Unless the context of usage indicates otherwise, the
meanings of specific terms in this chapter shall be as follows:
ACMUA
The Atlantic County Municipal Utilities Authority.
ACT
The Clean Water Act, as amended.
BOD (DENOTING "BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND")
The quantity of oxygen used in the biochemical oxidation of organic
matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20° C., expressed
in milligrams per liter.
BUILDING SEWER
The extension from a building wastewater plumbing facility to the
public wastewater facility.
CITY
The City of Egg Harbor City.
COMBINED SEWER
A sewer intended to receive both wastewater and storm- or surface
water.
COMMERCIAL USER (CLASS II)
Includes any property occupied by a nonresidential establishment
not within the definition of an industrial user (Class III) and which is connected
to the wastewater facilities.
DAY
The twenty-four-hour period beginning at 12:01 a.m.
EPA
The United States Environmental Protection Agency.
EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSE
Those costs which are over and above normal operating and maintenance
costs incurred as a result of actions by a person or persons.
GARBAGE
The solid animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the domestic
or commercial handling, storage, dispensing, preparation, cooking and serving
of foods.
INTERFERENCE
The inhibition or disruption of any sewer system, wastewater treatment
process, sludge disposal system or their operation, which substantially contributes
to a violation of applicable discharge permits.
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or any body of surface
or ground water.
NJDEP
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
NPDES
The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program,
whether administered by the EPA or by the state.
OWNER
The person or persons who legally own, lease or occupy private property
which discharges to the wastewater facilities serving the City of Egg Harbor
City.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, partnership,
corporation, municipality or other similar organization, agency or group.
PH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen concentration, expressed
in grams per liter, of solution as determined by standard methods.
PRETREATMENT
The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination of pollutants
or the alteration of the nature of pollution properties in wastewater prior
to discharge to the wastewater facilities servicing the City of Egg Harbor
City.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
Garbage that has been shredded to such a degree that all particles
will be carried freely under flow conditions normally prevailing in the wastewater
sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
SANITARY WASTEWATER
Wastewater discharged from the sanitary conveniences of dwellings,
office buildings, industrial plants or institutions.
STANDARD METHODS
The latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water
and Wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association, Water
Pollution Control Federation and American Water Works Association.
STATE
The State of New Jersey.
STORM SEWER
A sewer for conveying storm-, surface and other waters, which is
not intended to be transported to a treatment facility.
SURFACE WATER
Water which occurs when the rate of precipitation exceeds the rate
at which water may infiltrate into the soil, including oceans, bays, estuaries,
etc.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
The total suspended matter that either floats on the surface of,
or is in suspension in, water or wastewater, as determined by standard methods.
TOXICS
Any of the pollutants designated by federal regulations pursuant
to Section 307(a)(1) of the Act.
WASTEWATER
A combination of liquid and water-carried waste from residences,
commercial buildings, industries and institutions, together with any groundwater,
surface water or stormwater that may be present.
WASTEWATER FACILITY
The combination of the wastewater sewers, pumping stations, appurtenances
and treatment facilities.
WASTEWATER SEWER
The structures, processes, equipment and arrangements necessary to
collect and transport wastewaters to the wastewater treatment facility.
WPCF
The Water Pollution Control Federation.