§ 78-26. Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
BOD (biochemical oxygen demand) means the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20 degrees Celsius, expressed in milligrams per liter (mg/l) or parts per million (ppm).
Equivalent residential unit (ERU) means water usage and sewage discharge for a nonresidential user equivalent in quantity and strength to an average residential unit taken as 350 gallons per day for each water ERU and 250 gallons per day for each sewer ERU.
Habitation means any one building, structure or premises that is used as a private residence, and used for such purpose only.
Impact fee means an assessment or charge levied by the city for new development or new customers connecting to a water/wastewater system. Such assessments or charges cover the cost of expansion, improvement, future distribution, future transmission and expansion of the water/wastewater facilities.
Irrigation system means a system consisting of more than one zone controlled by a timer or other automatic device used to irrigate lawns and landscape.
Master water meter means water meter that serves a multi-family development or multi-unit commercial development.
Monthly effluent charge means a monthly charge levied on commercial, industrial or business establishments or master-metered apartment users who discharge a waste with strength characteristics which exceed one or more of the strength characteristics of normal domestic waste.
Monthly service charge means a monthly charge levied on users for the cost other than operation and maintenance costs attributed to the treatment plant and collection system. The monthly service charge consists of an administrative charge and a debt service and nonoperating expense charge.
Monthly sewer charge means the sum of the monthly user charge, monthly service charge and the monthly effluent charge.
Monthly user charge means the monthly charge levied on users for the costs of operation and maintenance of the treatment plant and collection system.
Multiple habitation means any building or structure under a single ownership but consisting of two or more habitations.
Normal domestic waste means a waste with strength characteristics which do not exceed the following:
mg/l BOD (five-day at 20 degrees Celsius) 204 Suspended solids (total) 200 Nitrogen, as N (total) 30 Phosphorus, as P (total) 10 Owner, tenant, consumer means and includes the party referred to, and the covenants and agreements contained in any contract between the public services department and its consumers shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors, heirs, executors, administrators or assigns of the respective parties thereto. The consumer is considered the owner, as distinguished from a tenant, when the property serviced is recorded or stands of record in his name.
Premises means habitations, institutions, mobile homes, places of business or multiple habitations.
Readiness to serve means the status an inactive account is in when there is no consumption, however, the city continues to maintain on site facilities capable of meeting the customer demand related to the service.
Sanitary sewer system means sewers, disposal and purification plants, equipment used in connection therewith, and all facilities, real and personal, owned or used by the city in the disposal of human excreta.
Suspended solids means solids that either float on the surface or are in suspension in water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
Public services department means the department which operates the water system and the sanitary sewer system owned and operated by the city.
(Code 1988, § 22-16; Ord. No. 98-88, § 1, 12-10-98; Ord. No. 99-64, § 1, 1-13-00; Ord. No. 01-23, § 1, 5-10-01; Ord. No. 11-02, § VI, 1-13-11)
Cross reference
Definitions generally, § 1-2.