For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
BOD (denoting "biochemical oxygen demand")
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days
of 20º C., expressed in parts per million by weight.
BUILDING SEWER
That part of the lowest horizontal piping which receives
the discharge from soil, waste and other sewage pipes inside the walls
of the building and conveys it to the service connection.
GARBAGE
Solid wastes from the processing, preparation, cooking, dispensing,
handling, storage and sale of food products.
HEALTH OFFICER
The Health Officer of the Town of Bar Harbor or his authorized
representative.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
The liquid wastes from industrial processes, as distinct
from sewage.
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface or ground water.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
pH
A number indicating the degree of acidity or basicity of
a solution. Numerically a pH of seven indicates a neutral solution.
Numbers below seven indicate an acid condition, the smaller the number
the stronger the acid, and numbers above seven indicate a basic condition,
the larger the number the stronger the basic.
PLUMBING INSPECTOR
A master plumber who has been licensed by the State of Maine
and appointed by the Town Council to act as such.
PUBLIC SEWER
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal
rights and which is owned and/or controlled by the Town of Bar Harbor.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm drainage
and groundwater are not intentionally admitted. In this chapter the
word "sewer" means "sanitary sewer."
SERVICE CONNECTION
The branch sewer line from the public sewer to the public
right-of-way line of a dwelling or other establishment.
[Amended 6-18-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-01]
SEWAGE
The combination of water-carried wastes from residences,
business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, except
industrial wastes.
SEWER
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
SEWERAGE SYSTEM
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing
of sewage.
SHREDDED GARBAGE
The wastes from the processing, 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 particle greater than 1/2 inch
in any dimension.
STORM DRAIN
A pipe which carries storm and surface waters as drainage
but excludes sewage and industrial wastes.
SUPERINTENDENT
The Superintendent of Public Works, Town of Bar Harbor, or
his authorized deputy, agent or representative.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension
in water, sewage or other liquids.
TOWN
The Town of Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine, a municipality
of the State of Maine, acting by and through its Town Council.
WATERCOURSE
A channel in which a flow of water occurs naturally, either
continuously or intermittently.