§ 58-164. Definitions.

Unless a provision explicitly states otherwise, the following terms and phrases, as used in this article, shall have the meanings hereinafter designated.

Act or the Act. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (PL 92-500), also known as the Clean Water Act of 1977, as amended, 33 USC 1251 et seq. (95-217); as well as any guidelines, limitations and standards promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the Act.

Applicable pretreatment standard. Any pretreatment limit or prohibitive standard (federal and/or local) contained in this article deemed to be the most restrictive which non-domestic users will be required to comply with.

Approval authority. The Environmental Protection Agency.

Authorized representative of the user.

(1)

If the user is a corporation, 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.

(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 their designee.

(4)

The manager of one or more manufacturing, production, or operating facilities, provided the manager is authorized to make management decisions that govern the operation of the regulated facility by having the explicit or implicit duty of making major capital investment recommendations, and initiate and direct other comprehensive measures to assure the long-term environmental compliance with environmental laws and regulations; can ensure that necessary systems are established or actions taken to gather complete and accurate information for individual wastewater permit requirements; and where authority to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with corporate procedures.

(5)

The individuals described in subsections (1) through (4), 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 LMU service board.

Average monthly discharge limitation. The highest allowable average of "daily discharges" over a calendar month, calculated as the sum of all daily discharges measured during a calendar month divided by the number of daily discharges measured during that month.

Beneficial uses. These uses include, but are not limited to, domestic, municipal, agricultural, and industrial use, power generation, recreation, aesthetic enjoyment, navigation, and the preservation and enhancement of fish, wildlife, and other aquatic resources or reserves, and other uses, both tangible and intangible, as specified by state or federal law.

Best management practices (BMPs). means schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to implement the prohibitions listed in section 58-165(a) and (b) (40 CFR 403.5(a)(1) and (b)). BMPs include treatment requirements, operating procedures, and practices to control plant site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from raw materials storage.

Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD). The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedures for five days at 20 degrees Centigrade, usually expressed as a concentration (e.g., mg/L). The laboratory determinations shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in "Standard Methods."

Board. The administrative governing body of the Logansport Municipal Utilities of the City of Logansport, Indiana, herein also referred to as "LMU service board."

Building (or house) drain. The lowest horizontal piping of building drainage system which receives the discharge from waste and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to a point approximately five feet outside the foundation wall of the building.

(1)

Sanitary. A building drain which conveys sanitary or industrial sewage only.

(2)

Storm. A building drain which conveys stormwater or other clear water drainage, but no wastewater.

Building (or house) lateral sewer. The extension from the building drain to the sewerage system or other place of disposal.

(1)

Sanitary. A building sewer which conveys sanitary or industrial sewage only but not stormwater.

(2)

Storm. A building sewer which conveys stormwater or other clear water drainage, but no sanitary or industrial sewage.

Categorical industrial user. An industrial user subject to a categorical pretreatment standard or categorical standard.

Categorical pretreatment standard or categorical standard. Any federal regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by EPA in accordance with Section 307(b) and (c) of the Act (33 USC 1317) which apply to a specific category of users and which appear in 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, Parts 405—471.

Chemical oxygen demand (COD) of sewage, sewage effluent, polluted waters or industrial wastes is a measure of the oxygen equivalent of that portion of the organic matter in a sample that is susceptible to oxidation by a strong chemical oxidant. The laboratory determination shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in "Standard Methods."

City. The City of Logansport, Indiana.

Compatible pollutants. Biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, pH, and E. Coli, and additional pollutants if the treatment works was designed to treat such pollutants, and in fact, does remove such pollutants to a "substantial degree." The term "substantial degree" is not subject to precise definition, but generally contemplates removals in the order of 85 percent or greater. Minor incidental removals in the order of ten to 30 percent are not considered substantial. Examples of the additional pollutants which may be compatible include:

(1)

Chemical oxygen demand.

(2)

Nitrogen and nitrogen compounds.

Composite sample. A composite sample should contain a minimum of eight discrete samples taken at equal time intervals over the compositing period or proportional to the flow rate over the compositing period. More than the minimum number of discrete samples will be required where the wastewater loading is highly variable.

Control authority. Logansport Municipal Utilities.

Daily discharge. Discharge of a pollutant "measured during a calendar day or any 24-hour period that reasonably represents the calendar day for purposes of sampling."

Department. The LMU POTW, including the sewer collection and wastewater treatment facilities.

Domestic sewage. Wastewater from typical residential users and having pollutant characteristics of not greater than 250 mg/L BOD and 250 mg/L TSS.

E. Coli. Any of a number of organisms common to the intestinal tract of man and animals, whose presence in sanitary sewage is an indicator of pollution.

Easement. An acquired legal right of the specific use of land owned by others.

Effluent. Water, together with any wastes that may be present, flowing out of a drain, sewer, receptacle, or outlet.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or, where appropriate, the Regional Water Management Division Director, or other duly authorized official of said agency.

Existing source. Any 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.

Federal Act. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, PL 92-500, and any amendments thereto; as well as any guidelines, limitations, and standard promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the act.

Floatable oil. Oil, fat, or grease in a physical state, such that will separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in an approved pretreatment facility.

Garbage. Any solid wastes from the preparation, cooking, or dispensing of food and from the handling, storage, or sale of produce.

General prohibitions. No user shall introduce or cause to be introduced into the POTW any pollutant or wastewater which causes pass through or interference. These general prohibitions apply to all users of the POTW whether or not they are subject to categorical pretreatment standards or any other national, state, or local pretreatment standards or requirements.

Grab sample. A random sample which is taken from a wastestream without regard to the flow in the wastestream or time of day and over a period of time not to exceed 15 minutes.

Grease and oil. A group of substances including hydrocarbons, fatty acids, soaps, fats, waxes, oils or any other material that is extracted by a solvent from an acidified sample and that is not volatilized during the laboratory test procedures. Greases and oils are defined by the method of their determination in accordance with "standard methods."

Ground (shredded) garbage. Garbage that is shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely in suspension under the conditions normally prevailing in the sewerage system, with no particle being greater than one-half inch in dimension.

Holding tank waste. Any waste from holding tanks, such as chemical toilets, campers, trailers, septic tanks, vacuum pump trucks, etc.

Incompatible pollutant. Any pollutant that is not defined as a compatible pollutant, including non-biodegradable dissolved solids, and further defined in Regulation 40 CFR Part 403.

Indirect discharge or discharge. The introduction of pollutants into the POTW from any non-domestic source regulated under Section 307(b), (c), or (d) of the Act.

Industrial user. Any industrial or commercial establishment, manufacturing, or processing facility that discharges a non-domestic waste to a POTW.

Industrial waste permit. A permit to deposit or discharge non-domestic waste into any sanitary sewer as issued by the POTW.

Industrial wastes. Any solid, liquid, or gaseous substance or form of energy discharged, permitted to flow or escaping from an industrial, manufacturing, commercial, or business process or from the development, recovery, or processing of any natural resource carried on by any person and shall further mean any waste from a non-domestic user.

Infiltration. The water entering a sewer system, including sewer service connections, from the ground, through such means as, but not limited to, defective pipes, pipe joints, connections, or manhole walls.

Infiltration/inflow. The total quantity of water from both infiltration and inflow without distinguishing the source.

Inflow. The water discharged into a sewer system, including service connections from such sources as, but not limited to, roof leaders, cellar, yard, and area drains, foundation drains, cooling water discharges, drains from springs and swampy areas, manhole covers, cross connections from storm sewers and combined sewers, catch basins, stormwaters, surface runoff, street wash waters, or drainage. Inflow does not include, and is distinguished from, infiltration.

Influent. The water, together with any wastes that may be present, flowing into a drain, sewer, receptacle, or outlet.

Inspector. A person authorized by the water and wastewater manager to perform activities related to the evaluation and assurance of compliance with the applicable state and federal pretreatment regulations and this article.

Instantaneous maximum allowable discharge limit. The maximum concentration of a pollutant allowed to be discharged at any time, determined from the analysis of any discrete or composited sample collected, independent of the industrial flow rate and the duration of the sampling event.

Interference. The inhibition or disruption of the POTW treatment processes or operations which contributes to a violation of any requirement of the city's NPDES permit and as defined in 40 CFR 403, January 28, 1981, Federal Register 403.3(i). The term includes prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal by the POTW in accordance with Section 405 of the Act, (33 U.S.C. 1345) or any criteria, guidelines, or regulations developed pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA), the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), or more stringent state criteria (including those contained in any state sludge management plan prepared pursuant to Title IV of SWDA) applicable to the method of disposal or use employed by the POTW.

Local limit. Specific discharge limits developed and enforced by LMU upon industrial or commercial facilities to implement the general and specific discharge prohibitions listed in 40 CFR 403.5(a)(1) and (b).

Maximum daily discharge limitations. Highest allowable daily discharge.

Monthly average. The sum of all daily discharges measured during a calendar month divided by the number of daily discharges measured during that month.

Monthly average limit. The highest allowable average of daily discharges over a calendar month, calculated as the sum of all daily discharges measured during that month.

Medical waste. Isolation wastes, infectious agents, human blood and blood products, pathological wastes, sharps, body parts, contaminated bedding, surgical wastes, potentially contaminated laboratory wastes, and dialysis wastes.

Natural outlet. Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, lake, or other body of surface or groundwater.

New source.

(1)

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) (33 USC 1317) of the Act which will be applicable to such source if such standards are thereafter promulgated in accordance with that section, provided that:

a.

The building, structure, facility, or installation is constructed at a site at which no other source is located; or

b.

The building, structure, facility, or installation totally replaces the process or production equipment that causes the discharge of pollutants at an existing source; or

c.

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 integrated with the existing plant, and the extent to which the new facility is engaged in the same general type of activity as the existing source, should be considered.

(2)

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 (1)b. or c. above but otherwise alters, replaces, or adds to existing process or production equipment.

(3)

Construction of a new source as defined under this paragraph has commenced if the owner or operator has:

a.

Begun, or caused to begin, as part of a continuous, onsite construction program:

1.

Any placement, assembly, or installation of facilities or equipment; or

2.

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

b.

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 paragraph.

Noncontact cooling water. Water used for cooling which does not come into direct contact with any raw material, intermediate product, waste product, or finished product.

Nonsignificant industrial user (formerly "minor contributor"). A non-major contributor that: (a) has potential for discharging pollutants that could violate specific local limits; (b) has potential for accidental spill or slug discharges of pollutants to the sewage system.

NPDES permit. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit setting forth conditions for the discharge of any pollutant or combination of pollutants to the navigable waters of the United States pursuant to Section 402 of PL 95-217.

Nuisance. Anything which is injurious to health or offensive to the senses or an obstruction to the free use of property so as to interfere with the comfort or enjoyment of life or property.

Pass through. The discharge of pollutants by an industrial user through the LMU POTW into navigable waters in quantities or concentrations which are a cause of or significantly contribute to a violation of any requirement of the POTW's NPDES permit (including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation) and as defined in 40 CFR 403, Part 403.3 (n).

Person. Any and all persons, natural or artificial, including any individual, firm, company, municipal, or private corporation, partnership, copartnership, joint stock company, trust, estate, association, society, institution, enterprise, governmental agency, the State of Indiana, the United States of America, or other entity, or their legal representatives, agents, or assigns. The masculine gender shall include the feminine, the singular shall include the plural where indicated by the context.

pH. The logarithm (to the base 10) of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution expressed in gram-atoms per liter of solution. A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution, expressed in standard units.

Pollutant. 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).

Pollution. An alteration of the quality of the waters of the state by waste to a degree which unreasonably affects such waters for beneficial uses or facilities which serve such beneficial uses. The man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological, and radiological integrity of water.

POTW treatment plant. That portion of the LMU POTW designed to provide treatment to wastewater.

Premises. A parcel of real estate including any single improvements thereon which is determined by the LMU to be a single user for purposes of receiving, using, and paying for service. Any additional improvement on the same parcel of real estate which is determined by the LMU to be a user shall be separately connected to the sewerage system for the purposes of receiving, using, and paying for service.

Pretreatment. 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 the LMU 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 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 Public Law 95-217, under regulation 40 CFR Part 403 pursuant to the Act, and amendments.

Pretreatment requirements. Any substantive or procedural requirement related to pretreatment, other than a pretreatment standard, imposed on an industrial user.

Pretreatment standards or standards. Pretreatment standards shall mean prohibited discharge standards, categorical pretreatment standards, and pollutant limits.

Prohibited discharge standards or prohibited discharges. Absolute prohibitions against the discharge of certain substances; these prohibitions appear in section 58-169.

Proper operation and maintenance. Procedures executed in a prudent, cost-effective, and workmanlike manner which achieve the highest and/or required effluent quality of industrial discharge attainable in conformance with the best available technology and practices. Proper operation and maintenance requirements include avoidance of operational error, adherence to manual instructions, preventive maintenance, avoidance of careless or improper operation, neat accurate sampling, analysis, and records retention; storage of process chemicals, lubricants, solvents, etc., in a safe and organized manner, avoidance of accidental spillage, keeping operating logs, and any other activities which produce the desired effluent quality.

Public sewer. A sewer in which all owners of abutting property have equal rights and which is controlled by public authority, including the following elements:

(1)

Collection sewer. A sewer whose primary purpose is to collect wastewaters from individual point source discharges.

(2)

Interceptor sewer. A sewer whose primary purpose is to transport wastewater from collector sewers to a treatment facility.

(3)

Force main. A pipe in which wastewater is carried under pressure.

(4)

Pumping station. A station positioned in the public sewerage system at which wastewater is pumped to higher level.

Publicly owned treatment works (POTW). A "treatment works," as defined by Section 212 of the Act (33 USC 1292) which is owned by the LMU for the city. This definition includes any sewers that convey wastewater to the LMU POTW treatment plant, but does not include pipes, sewers, or other conveyances not connected to a facility providing treatment. For the purposes of this article, "POTW" shall also include any sewers that convey wastewaters to the POTW from persons outside the city who are, by contract or agreement with LMU, users of the LMU POTW. Also known as sewage works.

Receiving stream. The watercourse, stream, or body of water receiving the waters finally discharged from the wastewater treatment plant.

Sanitary sewage or sewage. Human excrement and gray water. The discharge from sanitary conveniences of dwellings (including apartment houses and hotels), office buildings, factories, or institutions; free from storm and surface water and industrial wastes.

Septic tank waste. Any sewage from holding tanks such as vessels, chemical toilets, campers, trailers, and septic tanks.

Sewage works. Sewers, wastewater treatment plant, sewerage system, and any associated structures or equipment. Also known as LMU POTW.

Sewer. A pipe or conduit laid for carrying wastewater or other liquids.

(1)

Combined sewer. A sewer which carries both storm, surface, groundwater runoff, and wastewater.

(2)

Public sewer. A sewer in which all owners of abutting property have equal rights and which is controlled by public authority.

(3)

Sanitary sewer. A sewer which carries wastewater and to which storm, surface, and groundwaters and unpolluted industrial wastewater are not intentionally admitted.

(4)

Storm sewer. A sewer which carries storm, surface, and groundwater drainage but excludes wastewater.

Sewerage system. The network of publicly owned sewers and appurtenances used for collecting, transporting, and pumping wastewater to the wastewater treatment plant.

Significant industrial user (formerly a "major contributor").

(1)

A user subject to categorical pretreatment standards; or

(2)

A user that:

a.

Discharges an average of 25,000 gpd or more of process wastewater to the LMU POTW (excluding sanitary, noncontact cooling, and boiler blowdown wastewater);

b.

Contributes a process wastestream which makes up five percent or more of the average dry weather hydraulic or organic capacity of the POTW treatment plant; or

c.

Is designated as such by the LMU on the basis that it has a reasonable potential for adversely affecting the POTW's operation or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement.

(3)

Upon a finding that a user meeting the criteria in subsection (2) has not reasonable potential for adversely affecting the POTW's operation or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement, the LMU 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.

Significant noncompliance. The term "significant noncompliance" shall include any the following violations:

(1)

Chronic violations of wastewater discharge limits, defined here as those in which 66 percent or more of wastewater measurements taken during a six-month period exceed (by any magnitude) a numeric pretreatment standard or requirement including instantaneous limits as defined by this article;

(2)

Technical review criteria (TRC) violations, defined here as those in which 33 percent or more of wastewater measurements taken for each pollutant parameter during a six-month period equals or exceeds the product of the numeric pretreatment standard or requirement including instantaneous limits, as defined by this article multiplied by the applicable criteria (1.4 for BOD, TSS, fats, oils, and grease, 1.2 for all other pollutants except pH);

(3)

Any other discharge violation of a pretreatment standard or requirement as defined by this article (daily maximum, long-term average, instantaneous limit, or narrative standard) that the manager believes has caused, alone or in combination with other discharges, interference or pass through, including endangering the health of POTW personnel or the general public;

(4)

Any discharge of pollutants that has caused imminent endangerment to the public or to the environment, or has resulted in the LMU service board's exercise of its emergency authority to halt or prevent such a discharge;

(5)

Failure to meet, within 90 days of the scheduled date, a compliance schedule milestone contained in a wastewater discharge permit or enforcement order for starting construction, completing construction, or attaining final compliance;

(6)

Failure to provide within 45 days after the due date, any required reports, including baseline monitoring reports, reports on compliance with categorical pretreatment standard deadlines, periodic self-monitoring reports, and reports on compliance with compliance schedules;

(7)

Failure to accurately report noncompliance; or

(8)

Any other violation(s), which may include best management practices (BMPs), that the LMU service board upon recommendation of the manager determines will adversely affect the operation or implementation of the local pretreatment program.

Slug load or slug discharge. Any discharge at a flow rate or concentration, which could cause a violation of the prohibited discharge standards in section 58-169. A slug discharge is any discharge of a non-routine, episodic nature, including but not limited to an accidental spill or a non-customary batch discharge, which has a reasonable potential to cause interference or pass through, or in any other way violate the POTW's regulations, local limits or permit conditions.

Sludge. Any solid, semi-solid, or liquid waste generated from a municipal, commercial, or industrial wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility or any other waste having similar characteristics and effects as defined in standards issued under Section 402, 405 of the Federal Act and in the applicable requirements under Sections 3001, 3004, and 4004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, PL 94-580.

Standard industrial classification (SIC) Code. A classification pursuant to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual issued by the United States Office of Management and Budget.

Standard Methods. Shall mean the laboratory procedures set forth and in accordance with 40 CFR Part 136 and amendments thereto or with any other test procedures approved by EPA.

Storm sewer. A sewer which carries storm, surface, and groundwater drainage but excludes wastewater.

Stormwater. Any flow occurring during or following any form of natural precipitation, and resulting from such precipitation, including snowmelt.

Surcharge. A charge for services in addition to the basic service charge.

Total suspended solids. Solids which either float on the surface of or are in suspension in water, sewage, or other liquid and which are removable by laboratory filtration. Their concentration shall be expressed in milligrams per liter. Quantitative determination shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in "Standard Methods."

Toxic amount. Concentrations of any pollutant or combination of pollutants which, upon exposure to or assimilation into any organism, will cause adverse effects such as cancer, genetic mutations, and physiological manifestations, as defined in standards issued pursuant to the Clean Water Act (PL 95-217).

Toxicant. A substance that is known or suspected to contain carcinogens, mutagens, or teratogens and substances present in industrial discharges with known toxic effects on human and aquatic life which is among the list of elements and compounds known as "priority pollutants" developed under the Clean Water Act.

Unpolluted water. 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 sanitary sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided.

Upset. An exceptional incident in which a discharger unintentionally and temporarily is in a state of noncompliance with the standards set forth in this article due to factors beyond the reasonable control of the discharger, and excluding noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error, improperly designed pretreatment facilities, lack of preventive maintenance, or careless or improper operation thereof.

User. Any person that discharges, causes, or permits the discharge of wastewater into the sewerage system.

Utility service board. The administrative governing body of the public utilities of the City of Logansport, Indiana; herein also referred to as "the board," "USB," and formerly referred to as the "board of public works and safety" in ordinance 76-7.

Utilities superintendent. The administrative head of the Logansport Municipal Utilities; herein also referred to as "superintendent."

Volatile organic matter. The material in the sewage solids transformed to gases or vapors when heated at 550 degrees Centigrade for 15 to 20 minutes. Quantitative determination shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in "Standard Methods."

Waste. Includes sanitary sewage and any and all other waste substances, liquid, solid, gaseous, or radioactive, associated with human habitation, or of human or animal origin, or from any producing, processing, manufacturing, or industrial operation of whatever nature, including such waste placed within containers or whatever nature prior to, and for purposes of, disposal.

Wastewater. Liquid and water-carried industrial wastes and sewage from residential dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial and manufacturing facilities, and institutions, whether treated or untreated, which are contributed to the LMU POTW.

Wastewater constituents and characteristics. The individual chemical, physical, bacteriological, and radiological parameters, including volume, flow rate, and such other parameters that serve to define, classify, or measure the contents, quality, quantity, and strength of wastewater.

Wastewater treatment plant or treatment plant. That portion of the LMU POTW which is designed to provide treatment of municipal sewage and industrial waste.

Water and wastewater manager. The person designated by the LMU to supervise the operation of the LMU POTW, and who is charged with certain duties and responsibilities by this article, or a duly authorized representative. Typically the administrative head of the LMU wastewater department; herein also referred to as "manager."

Watercourse. A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.

Waters of the state. Any water, surface or underground, within the boundaries of Indiana, except confined waters in sewers, tanks, etc.

(Ord. No. 2011-29, § 1.4, 10-3-2011)