Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise,
the meaning of terms used in this chapter shall be as follows:
The number of days per year a structure is open for business
as documented by verifiable records.
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days
at 20° C. expressed in milligrams per liter.
Is a person assigned by the town to inspect existing systems
and the installation of new for the purpose of enforcing this chapter.
Is a capped vertical pipe extending from the sewer lateral
to the ground surface which allows for access to the sewer lateral
in case of stoppage.
A term used to express the load produced on a sanitary sewerage
system approximately equal to one dwelling place or 225 gallons per
day.
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 system.
The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling
preparation, cooking and serving of foods.
A device designed and installed so as to separate and retain
deleterious, hazardous or undesirable matter from normal wastes and
permit normal sewage or liquid wastes to discharge into the disposal
system.
The continuation of the house sewer, extending from a point
not less than four feet outside the outer wall of the building through
or under the foundation walls and as far as the last soil stack, which
receives the discharge from all soil stacks and waste pipes within
the building and conveys this discharge to the house sewer.
A one-time fee imposed by the town upon the owner(s) of any
new, remodeled, restored or enlarged residential, commercial, institutional
or industrial structure or structures or any combination thereof which
results in an increased sewer flow to the existing sanitary sewer
system.
The wastewater from industrial processes, trade or business
as distinct from domestic or sanitary wastes.
Is permissive (see "shall").
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration.
The concentration is the weight of hydrogen ions, in grams, per liter
of solution. Neutral water, for example, has a pH value of 7 and a
hydrogen ion concentration of 10.
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, with no particles greater than 1/2 inch (1.27 centimeters)
in any dimension.
A common sewer controlled by a governmental agency.
A sewer that carries liquid and water-carried wastes from
residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions,
together with minor quantities of groundwater not admitted intentionally.
The spent water of a community. The preferred term is "wastewater."
Shall be determined by water consumption in accordance with
water meter readings, unless a sewer meter is installed by the owner
at no expense to the town. Sewer meter installations must be reviewed
and approved by the Town Engineer.
A pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage water.
That one-time fee, rate, charge or assessment imposed by
the Town Council on an owner of new, remodeled or restored residential,
commercial, institutional or industrial structure or structures, or
any combination thereof, served or to be served by the town to defray
the cost of installing sewer service lines and connections to sewer
mains. All service taps on existing sewer mains shall be installed
by the Town of Georgetown or its designated representative. New mains
installed at the expense of a developer may be tapped by a licensed
contractor only upon prior approval by the Town of Georgetown.
That part of the house connection from a point not less than
four feet outside the outer wall of the building to the point of discharge
into public sewer.
Is mandatory (see "may").
Any discharge of water or wastewater which in concentration
of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceed for any period
of duration longer than 15 minutes more than five times the average
twenty-four-hour concentration or flows during normal operation and
shall adversely affect the performance of the wastewater treatment
works.
Any pipe which receives the discharge from one or more water
closets, with or without the discharge from other fixtures, and conveys
this discharge to the house drain.
Total suspended matter that either floats on the surface
of, or is in suspension in, water, wastewater or other liquids, and
that is removable by laboratory filtering as prescribed in Standard
Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater and referred to
as "nonfilterable residue."
The duly appointed or designated Town Manager of the Town
of Georgetown, as well as such other person under his or her supervision
who is appointed to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
The body established by the Town Charter, administered by
an elected Mayor and Council, and is responsible for all the town's
legal functions.
Water of quality equal to or better than the effluent criteria
in effect, or water that would not cause violation of receiving water
quality standards and would not be benefited by discharge to the sanitary
sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided.
Any pipe provided to ventilate the plumbing or drainage system,
and is the continuation of any soil or waste pipe used to prevent
siphonage or back pressure, and does not receive the discharge from
any fixtures.
Any pipe which receives the discharge from any fixture except
a water closet and conveys this discharge to the soil stack or house
drain.
The spent water of a community. From the standpoint of source,
it may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes from
residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions,
together with any extraneous permissible groundwater, surface water
and stormwater that may be present.
The structures, equipment and processes required to collect,
carry away and treat domestic and industrial wastes and dispose of
the effluent.
An arrangement of devices and structures for treating wastewater,
industrial wastes and sludge. Sometimes used as synonymous with "wastewater
treatment plant."
