A.
Scope. Unless otherwise expressly stated,
the following abbreviations, acronyms and definitions shall, for the
purpose of this chapter, have the meanings shown in this chapter.
B.
Interchangeability. Words used in the present
tense include the future; words stated in the masculine gender include
the feminine and neuter; the singular number includes the plural and
the plural, the singular.
C.
Terms defined in other codes. Where the
terms are not defined in this chapter and are defined in local, state
or federal law, such terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them
as in such law.
D.
Terms not defined. Where terms are not
defined by the methods authorized by this chapter, such terms shall
have the ordinarily accepted meanings such as the context applies.
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Abbreviation/ Acronym
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Term
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ACT
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The Federal Water Pollution Control
Act
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AHJ
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Authority Having Jurisdiction
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CFR
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Code of Federal Regulations
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CWA
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Clean Water Act
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EAF
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Environmental Assessment Form
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EPA
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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FEMA
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FOG
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Fats, Oils and/or Grease
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NEC
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National Electrical Code
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NYS
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New York State
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NYSDEC
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NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
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NYSDOH
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NYS Department of Health
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NYSDOS
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NYS Department of State
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NYSDOT
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NYS Department of Transportation
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NYSEG
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New York State Electric and Gas
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OWTS
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On-site Wastewater Treatment System
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RCRA
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Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act
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SIU
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Significant Industrial User
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SEQRA
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State Environmental Quality Review
Act
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SPDES
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State Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System
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U.S.C.
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United States Code
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As used in this chapter, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the
Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., as currently
in effect and as hereafter amended from time to time.
Acceptable to the Superintendent. Town Engineer and/or other
AHJ.
An organization, office or individual responsible for enforcing
the requirements of a code or standard, or for approving equipment,
materials, an installation, or a procedure.
A plumbing system used to convey sewage from a building or
structure containing sanitary facilities that begins from the exterior
face of the building's exterior wall to the public sewer, grinder
pump or other place of disposal.
Attachment of one user to a public sewer.
Yates County, New York.
The sewer districts and extensions that are established in
the Town.
The solid wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing
of food, from the handling, storage, and sale of produce, and from
the packaging and canning of food.
The General Municipal Law of NYS, as currently in effect
and as hereafter amended from time to time.
A pump specifically designed for the grinding of sewage solids
and pumping of the resulting slurry through a pressurized service
to the public force main or sewer.
Meaning or pertaining to industry, manufacturing, commerce,
trade, business, or institution, and is distinguished from domestic
or residential.
A discharger to the public sewer who discharges non-domestic
sewage.
The liquid or liquid-carried solid, liquid and/or gaseous
wastes from industrial manufacturing processes, trade, service, utility,
or business, as distinct from sanitary sewage.
Water, other than wastewater, that enters a sewer system
(excluding building drains) from the ground through such means as
defective pipes, pipe joints, connections, or manholes. Infiltration
does not include, and is distinguished from, inflow. Infiltration
is inadvertent, that is, not purposely designed or built into the
sewer or drain.
Water, other than wastewater, that enters a sewer system
(including building drains) from sources such as, but not limited
to, roof leaders, cellar drains, area drains, drains from springs
and swampy areas, manhole covers, cross connections between storm
sewers and sanitary sewers, catch basins, cooling towers, storm waters,
foundation drains, swimming pools, surface runoff, street wash waters,
or drainage. Inflow does not include, and is distinguished from, infiltration.
Inflow is purposely designed and/or built into the sewer or drain.
Any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated
by the EPA in accordance with Section 307 (B) and (C) of the Act (22
U.S.C. 1347), which applies to a specific category of industrial users.
These standards apply at the end of the categorical process ("end
of process").
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface or ground water.
This term shall bear the same meaning as "on-site wastewater
treatment system" that is defined in the On-Site Wastewater Treatment
System Law of the Town.[1]
An order issued by the Superintendent pursuant to the applicable
provisions of this chapter.
Any person, agent, operator, firm or business entity having
a legal or equitable interest in the property as recorded in the official
records of the county as holding title to the property.
Any individual, public or private corporation, political
subdivision, federal, state, or local agency or entity, association,
trust, estate, or any other legal entity whatsoever.
A pipe running from a pumping facility to a public sewer
or force main.
An individual who is licensed professional engineer (PE)
in accordance with Article 145 of the Education Law of NYS, as currently
in effect and as hereafter amended from time to time.
A sanitary sewer in which all owners of abutting properties
have equal rights and which is controlled by a public authority.
Rules and/or regulations adopted by the Town Board covering
the installation, operation and use of the sewage works.
A water closet (a.k.a., toilet), urinal, lavatory (a.k.a.,
sink), bathtub or shower, drinking fountain, slop sink, utility sink,
or other similar type of plumbing fixture, or a combination thereof.
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences,
business buildings, institutions, and industrial establishments, and
such ground, surface, and storm water as may be inadvertently present.
The admixture of sewage, as defined above, with industrial wastes
and other wastes shall also be considered sewage, within the meaning
of this definition.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
All facilities and their associated appurtenances for collecting,
pumping, transmission, treating and disposing of sewage.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Sewer district and extensions thereto established and administered
in accordance with Article 12 of the Town Law of NYS and/or any other
applicable law.
A scale of unit method of annual charges established and
imposed in the district on the basis of equivalent single-house units
(hereinafter referred to as "units") for the use of the sewage works
or any part or parts thereof.
A sewer which carries sewage, and to which storm, surface,
and groundwaters are not intentionally admitted.
An industrial user of the district who is:
Subject to National Categorical Pretreatment
Standards promulgated by the EPA; or
Having substantial impact, either
singly or in combination with other industries, on the operation of
the sewage treatment plant; or
Using, on an annual basis, more than
10,000 pounds or 1,000 gallons of raw material containing priority
pollutants and/or substances of concern and discharging a measurable
quantity of these pollutants to the public sewer; or
Discharging more than 5% of the flow
or load of conventional pollutants received by the sewage treatment
plant.
This term shall bear the same meaning as "permittee" as defined
in 6 NYCRR Part 750 Environmental Conservation Law (ECL).
An order issued pursuant to the applicable provisions of
this chapter.
A sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage,
but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling
water.
That individual appointed by the Town Board as the Sewer
Superintendent. This definition shall also include his/her/their authorized
deputy, agent, or representative.
The Town of Milo, New York.
The Town Board of the Town.
The Town Clerk of the Town.
The Engineer of the Town and/or Town Engineer.
The Town Law of NYS, as currently in effect and as hereafter
amended from time to time.
Any substance, whether gaseous, liquid, or solid, that when
discharged to a public sewer in sufficient quantities may be hazardous
to the sewage treatment plant as well as its operation and maintenance
personnel, tend to interfere with any biological sewage treatment
process, or to constitute a hazard to recreation in the receiving
waters, due to the effluent from a sewage treatment plant or overflow
point. This definition shall also include any pollutant or combination
of pollutants listed as toxic in regulations promulgated by the EPA
under provisions of CWA 307 (A), or other acts.
FOG, garbage (shredded or unshredded), rubbish, refuse, wood,
eggshells, seafood shells, coffee grounds, diapers, cleaning wipes,
flushable wipes, sanitary napkins, tampons, sawdust, shavings, cat/kitten
litter, bark, sand, lime, ashes, and/or all other discarded matter
that is not normally present in sewage or industrial wastes as determined
by the Superintendent. Town Engineer and/or an AHJ.
This term shall bear the same meaning as "Uniform Code" that
is defined in the Building Construction and Fire Prevention Law of
the Town, as currently in effect and as hereafter amended from time
to time.
Any person who contributes, causes, or permits the contribution
of sewage into the public sewer.
The Village of Penn Yan, New York.
This term shall bear the same meaning as "water quality protection
zone 1" that is defined in the KWIC Polices and Procedures Manual.
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously
or intermittently.
This term shall bear the same meaning as "Watershed Inspector"
that is defined in the On-Site Wastewater Treatment System Law of
the Town, as currently in effect and as hereafter amended from time
to time.
The Zoning Law of the Town,[2] as currently in effect and as hereafter amended from time
to time.
