Regulating the Use of Public and Private Sewers and Drains Disposal

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under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than one -half (1/2) inch (1. 27 centimeters) in any dimension. Sec. 11. "Public Sewer" shall mean a sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights, and is controlled by public authority. Sec. 12. "Sanitary Sewer" shall mean a sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface, and groundwaters are not intentionally admitted. Sec. 13. "Sewage" shall mean a combination of the water - carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions, and indus- trial establishments, together with such ground, surface, and storm waters as may be present. Sec. 14. "Sewage Treatment Plant" shall mean any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage. Sec. 15. "Sewage Works" shall mean all facilities for collecting, pumping, treating, and disposing of sewage. Sec. 16. "Sewer" shall mean a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage. Sec. 17. "Shall" is mandatory; "May" is permissive. Sec. 18. "Slug" shall mean any discharge of water, sewage, or industrial waste which in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than fifteen (15) minutes more than five (5) times the average twenty -four (24) hour concentration or flows during normal operation. Sec. 19. "Storm Drain" (sometimes termed "storm sewer ") shall mean a sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling water. Sec. 20. "Superintendent" shall mean the "Superintendent of Waste Water Treatment Plant and /or of Water Pollution Control" of the City of South Bend, Indiana, or his authorized deputy, agent or representative. Sec. 21. "Suspended Solids" shall mean solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in water, sewage, or other liquids, and which are removable by laboratory filtering. Sec. 22. "Watercourse" shall mean a channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently. Sec. 23. "Plumbing Inspector" shall mean the authorized agent of the City of South Bend Building Commissioner having responsibility for administration of the provisions of the ordinance as such may pertain to plumbing work. Sec. 24. "City Engineer" shall mean the City Engineer of South Bend, Indiana, or his authorized deputy, agent or representative. - Page 2 -