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For statutory authority regarding sewage systems, see Chapters 35.67 and 35.92 RCW.
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meanings of terms used in Chapters 14.04 through 14.48 PMC shall be as set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 486 § 1.01, 1971)
"BOD,"
denoting biochemical oxygen demand, means the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20 degrees centigrade, expressed in parts per million by weight.
(Ord. 486 § 1.02, 1971)
"Building drain"
means that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer.
(Ord. 486 § 1.03, 1971)
"Duplex"
means a two-family dwelling, namely a building containing not more than two kitchens, designed and/or used to house not more than two families living independently of each other and including all necessary household employees of each such family.
(Ord. 486 § 1.07, 1971)
"Garbage"
means solid wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage, and sale of produce.
(Ord. 486 § 1.08, 1971)
"Multiple dwelling"
means a multiple family dwelling, namely, a building designed and/or used to house three or more families living independently of each other and including all necessary household employees of each such family; and shall also include trailer parks and trailer courts, and each trailer or stall shall be deemed a separate unit.
(Ord. 486 § 1.12, 1971)
"pH"
means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
(Ord. 486 § 1.15, 1971)
"Sewage"
means a combination of water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions, industrial establishments and other sewer users.
(Ord. 486 § 1.19, 1971)
"Structure"
means anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires location or attachment to something having location on the ground, including but not limited to trailers and house trailers, but not including fences and walls.
(Ord. 486 § 1.24, 1971)