ottawa county sewer district wastewater rules and regulations for ...

1.55.0 "STORM DRAIN" (sometimes termed "Storm Sewer") shall mean a drain or
sewer for conveying surface waters, ground water, or unpolluted water from
any source to an outlet.
1.56.0 "SUSPENDED SOLIDS" (SS) shall mean the 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" and referred to as filterable residue.
1.57.0 "TREATMENT WORKS" shall mean any and all devices and system used in
the storage, treatment recycling and reclamation of domestic or industrial
wastes of a liquid nature, or necessary to recycle or reuse water at the most
economical cost over the useful life of the works, including interceptor
sewers, outfall sewers, sewage collection systems, pumping, power, and
other equipment and their appurtenances; extensions, improvements,
remodeling, additions, and alterations thereof; elements essential to provide
reliable recycled supply, such as standby treatment units and clear well
facilities and any works, including site acquisition of the land that will be an
integral part of the treatment process or is used for ultimate disposal of
residues resulting from such treatment; or any other method or system for
preventing, abating, reducing, storing, treating, separating, or disposing of
wastewater, including storm water runoff, or industrial waste, including
waste in combined storm water and sanitary sewer systems.
1.58.0 "UNPOLLUTED WATER" is 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
treatment works provided. It shall contain not more than 300 mg/l of
dissolved solids and not more than 30 mg/l of suspended solids, 30 mg/l of
biochemical oxygen demand, and 6.5 mg/l of ammonia nitrogen, and 1 mg/l
of phosphorus.
1.59.0 "USER" shall mean those premises connected to the public sewer
system.
1.60.0 "USER CHARGE" shall mean that amount paid by each premise connected
to the treatment works. This charge shall cover all operations,
maintenance, and replacement costs for the treatment works.
1.61.0 "USER CLASS" shall mean any class of users of the treatment works, as
defined in Section 3.10.2.
1.62.0 "WASTEWATER" shall mean the spent water of a community or segment 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 ground water, surface
water, and storm water that may be present.