§ 25-4. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

(a)

General and water system terminology.

Agency means the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

Auxiliary water supply means any water source or system on or available to any premises, other than the municipal water system, and includes the water so supplied. These auxiliary waters may include water from another purveyor's public water supply system; or water from a private or emergency water supply system; or water from a source such as wells, lakes, or streams; or process fluids; or used water. These waters may be polluted or contaminated or objectionable or constitute a water supply system over which the village does not have control.

Backflow means the flow of water or other liquids, mixtures, or substances into the distribution pipes of the municipal water system or any other potable water supply system from any source other than the intended source.

Backflow preventer means a device or means designed to prevent backflow or back-siphonage. Most commonly categorized as air gap, reduced pressure principle device, double check valve assembly, pressure vacuum breaker, atmospheric vacuum breaker, hose bibb vacuum breaker, residential dual check, double check with intermediate atmospheric vent, and barometric loop.

Back siphonage means a type of backflow in a pipe or plumbing device in which used, contaminated, or polluted water flows back from a receptacle or other source into a negative pressure in such pipe or plumbing device.

Contamination means an impairment of the quality of the municipal water system or other potable water supply system by entrance of any substance to a degree which could create a health hazard.

Corporation stop means the valve on the water service pipe, generally located near the property line outside of the structure, which allows the turning on and off of water supply to the structure served.

Cross-connection means any physical connection or arrangement between two (2) otherwise separate piping systems, one (1) of which contains potable water and the other a substance of unknown or questionable safety or quality, whereby there may be a flow from one system into the other. A direct cross-connection is a cross-connection formed when the municipal water system or other potable water supply system is physically joined to a source of unknown or unsafe substance. An indirect cross-connection is a cross-connection through which an unknown substance can be forced, drawn by a vacuum or otherwise introduced into the municipal water system or other water supply system.

Cross-connection control device means any approved device, method, or type of construction intended to prevent backflow into the municipal water system or other potable water supply system. The term "backflow prevention device" shall be included in the definition of cross-connection device. All devices used for backflow prevention in Illinois must meet the Standards of the Illinois Plumbing Code and the agency.

Cross-connection control device inspector means any person approved by the agency who is responsible for inspecting cross-connection control devices, for testing and repairing of cross-connection devices and for performing surveys.

Customer means the owner, occupant, and/or person in possession, charge or control of any premises.

Director means the director of public works (refer to section 25-3).

Double check detector valve assembly means an assembly the same as a double check valve assembly with the addition of a water meter and double check in by-pass line as approved under ASSE Standard 1048.

Double check valve assembly means an assembly composed of two (2), independently acting check valves approved under ASSE Standard 1015. A double check valve assembly must include tight shutoff valves located at each end of the assembly and suitable connections for testing the water-tightness of each check valve.

Fixed air gap means the unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the lowest opening from any pipe or faucet supplying water and the flood level rim of the receptacle.

Health hazard means any condition, device or practice in a water system or its operation resulting in a real or potential danger to a person's health and well-being. The term "severe" as used to quality "health hazard" means a hazard to the health of the user that could be expected to result in death or significant reduction in the quality of life.

Illinois Plumbing Code Refer to section 6-201 of this Code.

Inspection means a plumbing inspection to examine carefully and critically all materials, fixtures, piping and appurtenances, appliances and installations of a plumbing system for compliance with the requirements of the Illinois Plumbing Code and this article.

Lawn means that portion or portions of any lot or parcel of real estate under cultivation with grass, trees, shrubs, bushes, flowers or other type of vegetation.

Municipal water system means all the system of pipes, hydrants, boxes, cocks, taps, meters, connections, reservoirs, tanks, engines, property and all appurtenances thereto, whereby water is or may be supplied to the public or to private parties within the village, operated, controlled or owned by the village. The term "water service system" shall be included in the definition of municipal water system.

Non-potable means the quality of water that does not meet public health standards for drinking water and is not suitable for human consumption.

Pollution means the presence of any foreign substance (organic, inorganic, radiological, or biological) in water that tends to degrade its quality so as to constitute a hazard or impair the usefulness of the water.

Potable means the quality of water that meets public health standards for drinking water and is suitable for human consumption.

Premises means a lot or a part of a lot, a building or a part of a building, or any parcel or tract of land whatever.

Private water main and private hydrant means a water main and related appurtenances, and fire hydrants connected to private water mains, that are not owned by the village or contained within a public utility easement granted to the village.

Process fluids means any fluid or solution which may be chemically, biologically or otherwise contaminated or polluted in a form or concentration such as would constitute a health, pollutional, or system hazard if introduced into the municipal water system, a customer's water system, or any other potable water supply system. This includes, but is not limited to:

(1)

Polluted or contaminated water;

(2)

Used water originating from the municipal water system which may have deteriorated in sanitary quality;

(3)

Contaminated natural water taken from wells, lakes, streams, or irrigation systems;

(4)

Chemicals in solution or suspension;

(5)

Oils, gases, acids, alkalis and other liquid and gaseous fluids used in industrial or other processes, or for firefighting purposes.

Reduced pressure principle backflow prevention device means a device containing a minimum of two (2) independently acting check valves together with an automatically operated pressure differential relief valve located between the two (2) check valves and approved under ASSE Standard 1013. During normal flow and at the cessation of normal flow, the pressure between these two (2) checks shall be less than the supply pressure. In case of leakage of either check valve, the differential relief valve, by discharging to the atmosphere, shall operate to maintain the pressure between the check valves at less than the supply pressure. The unit must include tightly closing shutoff valves located at each end of the device, and each device shall be fitted with properly located test cocks.

Service connection means the opening, including all fittings and appurtenances, at a water main of the municipal water system through which water is supplied to the customer.

Survey means the collection of information regarding the location of all connections between a customer's water system and the municipal water system and must include the location, type and most recent inspection and testing date of all cross-connection control devices and methods located within that customer's premises. The survey must be in written form, and should not be an actual plumbing inspection.

Swimming pool means any in- or aboveground tank or container designed to hold water and be used for swimming.

Used water means any water supplied by the municipal water system after it has passed through the service connection and is no longer under the control of the village.

Water service means the pipe connecting the potable water plumbing fixtures in a building or structure to the water main, including all valves, fittings and related devices.

Water supply system means any water source, supply, or system, including all pipes, fittings, and control valves, as well as the water so supplied. The term "water supply system" shall not include the municipal water system, however.

(b)

Sewer, wastewater and storm water terminology.

Best management practices (BMPs) means schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, general good house keeping practices, pollution prevention and educational practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants directly or indirectly to stormwater, receiving waters, or stormwater conveyance systems. BMPs also include treatment practices, operating procedures, and practices to control site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or water disposal, or drainage from raw materials storage.

BOD (biochemical oxygen demand) means the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (5) days at twenty (20) degrees Celsius, expressed in milligrams per liter.

Building sewer means the private sewer pipe extension from the building to the public sewer (also called sewer service, either for sanitary waste or for storm water).

Clean Water Act means the federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.), and any subsequent amendments thereto.

Collection system means the sewers whose primary purpose is to collect wastewaters from individual point source discharges.

Combined sewer means a sewer which is designed and intended to receive wastewater, stormwater, surface water and groundwater drainage.

Construction activity means activities subject to NPDES Construction Permits. These include construction projects resulting in land disturbance of five (5) acres or more. Such activities include but are not limited to clearing and grubbing, grading, excavating, and demolition.

Control manhole means a structure located on a site from which wastes are discharged. Where feasible, the manhole shall have an interior drop. The purpose of a control manhole is to provide access for the village representative to sample and/or measure discharges.

Discharger means any person, firm, establishment or institution which discharges wastewater, excluding inflow and infiltration, to a sanitary sewer which eventually leads to a public sewer or wastewater treatment works. Each single connection is a separate discharge by a discharger.

Dissolved solids means that concentration of matter in the sewage consisting of colloidal particulate matter one (1) micron in diameter or less, and both organic and inorganic molecules and ions present in solution.

Easement means an acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned by others.

Effluent criteria are defined in any applicable NPDES permit.

Fecal coliform means any number of organisms common to the intestinal tract of man and animals whose presence in sanitary sewage is an indicator of pollution.

Federal act means the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) as amended by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of Amendments of 1972 (PL 92-500 and (PL 93-243). "Act" is used interchangeably with "federal act."

Floatable oil means oil, fat, or grease in a physical state such that it will separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in any approved pretreatment facility. A wastewater shall be considered free of floatable fat if it is properly pretreated and the wastewater does not interfere with the collection system.

Garbage means solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage, and sale of produce.

Hauler means any person licensed by applicable authorities to remove septage from a septic tank, cesspool, or other private sewage disposal facility, and place the septage in a location approved by applicable authorities.

Hazardous materials means any material, including any substance, waste, or combination thereof, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may cause, or significantly contribute to, a substantial present or potential hazard to human health, safety, property, or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed.

Illegal discharge means any direct or indirect non-storm water discharge to the storm drain system, except as exempted in this ordinance.

Illicit connections are defined as either of the following: Any drain or conveyance, whether on the surface or subsurface, which allows an illegal discharge to enter the storm drain system including but not limited to any conveyances which allow any non-storm water discharge including sewage, process wastewater, and wash water to enter the storm drain system and any connections to the storm drain system from indoor drains and sinks, regardless of whether said drain or connection had been previously allowed, permitted, or approved by an authorized enforcement agency or, Any drain or conveyance connected from a commercial or industrial land use to the storm drain system which has not been documented in plans, maps, or equivalent records and approved by an authorized enforcement agency.

Incompatible pollutant means any nontreatable waste product including nonbiodegradable dissolved solids.

Industrial activity means activities subject to NPDES Industrial Permits as defined in 40 CFR, Section 122.26 (b)(14).

Industrial sewage shall mean a combination of liquid and water-carried wastes, distinct from sanitary sewage, discharged from any industrial, manufacturing, commercial or business 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).

Industrial user, under the user charge system, means any user of publicly owned treatment works identified in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1972, Office of Management and Budget, as amended and supplemented, under the following divisions:

(1)

Division A, Agriculture, forestry, and fishing.

(2)

Division B, Mining.

(3)

Division D, Manufacturing.

(4)

Division E, Transportation, communications, electric, gas and sanitary services.

(5)

Division I, Services.

A user in the divisions listed may be excluded if it is determined by the superintendent that it will introduce primarily segregated domestic wastes or wastes from sanitary conveniences with a flow rate not exceeding thirty (30) gallons per employee per eight-hour shift per day.

Infiltration means the water unintentionally entering the public sewer system, including sanitary building drains and sewers, from the ground, through such means as, but not limited to, defective pipes, pipe joints, connections, or manhole walls. (Infiltration does not include and is distinguished from inflow.)

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

Interference means a discharge, which alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, inhibits or disrupts the wastewater treatment works, its treatment processes or operations or its sludge processes, use or disposal; and therefore is a cause of a violation of the village's NPDES permit or of the prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal in compliance with any of the following statutory/regulatory provisions or permits issued thereunder, or any more stringent state or local regulations: Section 405 of the act; the Solid Waste Disposal Act, including Title II commonly referred to as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); any state regulations contained in any state sludge management plan prepared pursuant to Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; the Clean Air Act; the Toxic Substances Control Act; and the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act.

Milligrams per liter means a unit of the concentration of water or wastewater constituent. It is 0.001 g of the constituent in 1,000 ml of water. It has replaced the unit formerly used commonly, parts per million, to which it is approximately equivalent, in reporting the results of water and wastewater analysis.

Natural outlet means any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface water or groundwater.

Non-storm water discharge means any discharge to the storm drain system that is not composed entirely of storm water.

NPDES permit or National pollutant discharge elimination system permit means any permit or equivalent document or requirements issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), or by a state under authority delegated pursuant to 33 USC Sec. 1342(b), that authorizes a discharge of pollutants to waters of the United States, whether the permit is applicable on an individual, group, or general area-wide basis.

Pass through means a discharge which exits a wastewater treatment works into waters of the United States in quantities or concentrations which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the village's NPDES permit or receiving stream water quality and/or general effluent discharge standards, including an increase in the magnitude or duration of the violation.

pH means the logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration expressed by one of the procedures outlined in standard methods.

Pollutant means anything which causes or contributes to pollution. Pollutants may include, but are not limited to: paints, varnishes, and solvents; oil and other automotive fluids; non-hazardous liquid and solid wastes and yard wastes; refuse, rubbish, garbage, litter, or other discarded or abandoned objects, ordinances, and accumulations, so that same may cause or contribute to pollution; floatables; pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers; hazardous substances and wastes; sewage, fecal coliform and pathogens; dissolved and particulate metals; animal wastes; wastes and residues that result from constructing a building or structure; and noxious or offensive matter of any kind.

Population equivalent is a term used to evaluate the impact of industrial or other waste on a treatment works or stream. One (1) population equivalent is one hundred (100) gallons of sewage per day, containing 0.17 pounds of BOD and 0.20 pounds of suspended solids.

Ppm means parts per million by weight.

Pretreatment means the treatment of industrial wastewater from privately owned industrial sources before introduction into the wastewater treatment works, in accordance with 40 CFR 128.

Private sewer means a sewer which is not owned by the village.

Properly shredded garbage means the 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, with no particle greater than one-half-inch (1.27 centimeters) in any dimension.

Public sewer means a sewer provided by or subject to the jurisdiction of the village. It shall also include sewers within or outside the village boundaries that ultimately discharge into the village sanitary or storm sewer system even though those sewers may not have been constructed with village funds.

Pumping station shall mean a station positioned in the public sewer system at which wastewater is pumped to a higher level.

Sanitary sewage means the combination of liquid and water-carried wastes discharged from toilet and other sanitary plumbing facilities.

Sanitary sewer means a sewer that conveys sewage or industrial sewage or a combination of both, and into which storm, surface, and ground waters or unpolluted industrial wastes are not intentionally admitted.

Sanitary sewerage system includes sewers, force mains, pumping stations, wastewater treatment facilities, outfall sewers, pumping, power, and other equipment and appurtenances of such facilities, and other works, including land, which are part of the treatment process, ultimate disposal of the residues, or administrative support systems necessary. This term is used interchangeably with wastewater facilities and wastewater treatment works.

Septage shall mean the accumulated sludge in a cesspool, or other private sewage disposal facility.

Sewage is used interchangeably with wastewater.

Sewer means a pipe or conduit for conveying sewage or any other waste liquids, including storm, surface and ground water drainage.

Slug means any discharge of water or wastewater which in concentration of any given constituent or in any quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than fifteen (15) minutes more than five (5) times the average concentration or flows during a normal working day (i.e., one-, two-, or three-shift operation) or of such concentration or volume as to cause interference with the wastewater treatment works or to adversely affect the sewage works.

Standard methods means the laboratory procedures set forth in the latest edition, at the time of analysis, of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater prepared and published jointly by the American Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association, and the Water Pollution Control Federation, and 40 CFR 136, 3, 4, and 5, and/or other recognized procedures by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and state environmental protection agency.

Storm drainage system means publicly-owned facilities by which storm water is collected and/or conveyed, including but not limited to any roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, gutters, curbs, inlets, piped storm drains, pumping facilities, retention and detention basins, natural and human-made or altered drainage channels, reservoirs, and other drainage structures.

Storm water means any surface flow, runoff, and drainage consisting entirely of water from any form of natural precipitation, and resulting from such precipitation.

Stormwater pollution prevention plan means a document which describes the best management practices and activities to be implemented by a person or business to identify sources of pollution or contamination at a site and the actions to eliminate or reduce pollutant discharges to storm water, stormwater conveyance systems, and/or receiving waters to the maximum extent practicable.

Storm sewer means a sewer that carries storm, surface, and ground water drainage but excludes sewage and industrial wastes other than unpolluted cooling water.

Suspended solids shall mean solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in water or sewage, and which are removable by a laboratory filtration device. Quantitative determination of suspended solids shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in standard methods.

Total solids means the sum of suspended and dissolved solids.

Toxic amount shall mean 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 section 307(a) of PL 92-500.

Unpolluted water means 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 the sanitary sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided.

Volatile organic matter means the material in the sewage solids transformed to gases or vapors when heated at five hundred (500) degrees Celsius for fifteen (15) minutes.

Wastewater means the spent water of a community. From this standpoint, it may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and institutions, together with any groundwater, surface water, and stormwater that may be present.

Wastewater facilities means the structures, equipment, and processes required to collect, carry away, and treat domestic and industrial wastes and transport effluent to a watercourse.

Wastewater service charge means the charge levied bimonthly on all users of the wastewater facilities.

Wastewater treatment works means an arrangement of devices and structures for treating wastewater, industrial wastes, and sludge. Sometimes used as synonymous with the term "waste treatment plant" or "wastewater treatment plant" or "pollution control plant". The term "sewage treatment plant" is used interchangeably with "wastewater treatment works".

Water quality standards are defined in the Water Pollution Regulations of Illinois.

Watershed development ordinance (WDO) means those provisions defined and stipulated in the Lake County Watershed Development Ordinance, adopted by the Village of Libertyville as chapter 20.5 of this Code.

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

Waterworks means all facilities for water supply, treatment, storage reservoirs, water lines and services, and booster stations for obtaining, treating and distributing potable water.

(Ord. No. 05-O-10, § 3, 1-25-05)

Cross reference

Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2.