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[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]Unless otherwise stated in this section, where a term is used in this chapter the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings hereinafter designated. When not inconsistent with the context, the present tense shall include the future, and words used in the plural shall include the singular and vice versa. Furthermore, a masculine pronoun shall include the feminine.ABNORMAL SEWAGESewage whose concentration of one or more characteristics of normal sewage exceeds the maximum concentrations of the characteristics of normal sewage.

See "normal sewage."ACT or THE ACTThe Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the "Clean Water Act," 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., as amended.ADMINISTRATORThe Regional Administrator of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Region 2.AMMONIAThe result obtained using an approved laboratory procedure to determine the quantity of ammonia in a sample, expressed as milligrams of nitrogen per liter.APPLICANTThat person who makes application for any permit. The applicant may be an owner, new or old, or his agent.APPROVAL AUTHORITYThe USEPA, or the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) in the event the NYSDEC is delegated approval authority responsibility by the USEPA.

The USEPA Administrator will be the approval authority until such time that the State of New York has an approved pretreatment program.APPROVED LABORATORY PROCEDUREThe procedures defined as "standard methods" in this article, or other procedures approved by the Department of Health for flow measurement or determination of the concentration of pollutants or their surrogates in waters, wastewater, and/or sludges. All laboratory analysis procedures must be performed by a laboratory certified by New York State for the procedure used to test for that pollutant. Laboratories which are approved federally for analyzing that pollutant may also be used.ASTM (denoting "American Society for Testing and Materials")The latest edition of any ASTM specification, when stipulated in this chapter.AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE INDUSTRIAL USERA.

An authorized representative of the industrial user may be:(1) If the user is a corporation:(a) The president, secretary, treasurer, or a vice-president of the corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any other person who performs similar policy or decision-making functions for the corporation; or(b) The manager of one or more manufacturing, production, or operation facilities employing more than 250 persons, if authority to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with corporate procedures.(2) If the user is a partnership or sole proprietorship: a general partner or proprietor, respectively.(3) If the user is a federal, state, or local governmental facility: a director or highest official appointed or designated to oversee the operation and performance of the activities of the government facility, or its designee.B.

The individuals described in Subsection A(1) through (3), above, may designate another authorized representative if the authorization is in writing, the authorization specifies the individual or position responsible for the overall operation of the facility from which the discharge originates or having overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company, and the written authorization is submitted to the Town.BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD)The result obtained when using an approved laboratory procedure to determine the quantity of oxygen utilized in the aerobic biochemical oxidation of organic matter or in a sample, for five days at 20° C., expressed in milligrams per liter.BUILDERAny person who undertakes to construct a building or any part of a building, either under contract or for resale.BUILDING DRAINThat part of the lowest horizontal piping of a building drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the building walls and conveys it to the building lateral.BUILDING LATERAL (BUILDING SEWER)See "lateral, building."CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT STANDARD (CATEGORICAL STANDARD) or NATIONAL PRETREATMENT STANDARDAny regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by EPA in accordance with Sections 307(b) and (c) of the Act (33 U.S.C.

§ 1317) which apply to a specific category of users and which appear in 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, Parts 405-471.CHIEF PLANT OPERATORAn individual who is employed by the Town of Webster, who is designated by the appointing officials as the person in responsible supervision of the complete and actual operation of any wastewater treatment plant and appurtenances. It is not intended to include superintendents of public works or municipal or other officials unless their duties include the actual operation of a wastewater treatment plant. The Chief Plant Operator must have a valid New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Grade 4A Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certificate in order to make decisions pertaining to the operation of the Wastewater Treatment Plant and Collection System.CHLORINE DEMANDThe result obtained when using an approved laboratory procedure to determine the difference between the amount of chlorine added to a sample and the amount of chlorine remaining in the sample at the end of a specified contact time at room temperature, expressed in milligrams per liter.CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (COD )The result obtained when using an approved laboratory procedure to measure the oxygen requirement of that portion of the organic matter in a sample that is susceptible to oxidation by a specific chemical oxidant, expressed in milligrams per liter.COLORThe optical density at the visual wave length of maximum absorption, relative to distilled water.

One-hundred-percent transmittance is equivalent to zero optical density.COMBINED SEWERA sewer receiving a mixture of stormwater and sanitary sewage, with or without industrial wastes.COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKSThe Commissioner of Public Works or his/her division heads of the Town of Webster or his duly authorized agent or representative.[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]COMPOSITE SAMPLEThe sample resulting from the combination of individual samples of wastewater taken at selected intervals, for a specified time period. The individual samples may have equal volumes, or the individual volumes may be proportioned to the flow at the time of sampling.CONNECTIONAttachment of one user to a sewer.

(See "extension.")CONNECTION CHARGE or TAP FEEThe one-time application fee by the Town or village to offset expenses to process an application for a connection of a building/street lateral to the public sewer.CONTESTED CASEA proceeding in which the legal rights, duties or privileges of a party are determined by the Town of Webster after the party has had an opportunity for hearing.CONTROL AUTHORITYRefers to the Chief Plant Operator and/or Superintendent of Sewers or his/her duly authorized agent or representative.CONTROL MANHOLEA manhole accessible to the control authority in or upstream of the street lateral, such that samples collected from the manhole represent the discharge to the POTW.CONVENTIONAL POLLUTANTA pollutant that the POTW treatment plant was designed to treat, defined in accordance with the Act.

See "normal sewage."COOLING WATERThe water discharged from any system of condensation, air conditioning, refrigeration, or other sources. It shall contain no polluting substances which would produce COD or suspended solids in excess of five milligrams per liter, or toxic substances, as limited elsewhere in this chapter.DECThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHThe Monroe County or New York State Department of Health.DEVELOPERAny person who subdivides land for the purpose of constructing, or causing to be constructed, buildings for which wastewater disposal facilities are required.DIRECT DISCHARGEThe discharge of treated or untreated wastewater directly to the waters of the State of New York.

(For reference, see "indirect discharge.")DISTRICT BOARDSee "Town Board."DOMESTIC WASTESee "sewage, domestic."DRY SEWERThe sanitary sewer installed in anticipation of future connection to a POTW but which is not used, in the meantime, for transport of sanitary sewage.EASEMENTAn acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned by others.END OF PIPEFor the purpose of determining compliance with limitations prescribed by Article IX, the control manhole, provided the samples collected from the control manhole are representative of the discharge to the POTW.END OF PIPE CONCENTRATIONThe concentration of a substance in a sample of wastewater at end of pipe.END OF PROCESS CONCENTRATIONSee "National Categorical Pretreatment Standard."ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) or USEPA (U.S.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY)The agency of the federal government charged with the administration and enforcement of federal environmental laws, rules, and regulations; also may be used as a designation for the Administrator or other duly authorized official of this Agency.EXISTING SOURCEAny source of discharge, the construction or operation of which commenced prior to the publication by EPA of proposed categorical pretreatment standards, which will be applicable to such source if the standard is thereafter promulgated in accordance with Section 307 of the Act.EXTENSIONAttachment of a sewer line, with more than one user, to an existing sewer line.FLOATABLE OILOil, grease, or fat in a physical state such that it will separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in a wastewater treatment facility.FLOW RATEThe quantity of liquid or waste that flows in a certain period of time.FOGAny material which is extractable from an acidified sample of waste by hexane or other designated solvent.GARBAGEThe solid wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food, from the handling, storage, and sale of produce, and from the packaging and canning of food.GRAB SAMPLEA single sample of wastewater representing the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of the wastewater at one point and time to be taken from a waste stream without regard to flow in the waste stream.GROUNDWATERWater within the earth contained within a water-bearing stratum or formation.HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTThe governing municipal Highway Department.HOLDING TANK WASTEAny waste from holding tanks such as vessels, chemical toilets, campers, trailers, septic tanks, and tank trucks.ICS FORMThe form issued by the NYSDEC and used by the Town of Webster to survey industries to perform and update the Industrial Chemical Survey.INDIRECT DISCHARGE or DISCHARGEThe introduction of wastewater into a POTW for treatment and ultimate discharge of the treated effluent to the state's waters from a nondomestic source regulated under Section 307 (b), (c), or (d) of the Act.

(For reference, see "direct discharge.")INDUSTRIALMeaning or pertaining to industry, manufacturing, commerce, trade, business, or institution, and is distinguished from domestic or residential.INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL SURVEY (ICS)The survey of industries in the Town of Webster, initiated by the NYSDEC, to determine chemical usage and storage by those industries.INDUSTRIAL USERSee "user, industrial."INDUSTRIAL WASTESThe liquid or liquid-carried solid, liquid and/or gaseous wastes from industrial manufacturing processes, trade, service, utility, or business, as distinct from sanitary sewage. This shall also include but not be limited to grease, fats, and oils from commercial kitchens and repair stations, backwash from water filters, and leachate from polluted groundwater and landfills.INFILTRATIONWater, other than wastewater, that enters a sewer system (excluding building drains) from the ground through such means as defective pipes, pipe joints, connections, or manholes.

Infiltration does not include, and is distinguished from, inflow. Infiltration is inadvertent, that is, not purposely designed or built into the sewer or drain.INFLOWWater, other than wastewater, that enters a sewer system (including building drains) from sources such as, but not limited to, roof leaders, cellar drains, area drains, drains from springs and swampy areas, manhole covers, cross connections between storm sewers and sanitary sewers, catch basins, cooling towers, stormwater, foundation drains, swimming pools, surface runoff, street wash waters, or drainage. Inflow does not include and is distinguished from infiltration.INSTANTANEOUS MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE DISCHARGE LIMITThe maximum concentration of a pollutant allowed to be discharged at any time, determined from the analysis of any discrete or composite sample collected, independent of the industrial flow rate and the duration of the sampling event.INTERFERENCEA discharge which, alone or in conjunction with discharges by other sources, inhibits or disrupts the POTW, its treatment processes or operations, or its sludge processes, use or disposal, and therefore is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the POTW's SPDES permit (including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation) or of the prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal by the POTW in accordance with the following statutory provisions and regulations or permits issued thereunder (or more stringent state or local regulations):A.

Section 405 of the Clean Water Act;B. The Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) (including Title II, more commonly referred to as the "Resource Conservation and Recovery Act” RCRA), and including state regulations contained in any state sludge management plan prepared pursuant to Subtitle D or the SWDA),C. The Clean Air Act;D. The Toxic Substance Control Act;E. The Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act;F. 40 CFR 503 "Standards for use and disposal of sewage sludge;" andG. NYCRR, Part 360 and Parts 700-705.LATERAL, BUILDINGThe sewer extension from the building drain to the street lateral or other place of wastewater disposal, beginning five feet outside the inner face of the building wall.LATERAL, STREET (STUB)The sewer extension from the public sewer to the property line, or to the limits of a sanitary sewer easement.LICENSEIncludes the whole or part of any permit, certificate, approval, registration, or similar form or permission required by law.[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch.

1, General Provisions, Art. I)]LICENSINGIncludes the process respecting the grant, denial, revocation, suspension, annulment, withdrawal, or amendment of a license.MAYIs permissive. (See definition of "shall.")MEDICAL WASTEIsolation wastes, infectious agents, human blood and blood products, pathological wastes, sharps, body parts, contaminated bedding, surgical wastes, potentially contaminated laboratory wastes, dialysis wastes, and prescription drugs.MUNICIPALITYA county, village, town, or other public body created by or pursuant to state law.MUNICIPAL SEWERSSewers owned and operated by a municipality.NATIONAL CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT STANDARD or CATEGORICAL STANDARDAny regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the EPA in accordance with Section 307(b) of the Act (33 U.S.C.

1317), which applies to a specific category of industrial users. These standards apply at the end of the categorical process ("end of process").NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMITA permit issued pursuant to Section 402 of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1342).NATIONAL PROHIBITIVE DISCHARGE STANDARDAny regulation developed under the authority of Section 307(b) of the Act, and 40 CFR 403.5.NEW OWNERThat individual or entity who purchased property within the service area of the Town after the effective date of this chapter.NEW SOURCEA. Any building, structure, facility, or installation from which there is (or may be) a discharge of pollutants, the construction of which commenced after the publication of proposed pretreatment standards under Section 307(c) of the Act which will be applicable to such source if such standards are thereafter promulgated in accordance with that section, provided that:(1) The building, structure, facility, or installation is constructed at a site at which no other source is located; or(2) The building, structure, facility, or installation totally replaces the process or production equipment that causes the discharge of pollutants at an existing source; or(3) The production or wastewater generating processes of the building, structure, facility, or installation are substantially independent of an existing source at the same site.

In determining whether these are substantially independent, factors such as the extent to which the new facility is engaged in the same general type of activity as the existing source should be considered.B. Construction on a site at which an existing source is located results in a modification rather than a new source if the construction does not create a new building, structure, facility, or installation meeting the criteria of Subsection A(2) or (3) above but otherwise alters, replaces, or adds to existing process or production equipment.C. Construction of a new source as defined under this definition has commenced if the owner or operator has begun, or caused to begin, as part of a continuous on-site construction program, any placement, assembly, or installation of facilities or equipment, or significant site preparation work, including clearing, excavation, or removal of existing buildings, structures, or facilities, which is necessary for the placement, assembly, or installation of new source facilities or equipment; or has entered into a binding contractual obligation for the purchase of facilities or equipment which are intended to be used in its operation within a reasonable time.

Options to purchase or contracts which can be terminated or modified without substantial loss, and contracts for feasibility, engineering, and design studies, do not constitute a contractual obligation under this subsection.NONCONTACT COOLING WATERWater used for cooling which does not come into direct contact with any raw material, intermediate product, waste product, or finished product.NORMAL SEWAGESee "sewage, normal."NUISANCEThe use or lack of use of the POTW in such a manner as to endanger life or health, or give offense to the senses or obstruct or otherwise interfere with the reasonable use or maintenance of the POTW.OIL AND GREASEThe result obtained when using an approved laboratory procedure to determine the quantity of fats, wax, grease, and oil, in a sample, expressed in milligrams per liter.OLD OWNERThat individual or entity who owns or owned a property, within the service area of the POTW, purchased prior to the effective date of this chapter, or inherited the property at any time and who intends to sell the property, or has sold the property to a new owner; also the agent of the old owner.OTHER WASTESGarbage (shredded or unshredded), refuse, wood, eggshells, coffee grounds, sawdust, shavings, bark, sand, lime, ashes, and all other discarded matter not normally present in sewage or industrial wastes.OWNERA person or persons who legally own, lease, or occupy a private property with wastewater facilities that discharge or will discharge wastewater.P (PHOSPHATE)The concentration of phosphate as phosphorous, expressed in milligrams per liter.PARTYEach person or agency named or admitted as a party or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted to any administrative or enforcement procedure.PASS-THROUGHA discharge which exits the POTW into waters of the state in quantities or concentrations which, alone or in conjunction with discharges from other sources, is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the POTW's SPDES permit, including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation.PERMITA temporary, revocable, written document allowing use of the POTW for specified wastes over a limited period of time, containing sampling locations and reporting frequencies, and requiring other actions as authorized by this chapter.PERSONAny individual, firm, company, society, partnership, copartnership, public or private corporation, political subdivision, federal, state, or local governmental agency or entity, association, trust, estate, joint-stock company or any other legal entity whatsoever, or their legal representatives, agents, or assigns.

The masculine gender shall include the feminine and the singular shall include the plural where indicated by the context.PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONThat portion of the total extractable grease and fats which is not retained as activated alluma or silica gel adsorption column after elutriating with hexane.pHThe logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions, in gram moles per liter of solution, as determined by standard methods. A pH value of 7.0, the pH scale midpoint, represents neutrality. Values above 7.0 represent alkaline conditions. Values below 7.0 represent acid conditions.PHOSPHORUS, TOTALSee "total phosphorus."POLLUTANTAny material placed into or onto the state's waters, lands and/or airs, which interferes with the beneficial use of that water, land and/or air by any living thing at any time.

This includes but is not limited to dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, medical wastes, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, municipal, agricultural and industrial wastes, and certain characteristics of wastewater (e.g., pH, temperature, TSS, turbidity, color, BOD, COD, toxicity, or odor).POLLUTIONThe man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological, and/or radiological integrity of the state's waters, lands and/or airs resulting from the introduction of a pollutant into these media.POTWSee "publicly owned treatment works."POTW TREATMENT PLANTThat portion of the POTW designed to provide treatment to wastewater, and to treat sludge and residuals derived from such treatment.PRETREATMENT REQUIREMENTSAny substantive or procedural requirement related to pretreatment, other than a national pretreatment standard imposed on an industrial user.PRETREATMENT STANDARD (STANDARDS)Any categorical standard, prohibitive discharge standard, or local limits.PRETREATMENT (TREATMENT)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 achieved by physical, chemical, or biological process, process changes, or by other means, except by diluting the concentration of pollutants unless allowed by an applicable pretreatment standard, such as 40 CFR 403.6(d).PRIORITY POLLUTANTSThe most recently revised or updated list, developed by the EPA, in accordance with the Act.PROHIBITIVE DISCHARGE STANDARDS (PROHIBITED DISCHARGES)Absolute prohibitions against the discharge of certain substances; these prohibitions appear in § 257-73 of this chapter.PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGEThe 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, and with no particle having a dimension greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS (POTW)A treatment works as defined by Section 212 of the Act (33 U.S.C.

1292) which is owned in this instance by the Sewer District or the municipalities within the Town. This definition includes any public sewers and appurtenances that transport wastewater to the POTW treatment plant but does not include pipes, sewers or other conveyances not directly or indirectly connected to a facility providing treatment. For the purposes of this chapter, "POTW" shall also include any sewers that convey wastewaters to the POTW from persons outside the Town who are, by contract or agreement with the Town, users of the Town POTW.PUBLIC SEWERSewers, manholes, intercepting sewers, sewage pumping station, treatment and disposal works and any other plant, works or equipment and accessories under the jurisdiction of any municipality, any public agency or the Sewer District that discharges its sewage and liquid into the Sewer District's sewer system.RECEIVING WATERSA natural watercourse or body of water (usually waters of the state) into which treated or untreated sewage is discharged.RENTAL UNITSShall be determined as follows:A.

A single-family dwelling connected to the sewer system or any part thereof constitutes one rental unit.B. Each two-family house, apartment house or multiple dwelling, other than boardinghouses, tourist homes, hotels and motels, shall consist of one rental unit for each apartment or living quarters for a separate family unit contained in or on such premises.C. The number of applicable rental units for churches, schools, institutions, stores and commercial and industrial establishments shall be determined by dividing the annual water consumption on said premises by 60,000 gallons. Each of said premises, however, shall constitute a minimum of one rental unit.D.

In the event that any parcel of real property in its entirety falls within more than one of the above classifications, that classification which produces the greatest number of rental units shall be the one applicable. In the event that any parcel of real property is divisible into two or more classifications, the number of rental units in each classification shall be determined, and the total thereof shall constitute the number of rental units applicable to the entire parcel.ROOF DRAINA drain installed to receive water collecting on the surface of a roof for disposal.RULEEach statement of general applicability that implements, interprets or prescribes law or policy or describes the organization, procedures, or practices requirements of the Sewer District.

The term includes the amendment or repeal of a prior rule but does not include:A. Statements concerning the internal management of the Sewer District and not affecting the private rights; orB. Declaratory rulings issued pursuant to Article XI of this chapter; orC. Intra-agency memoranda.SANITARY SEWAGESee "sewage, sanitary."SANITARY SEWERSee "sewer, sanitary."SANITARY WASTEWATERSee "sewage, sanitary."SCAVENGER WASTESSee "septage."SEPTAGEAll liquids and solids in and removed from septic tanks, holding tanks, cesspools, or approved types of chemical toilets, including but not limited to those serving private residences, commercial establishments, institutions, and industries.

Septage shall not have been contaminated with substances of concern or priority pollutants.SEPTIC TANKA private domestic sewage treatment system consisting of an underground tank (with suitable baffling), constructed in accordance with any and/or all local and state requirements.SERVICE AREA OF THE POTWThe legally defined bounds of real property from which wastewater may be discharged into the POTW, including all tributary sewers to Town-owned sewers. The bounds shall be established, altered, changed, modified, reduced, enlarged, combined, or consolidated by action of the Webster Town Board, Webster, New York, or any successor body charged with the duty of the operation and maintenance of the Sewer District.SEWAGESee "wastewater."SEWAGE, DOMESTIC (DOMESTIC WASTES) or SANITARY SEWAGELiquid wastes from the noncommercial preparation, cooking, and handling of food, liquid wastes containing human excrement and similar matter from the sanitary conveniences in dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial buildings, and institutions, or liquid wastes from clothes washing and/or floor or wall washing.

Therefore, domestic sewage includes both black water and grey water.SEWAGE, NORMALSewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes which show, by analysis, the following characteristics. In spite of satisfying all of these characteristics, if the sewage also contains other substances of concern, it may not be considered normal sewage.A. BOD (five-day): 300 milligrams per liter, or less.B. Suspended solids: 300 milligrams per liter, or less.C. Phosphorus: 10 milligrams per liter, or less.D. Ammonia: 40 milligrams per liter, or less.E. Chlorine demand: 25 milligrams per liter, or less.F. Chemical oxygen demand: 600 milligrams per liter, or less.G.

100 milligrams per liter, or less.H. pH: 5.5 to 10.0 S.U.SEWAGE, SANITARY (DOMESTIC WASTES)See "sewage, domestic."SEWAGE, STORMSewage flowing in storm sewers (See "sewer, storm.") excluding sanitary sewage and industrial wastewaters, other than cooling waters and other unpolluted water.SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTSee WPCF.SEWAGE OF UNUSUAL STRENGTH OR CHARACTERSewage which has characteristics greater than those of normal sewage and/or which contains substances of concern.SEWERA pipe or conduit for carrying or transporting sewage.SEWERAGE SURCHARGE (SEWAGE SURCHARGE)The demand payment for the use of a public sewer and/or sewage treatment plant for the handling of any sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes accepted for admission thereto in which the characteristics thereof exceed the maximum values of such characteristics in normal sewage.

(See "volume charge.")SEWERAGE SYSTEM, SEWER SYSTEM or SEWAGE SYSTEMAll facilities for collecting, regulating, pumping, and transporting wastewater and POTW treatment plant effluent to and away from the POTW treatment plant.SEWER DISTRICTThe Webster Town-wide Sanitary Sewer District.SEWER, PUBLICA sewer in which all abutting property owners have equal rights and the use of which is controlled by the Town and/or the municipality owning that sewer.SEWER RENTSA scale of annual charges established by the Webster Town Board and imposed for the use of public sewers.SEWER, SANITARYA sewer which carries wastewater and to which stormwater, surface water, and groundwater are not intentionally admitted.SEWER, STORM (STORM DRAIN)A sewer which carries stormwater, surface water, and subsurface waters, but excludes sanitary sewage and industrial wastewaters other than cooling waters and other unpolluted waters.SEWER UNITOne-sewer unit equals 60,000 gallons.SHALLIs mandatory.

(See definition of "may.")SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL USERSee "user, significant industrial."SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE (SNC)A user is in significant noncompliance if its violation meets one or more of the following criteria:A. Chronic violations of wastewater discharge limits, defined here as those in which 66% or more of all of the measurements taken during a six-month period for the same pollutant parameter exceed (by any magnitude) a numeric pretreatment standard or requirement, including instantaneous limits;B. Technical review criteria (TRC) violations, defined here as those in which 33% or more of all of the measurements for the pollutant parameter taken during a six-month period equal or exceed the product of the numeric pretreatment standard or requirement, including instantaneous limits, multiplied by the applicable TRC (TRC = 1.4 for BOD, TSS, fats, oil and grease; TRC = 1.2 for all other pollutants);C.

Any other violation of a pretreatment effluent limit (daily maximum long-term average, instantaneous limit, or narrative standard) that the Chief Plant Operator and/or Superintendent of Sewers or his/her duly authorized agent or representative determines has caused, alone or in combination with other discharges, interference or pass-through (including endangering the health of POTW personnel or the general public);D. Any discharge of a pollutant that has caused imminent endangerment to human health, welfare or to the environment or has resulted in the Chief Plant Operator and/or Superintendent of Sewers's exercise of its emergency authority under Article XI of this chapter;E.

Failure to meet, within 90 days after the scheduled date, a compliance schedule milestone contained in a local control mechanism or enforcement order for starting construction, completing construction, or attaining final compliance;F. Failure to provide, within 30 days after the due date, required reports such as baseline monitoring reports, ninety-day compliance reports, periodic self-monitoring reports, and reports on compliance with compliance schedules;G. Failure to report accurately any noncompliance;H. Any other violation or group of violations, which may include a violation of best management practices, which the Chief Plant Operator and/or Superintendent of Sewers or his/her duly authorized agent or representative determines will adversely affect the implementation or operation of the local pretreatment program.SLUG (SLUG LOAD)Any discharge of a nonroutine, episodic nature, including but not limited to an accidental spill or a noncustomary batch discharge, which has a reasonable potential to cause interference or pass-through or in any other way violates the POTW's regulations, local limits or permit conditions.

See 40 CFR 403.8 (f)(2)(vi).SPDESThe State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.STANDARD METHODSProcedures contained in the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association, procedures established by the Administrator, pursuant to Section 304(g) of the Act and contained in 40 CFR, Part 136, and amendments thereto. (If 40 CFR, Part 136 does not include a sampling or analytical technique for the pollutant in question, then procedures set forth in the EPA publication, Sampling and Analysis Procedures for Screening of Industrial Effluents for Priority Pollutants, April 1977, and amendments thereto, shall be used.), any other procedure approved by the Administrator, or any other procedure approved by the Executive Director, whichever is the most conservative.STATEThe State of New York.STATE'S WATERSSee "waters of the state."STORM SEWER (STORM DRAIN)See "sewer, storm."STORMWATERAny flow occurring during or following any form of natural precipitation and resulting therefrom, including snowmelt.STREET LATERALSee "lateral, street."SUBSTANCES OF CONCERNThose compounds which the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has determined may be harmful to man or the environment.SUMP PUMPA mechanism used for removing water from a sump or wet well.SUPERINTENDENTAn individual appointed by the Town to oversee its POTW and collection system operations.

That person shall be the Executive Director in municipalities where the Town oversees the POTW and collection system operations. This definition shall also include his authorized deputy, agent, or representative. If the Superintendent is also the Chief Plant Operator, he/she must have a valid New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Grade 4A Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certificate in order to make decisions pertaining to the operation of the wastewater treatment plant and collection system.SUSPENDED SOLIDSThe result obtained using an approved laboratory procedure to determine the dry weight of solids in a sample that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension, or are settleable, and can be removed from the sample by filtration, expressed in milligrams per liter.THIRTY-DAY AVERAGE CONCENTRATIONThe sum of all daily discharges measured during a calendar month, divided by the number of daily discharges measured during that month.TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN (TKN)The result obtained using an approved laboratory procedure to determine the quantity of ammonia in a sample and released during the acid digestion of organic nitrogen compounds, expressed as milligrams of nitrogen per liter.TOTAL PHOSPHORUSThe result obtained using an approved laboratory procedure to determine the total quantity of orthophosphate in a sample of wastewater following the hydrolysis of phosphorus compounds, expressed as milligrams of phosphorus per liter of sample.TOWN BOARDThe governing body of the Town of Webster.TOWN SEWERSSewers which are owned and maintained by the Town.TOXIC SUBSTANCE (TOXIC POLLUTANT)Any substance, whether gaseous, liquid, or solid, that, when discharged to a public sewer in sufficient quantities, may be hazardous to POTW operation and maintenance personnel, tend to interfere with any biological sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard by contaminating sludge, or that constitute a hazard to recreation in the receiving waters due to the effluent from a sewage treatment plant or overflow point; any pollutant or combination of pollutants listed as toxic in regulations promulgated by the EPA under provisions of CWA 307(a), or other Acts.UNPOLLUTED WATERWater 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 sanitary sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided.USERAny person who contributes, causes, or permits the contribution of wastewater or is required to deposit wastewater, either directly or indirectly, into the District's POTW.USER CHARGESee "sewer rent."USER, COMMERCIALA user of property occupied by a nonresidential establishment and not discharging industrial wastes.USER, EXISTINGA user who was discharging on or before the effective date of this chapter.USER, INDUSTRIALA user of the POTW who discharges nondomestic wastewaters.USER, NEWA user who initiates discharge to the POTW after the effective date of this chapter.USER, RESIDENTIALA user on premises used only for human residency who discharges only domestic wastewaters.USER, SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL (SIU)A.

An industrial user of the Town's POTW who is:(1) Discharging an average of 25,000 gpd or more of process wastewater, leachate, or contaminated water to the POTW (excluding sanitary, noncontact cooling, and boiler blowdown wastewater);(2) Subject to categorical pretreatment standards promulgated by the EPA;(3) Having substantial impact (as determined by the Town, NYSDEC, or the USEPA), either singly or in combination with other industries, on the operation of the treatment works, the quality of the sludge, the system's effluent quality.(4) Designated as such by the Town on the basis that it has a reasonable potential to adversely affect the POTW's operation or to violate a pretreatment standard or requirement.(5) Using, on an annual basis, more than 10,000 pounds or 1,000 gallons of raw material containing priority pollutants and/or substances of concern and discharging a measurable quantity of these pollutants to the sewer system; or(6) Contributing a process waste stream which makes up 5% or more of the average dry weather organic capacity of the POTW treatment plant.B.

Upon a finding that a user meeting the criteria in Subsection A(1) has no reasonable potential for adversely affecting the POTW's operation or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement, the Town may at any time, on its own initiative or in response to a petition received from a user, and in accordance with procedures in 40 CFR 403.8(f)(6), determine that such user should not be considered a significant industrial user.VOLUME CHARGEIn the Town of Webster sewerage system, the sewer use charge may be based in part or wholly on the volume of discharge into the sewerage system. The charge shall be based on a specific cost per 100 cubic feet or per 1,000 gallons.

The specific cost is determined based on the overall cost of treating sewage and is subject to revision by the Town of Webster.WASTE, DOMESTIC (SANITARY SEWAGE)See "sewage, domestic."WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMITA permit as set forth in Article X of this chapter.WASTEWATER (SEWAGE)The liquid and water-carried industrial or domestic wastes from dwellings, commercial establishments, industrial facilities, institutions, and other permitted facilities, together with any groundwater, surface water, and stormwater that may be present, whether treated or untreated, which is contributed into or permitted to enter the POTW.WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT or TREATMENT PLANTThat portion of the POTW which is designed to provide treatment of municipal sewage and industrial waste.WASTEWATER OF UNUSUAL STRENGTH OR CHARACTERSee "sewage of unusual strength or character."WATERS OF THE STATE (STATE'S WATERS)All streams, lakes, ponds, marshes, watercourses, waterways, wells, springs, reservoirs, aquifers, irrigation systems, and drainage systems, and all other bodies or accumulations of water, surface or underground, natural or artificial, public or private, which are contained within, flow through, or border upon the state or any portion thereof.WPCFWastewater pollution control facility.[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch.

1, General Provisions, Art. I)]