A duly authorized representative of the individual designated
above, if such representative is responsible for the overall operation of
the facilities from which the indirect discharge originates.
BOD (DENOTING "BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND")
The result obtained, using an approved laboratory procedure, to determine
the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter
or in satisfying the oxygen demand of other materials present, in a sample,
expressed in milligrams per liter.
BUILDER
Any person who undertakes to construct a building or any part of
a building, either under contract or for resale.
BUILDING DRAIN
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a building drainage
system which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes
inside the building walls and conveys it to the building lateral, which begins
five feet outside the inner face of the building wall.
CHLORINE DEMAND
The result obtained using an approved laboratory procedure to determine
the difference between the amount of chlorine added to a sample and the amount
of chlorine remaining in the sample at the end of a specified contact time
at room temperature, expressed in milligrams per liter.
COD (DENOTING "CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND")
The result obtained using an approved laboratory procedure to measure
the oxygen requirement of that portion of organic matter in a sample, that
is susceptible to oxidation by a specific chemical oxidant, expressed in milligrams
per liter.
COLOR
The optical density at the visual wavelength of maximum absorption,
relative to distilled water. One-hundred-percent transmittance is equivalent
to zero and zero-tenths (0.0) optical density.
COMPOSITE SAMPLE
The sample resulting from the combination of individual samples of
wastewater taken at selected intervals, generally hourly for a specified time
period. The individual samples may have equal volumes or the individual volumes
may be proportioned to the flow at the time of sampling.
CONNECTION CHARGE (OR "TAP FEE")
The one-time application fee to offset Village of Oxford expenses
to process an application for a connection of a building/street lateral to
the public sewer. The fee also covers plan review, permit issuance and inspection
costs. The fee may be scaled to the amount of work involved or to the size
of the public sewer involved.
CONTROL AUTHORITY
Refers to the Approval Authority or to the Wastewater Treatment Operator
when the Village of Oxford has an approved pretreatment program under the
provisions of 40 CFR 403.11.
CONTROL MANHOLE
An accessible manhole in the connection between a private sewer (or
street lateral) and the public sewer.
CONVENTIONAL POLLUTANT
A pollutant that the sewage treatment plant was designed to treat;
as defined in accordance with the Act.
COOLING WATER
The water discharged from any system of condensation, air conditioning,
refrigeration or other sources. It shall contain no polluting substances which
would produce COD or suspended solids in excess of five milligrams per liter,
or toxic substances, as limited elsewhere in this chapter.
COUNTY
The county in which the Village of Oxford is located.
DEVELOPER
Any person who subdivides land for the purpose of constructing, or
causing to be constructed, buildings for which wastewater disposal facilities
are required.
DIRECT DISCHARGE
The discharge of treated or untreated wastewater directly to the
waters of the State of New York. (For reference, see definition of "indirect
discharge.")
EASEMENT
An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned by others.
FLOATABLE OIL
Oil, grease or fat in a physical state such that it will separate
by gravity from wastewater by treatment in an approved pretreatment facility.
FLOW RATE
The quantity of liquid or waste that flows in a certain period of
time.
GARBAGE
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.
GRAB SAMPLE
A single sample of wastewater representing the physical, chemical
and biological characteristics of the wastewater at one point and time.
INDIRECT DISCHARGE
The introduction of wastewater into a POTW for treatment and ultimate
discharge of the treated effluent to a surface water.
INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL SURVEY (ICS)
The survey of industries in New York State, initiated by the New
York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), to determine
chemical usage and storage by those industries.
ICS FORMS
The form used by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
(NYSDEC) to survey industries.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
The liquid or liquid-carried solid, liquid and/or gaseous wastes
from industrial manufacturing processes, trade or business, as distinct from
sanitary sewage.
INFILTRATION
Water, other than wastewater, that enters a sewer system (excluding
sewer service connections and foundation 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.
INFLOW
Water, other than wastewater, that enters a sewer system (including
sewer service connections) 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, stormwaters, 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.
INTERFERENCE
A discharge which, alone or in conjunction with discharges by other
sources, inhibits or disrupts the POTW, its treatment processes or operations
or its sludge processes, use or disposal and which is a cause of a violation
of any requirement of the POTW's NPDES permit (including an increase
in the magnitude of duration of a violation) or to the prevention of sewage
sludge use or disposal by the POTW in accordance 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, the Solid
Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) [including Title II, more commonly referred to as
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and including state regulations
contained in any state sludge management plan prepared pursuant to Subtitle
D or the SWDA], the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act and the
Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act.
LATERAL, BUILDING
The sewer extension from the building drain to the street lateral
or other place of wastewater disposal.
LATERAL, STREET
The sewer extension from the public sewer to the property line.
NATIONAL CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT STANDARD, OR CATEGORICAL STANDARD
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").
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet, including storm sewers and combined sewer overflows,
into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface water or groundwater.
NEW OWNER
That individual or entity who purchased property within the service
area of the Village of Oxford after the effective date of this chapter.
NEW SOURCE
Any source, the construction of which is commenced after the publication
of proposed regulation prescribing a Section 307(C) (33 U.S.C. § 1317)
Categorical Pretreatment Standard applicable to such source, if, such regulations
are thereafter promulgated pursuant that section.
NEW USER
A discharger to the POTW who commences discharge after the effective
date of this chapter.
NUISANCE
The use or lack of use of the POTW in such a manner as to endanger
life or health or give offense to the senses, obstruct or otherwise interfere
with the reasonable use or maintenance of the POTW.
OIL AND GREASE
The result obtained, using an approved laboratory procedure, to determine
the quantity of fats, wax, grease and oil in a sample, expressed in milligrams
per liter.
OLD OWNER
That individual or entity who owns or owned a property within the
service area of the Village of Oxford purchased prior to the effective date
of this chapter, or who inherited the property at any time and intends to
sell the property or who has sold the property to a new owner.
OTHER WASTES
Garbage (shredded or unshredded), refuse, wood, eggshells, coffee
grounds, sawdust, shavings, bark, sand, lime, ashes and all other discarded
matter not normally present in sewage or industrial wastes.
PASS-THROUGH
The discharge of pollutants through the POTW into navigable waters
in quantities or concentrations which, alone or in conjunction with discharges
from other sources, causes a violation of any requirement of the POTW's
NPDES permit (including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation).
PERMIT
A temporary revocable written document allowing use of the POTW for
specified wastes over a limited period of time, containing sampling locations
and reporting frequencies and requiring other actions as authorized by this
chapter.
PH
The logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
ions, in grams per liter of solution. A pH value of seven point zero (7.0)
the pH scale midpoint, represents neutrality. Values above seven point zero
(7.0) represent alkaline conditions. Values below seven point zero (7.0) represent
acid conditions.
POLLUTANT
Any material placed into or onto the state's waters, lands and/or
airspace, which interferes with the beneficial use of that water, land and/or
airspace, by any living thing at any time.
POLLUTION
The man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical,
biological and/or radiological integrity of the state's waters, lands
and/or airspace resulting from the introduction of a pollutant into such waters,
lands and/or airspace.
PRETREATMENT (OR "TREATMENT")
The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination 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 a POTW. The reduction or alteration can be achieved by
physical, chemical or biological process, process changes or by other means,
except as prohibited by 40 CFR § 403.6(D).
PRETREATMENT REQUIREMENTS
Any substantive or procedural requirement related to pretreatment,
other than a national pretreatment standard imposed on an industrial user.
PRIORITY POLLUTANTS
The most recently revised or updated list, developed by the EPA,
in accordance with the Act.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that
have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely
under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, and with no
particle having a dimension greater than one-half (1/2) inch in any dimension.
POTW TREATMENT PLANT
That portion of the POTW designed to provide treatment to wastewater
and to treat sludge and residuals derived from such treatment.
PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS (POTW)
A treatment works, as defined by Section 212 of the Act (33 U.S.C.
§ 1292), which is owned, in this instance, by the Village of Oxford.
This definition includes any sewers and appurtenances that transport wastewater
to the POTW treatment plant, but does not include pipes, sewers or other conveyances
not connected directly or indirectly to a facility providing treatment.
RECEIVING WATERS
A natural watercourse or body of water (usually waters of the state)
into which treated or untreated sewage is discharged.
SEPTAGE
The matter removed from septic tanks, cesspools or approved type
of chemical toilets, serving private residences, commercial establishments,
institutions and industries; also, sludge from small sewage treatment plants.
The sludge shall not have been contaminated with substances of concern or
priority pollutants.
SEPTIC TANK
A private domestic sewage treatment system consisting of an underground
tank (with suitable baffling), constructed in accordance with any and/or all
local and state requirements.
SERVICE AREA OF THE POTW
The legally defined bounds of real property from which wastewater
may be discharged into the POTW. The bounds may be established, altered, changed,
modified, reduced, enlarged, combined or consolidated by action of the Village
of Oxford Board.
SEWAGE
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 or other wastes shall also be considered
"sewage," within the meaning of this definition.
SEWAGE, DOMESTIC (OR "DOMESTIC WASTES")
Liquid wastes from the noncommercial preparation, cooking and handling
of food, or liquid wastes containing human excrement and similar matter from
the sanitary conveniences in dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial buildings
and institutions. (See "sewage, sanitary.")
SEWAGE, NORMAL
Sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes, which show, by analysis,
the following characteristics: