A “binding commitment for a limited reservation of water or sewer system capacity”
means that, upon the payment of a system participation fee deposit pursuant to BIMC § 13.16.040, the city shall reserve water or sewer system capacity, and shall allow connection to the city’s water or sewer system, for a period not to exceed four years from the issuance date of an approved binding commitment letter.
(Ord. 2006-06 § 1, 2006)
“Compatible pollutant”
for wastewater discharges means biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, pH, and fecal coliform bacteria, plus additional pollutants identified in a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) wastewater discharge permit if the publicly owned treatment works is designed to treat such pollutants, and in fact does remove such pollutants to a substantial degree. The term “substantial degree” is not subject to precise definition, but generally means contemplated removals in the order of 80 percent or greater. Examples of the additional pollutants which may be considered compatible include:
A. 
Chemical oxygen demand;
B. 
Total organic carbon;
C. 
Phosphorus and phosphorus compounds;
D. 
Nitrogen and nitrogen compounds;
E. 
Fats, oils and greases of animal or vegetable origin, except as prohibited where these materials would interfere with the operation of the publicly owned treatment works.
(Ord. 82-20 § A(30), 1982; Ord. 2016-28 § 7 (Exh. B), 2016)
“Fixtures”
includes all Uniform Plumbing Code defined fixtures, except water heaters, floor drains used for emergency overflow only, and extra fixtures attached to existing or regular fixtures such as showers over tubs and hose attachments on sinks.
(Ord. 82-20 § A(16), 1982)
“Industrial user,”
for the purposes of industrial cost recovery, means any nongovernmental user of publicly owned treatment works as defined by federal regulations, identified in the “Standard Industrial Classification Manual,” latest edition, Federal Office of Management and Budget, as amended, and supplemented under such categories and such other classes of significant waste producers as are established by regulations of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency for the purpose of industrial cost recovery.
(Ord. 82-20 § A(22), 1982)
“pH”
means the reciprocal of the logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration. The concentration is the weight of hydrogen ions in moles per liter of solution. Neutral water, for example, has a pH of 7 and a hydrogen ion concentration of 10-7.
(Ord. 82-20 § A(27), 1982)
“Sewer”
means a conduit designed or used to transport wastewater and to which stormwater, surface water and groundwater are not intentionally admitted.
(Ord. 82-20 § A(13), 1982)
“Suspended solids”
means total suspended matter that either floats on the surface of, or is in suspension in, water or wastewater and that is removable by laboratory filtering as described in “Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewaters,” current edition, or “Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants,” contained in 40 CFR Part 136, as published in the Federal Register, and referred to as nonfilterable residue.
(Ord. 82-20 A(26), 1982)
“Treatment works”
means any facility, method or system acquired, constructed or used by the city for the storage, treatment, recycling, or reclamation of sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature, including waste from combined sewers.
(Ord. 82-20 § A(12), 1982)