Discussion and Review of Tiffin Municipal Code Revisions – Preparation for Setting the Public Hearing — Tiffin City Code - DRAFT

CHAPTER 95 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM of wastewater from four or fewer dwelling units or other facilities serving the equivalent of 15 persons (1,500 gpd) or less. 11. “pH” means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution. 12. “Public sewer” means a sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights, and is controlled by public authority. 13. “Sanitary sewage” means sewage discharging from the sanitary conveniences of dwellings (including apartment houses and hotels), office buildings, factories, or institutions, and free from storm, surface water, and industrial waste. 14. “Sanitary sewer” means a sewer that carries sewage and to which storm, surface, and groundwaters are not intentionally admitted. 15. “Sewage” means a combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions, and industrial establishments, together with such ground, surface, and stormwaters as may be present. 16. “Sewage treatment plant” means any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage. 17. “Sewage works” or “sewage system” means all facilities for collecting, pumping, treating, and disposing of sewage. 18. “Sewer” means a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage. 19. “Sewer service charges” means any and all charges, rates or fees levied against and payable by customers, as consideration for the servicing of said customers by said sewer system. 20. “Slug” means any discharge of water, sewage, or industrial waste that in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than 15 minutes more than five times the average 24-hour concentration or flows during normal operation. 21. “Storm drain” or “storm sewer” means a sewer that carries storm and surface waters and drainage but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling water. 22. “Superintendent” means the Superintendent of sewage works or of water pollution control of the City or any authorized deputy, agent, or representative. 23. “Suspended solids” means solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in water, sewage, or other liquids, and that are removable by laboratory filtering. 24. “Watercourse” means a channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently. 95.03 SUPERINTENDENT. The Superintendent shall exercise the following powers and duties: (Code of Iowa, Sec. 372.13(4)) 1. Operation and Maintenance. Operate and maintain the City sewage system. 2. Inspection and Tests. Conduct necessary inspections and tests to assure compliance with the provisions of these Sanitary Sewer chapters. CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 770 -