Item 07 - Sewer System Management Plan 2025 Update

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Inflow means water entering a sewer system through a direct stormwater runoff connection to the sanitary sewer, which may cause an almost immediate increase in wastewater flows. Infiltration means water entering a sewer system, including sewer service connections, from the ground through such means as defective pipes, pipe joints, connections, or manhole walls. Interference means any discharge which, alone or in conjunction with discharges from other sources, inhibits or disrupts the city's sewer system or is a cause of violation of federal or state environmental laws. New construction means any structure planned or under construction for which sewer connection permits have not been issued. Lower sewer lateral means that portion of the sewer lateral that extends from the sewer main to the private property line. Person means any individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation or public agency, including the state and the United States of America. Private sanitary sewer overflow means any surface spill, loss, or discharge of untreated or partially treated wastewater resulting from blockages or other problems within a privately owned sewer lateral. Remodeling means a physical or operational change causing generation of FOG that exceeds the current amount of FOG discharged to the sewer system by the FSE in an amount that alone or collectively causes or creates a potential for FOG discharge to the sewer system; or requires either a discretionary land use approval, building permit, or plumbing permit, and involves any one (1) or combination of the following: (1) Under slab plumbing in the food processing area; (2) An increase in the net public seating area; (3) An increase in the size of the kitchen area; or (4) Any change in the size or type of food preparation equipment. Rules and regulations means non -punitive rules and regulations as established by the director of public works to implement this section and the FOG control program. Upper sewer lateral means that portion of the sewer lateral that extends from the private property line to the structure to which it connects. Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) means a surface sewer spill, loss, or discharge of wastewater from a sanitary sewer system. Sewer district means sewer assessment districts formed for the purpose of financing and constructing public sewer systems owned and operated by the city. Sewer facilities means any and all facilities used for collecting, conveying, pumping, and disposing of wastewater. Sewer facilities shall mean the same as sewer system. Sewer lateral means that entire connecting sewer line running from the sewer main to the private property line and extending to the structure to which it connects. Sewer main means the main line sewer, used as a trunk line or major channel of passage for transporting sewage and waste, constructed in a street, highway, alley, place, or right -or -way dedicated to public use. It shall not include sewer laterals or any portion of them. Waste means sewage and any and all other waste substances, liquid, solid, gaseous or radioactive, associated with human habitation or of human and animal nature, including such wastes placed within containers of whatever nature prior to and for the purpose of disposal. (Supp. No. 30) Created: 2025-01-29 11:22:14 [EST] Page 27 of 54