Amending Various Sections of Chapter 17 Sewers & Water

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y ' z I (yy) PLUMBING INSPECTOR means the authorized agent of the Building Commissioner having responsibility for administration of the provisions of this article as such may pertain to plumbing work. ( zz) PRETREATMENT shall mean the reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination of pollutants, or the alteration of the nature 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 Section 403 . 6(d) ; and shall include all applicable rules and regulations contained in the code of Federal Regulations as published in the Federal Register, under Section 307 of PL 95-217, under regulation 40 CFR Part 403 pursuant to the Act, and amendments. (aaa) PRIVATE SEWER shall mean a sewer which is not owned by public authority. (bbb) PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE shall mean the wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that has 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 one-half ( 1/2) inch in any dimension. (ccc) PUBLIC SEWER shall mean a sewer which is owned and controlled by the public authority and will consist of the following increments: Collector Sewer, Interceptor Sewer, Force Main, Pumping Station. (ddd) PUMPING STATION shall mean a station positioned in the public sewer system at which wastewater is pumped to a higher level. (eee) REPLACEMENT COSTS shall mean the expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories or appurtenances which are necessary during the useful life of the treatment works to maintain the capacity and performance for which such works were designed and constructed. ( fff) RESIDENTIAL USER shall mean a user of the treatment works whose premises or building is used primarily as a residence for one or more persons, including all dwelling units, etc. (ggg) SANITARY SEWER shall mean a sewer which carries sanitary and industrial wastes, and to which storm, surface and ground water are not intentionally admitted. (hhh) SEWAGE shall mean the combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions (including polluted cooling water) . The three most common types of sewage are: Sanitary Sewage shall mean the combination of liquid and water-carried wastes discharged from toilet and other sanitary pumping facilities. Industrial Sewage shall mean a combination of liquid and water-carried wastes, discharged from any industrial establishment, and resulting from any trade or process carried on in that establishment (this shall include the wastes from pretreatment facilities and polluted cooling water) . Combined Sewaae shall mean wastes including sanitary sewage.