which shall mean any pollutant, including oxygen demanding pollutants
(BOD, etc.), released in a single extraordinary discharge event of
such volume or strength as to cause interference to NEW Water’'s
treatment facility.
J. Any wastewaters
that contain floatable oils, fats, grease or wax whether emulsified
or not in excess of 100 mg/l or containing substances that may solidify
or become viscous at temperatures between 0º and 65º C.
or 32º and 150º F. at the point of discharge as analyzed
in accordance with the Standard Methods.
K. Any unpolluted
water including, but not limited to, noncontact cooling water.
L. Any wastewater
containing any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or
concentration that exceeds limits established by the authority in
compliance with applicable state and federal regulations.
M. Any wastewater
which causes a hazard to human life or creates a public nuisance.
N. Any discharge
into the sanitary sewer system that is in violation of the requirements
of NEW Water's ordinances and WPDES permit and the modifications thereof.
O. All restaurants
are required to install and maintain grease interceptors in accordance
with the Wisconsin Plumbing Code.
P. It shall
be unlawful to discharge to any natural waterway within the Sanitary
District jurisdiction any sewage or other polluted waters, without
first obtaining a WPDES permit.