The Municipal Board enacts this chapter, to
be known as the "Intermunicipal Sewer Use Law."
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise,
the meanings of terms used in this chapter shall be as follows:
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a sanitary drainage
system which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage
pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building
sewer.
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal.
An impairment of the quality of the waters of the state by
waste to a degree which creates a hazard to the public health through
poisoning or through the spread of disease.
A municipality, such as the Village of Cayuga Heights or
other municipality, with whom the municipality has entered or may
enter into an agreement whereby said municipality agrees to receive
and treat sewage discharge and waste through its municipal sewage
works.
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation,
cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and
sale of produce.
The liquid or wastes from industrial manufacturing processes,
trade or business, as distinct from sanitary sewage.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface or ground water.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
ions in grams per liter of solution.
The human-made or human-induced alteration of the chemical,
physical, biological and radiological integrity of water.
The reduction of the amount 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 obtained by physical, chemical or biological processes, process
changes or by other means, except as prohibited by 40 CFR 403.6, General
Pretreatment Regulation for Existing and New Sources of Pollution.
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 particle greater than 1/2 inch (1.27 centimeters)
in any dimension.
A treatment works as defined by Section 212 of the Federal
Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1292). This includes any sewers
that convey wastewater to the POTW but does not include pipes, sewers
or other conveyances not connected to a facility providing treatment.
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal
rights and which is controlled by public authority.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm-, surface
and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences,
business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together
with such ground-, surface and storm waters as may be present.
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing
of sewage.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Any person appointed by the Municipal Board who shall be
the Board's authorized agent and representative in the administration
and enforcement of this chapter and shall exercise those powers delegated
to him/her in this chapter or which may be reasonably required to
carry out such powers. Until such time as a Sewer Inspector or Sewer
Superintendent is appointed, any such powers shall be exercised by
such person or persons as the Municipal Board may designate.
A user which consists of:
All industries subject to categorical pretreatment
standards.
Industries having substantial impact, either
singly or in combination with other industries, on the operation of
the treatment works.
Manufacturing industries using priority pollutants.
Those industries discharging more than 25,000
gallons per day of process waste.
