Sec. 13-1-30. Definitions.
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms have the meanings given in this Chapter, and the rules set out in this Chapter shall apply.
Abandoned tap means the disconnection from the Town’s water or sewer main or trunk line, including removal of service lines, curb stops or any other appurtenance used to make the initial connection.
Base quantity means the maximum gallons of water that may be used before incurring additional charges.
Base rate means the minimum water or sewer service charge for a given billing period. Each category of water and sewer customer shall be billed a base rate for a specified base quantity of water, or any part thereof, used during a billing period.
Curb stop shall:
(a) Mean the appurtenance, whether described as a stop, corporation stop, curb box or otherwise, located between the connection to the Town water distribution main and the service line to any premises;
(b) Be located in a dedicated right-of-way or easement; and
(c) Become the sole and exclusive property of the Town.
Elderly means a person who is at least sixty-five (65) years of age or older.
Fixture unit means a quantity in terms of which the load-producing effects on the plumbing system of different kinds of plumbing fixtures as expressed on the table of fixture units as promulgated by the Town Manager.
Food Service Establishment (FSE) means any commercial, institutional, or food processing facility that discharges kitchen or food preparation wastewaters and that is required to have a grease control device pursuant to the International Building Code.
Grease control device means a device used to collect, contain, and remove food waste and grease from the wastewater while allowing the remaining wastewater to be discharged to the Town’s wastewater collection system. Devices include grease interceptors, grease traps, automatic grease removal devices or other devices approved by the Town Manager.
Nonacceptable waste means any of the following:
(a) Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one hundred fifty (150) degrees Fahrenheit.
(b) Any water which has any biochemical oxygen demand and which is more than one-tenth of one percent (0.1%) waste by weight as averaged during any twelve-hour period.
(c) Any petroleum product, any radioactive product or any flammable or explosive solid, liquid or gas.
(d) Any garbage that has not been shredded sufficiently so that:
1. All particles will be carried freely under normally prevailing flow conditions, and
2. No particle is greater than one-half (½) inch in any dimension.
(e) Any solid or liquid substance capable of obstructing the flow in the sewer or of otherwise interfering with the proper operation of the sewage works, including but not limited to:
1. Ashes, cinders, sand and mud;
2. Shavings, feathers, tar and plastics;
3. Rags, glass and metal; and
4. Fats, oils, and grease.
(f) Any substance having a pH lower than six (6) or higher than nine (9) or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment, personnel or the sewage works.
(g) Any water or waste containing a toxic or poisonous substance in quantities sufficient to interfere with the sewage works, to endanger humans or animals or to create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant.
(h) Any waters or wastes containing any substance such that unusual attention or expense would be required to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant.
(i) Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance.
(j) Any runoff storm waters or surface waters and drainage.
(k) Any runoff water from any construction or construction site.
(l) Industrial wastes of unusual strength or composition unless the Town and producer have entered into an agreement for accepting such waste and fixing any rates and charges therefor.
Private sewage disposal system means a facility for treating, neutralizing, stabilizing or disposing of sewage, which is not a part of or connected with the sewage works.
Proper disposal for waste removed from a grease control device or used fryer oil means that the substance is removed from the premises by a Waste Grease Transporter that is registered with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to handle such waste.
Waste Grease Transporter means a contractor who collects the contents of a grease interceptor or trap, or used fryer oil and transports it to a recycling or disposal facility.
Sanitary sewage means the waste from:
(a) Water closets and urinals.
(b) Lavatories, sinks, bathtubs, showers, household laundries and cellar floor drains.
(c) Bars, soda fountains and cuspidors.
(d) Refrigerator drips and drinking fountains.
(e) Any other waterborne waste not constituting industrial waste or nonacceptable waste.
Service line means either the water distribution pipeline running from the Town water main to the building, property or unit to be served or the sewer collection pipeline running from the building, property or unit to be served to the Town wastewater collection main. The service line consists of a publicly maintained portion from the main to the property line and a privately maintained portion from the building, property or unit to be served to the property line.
Tap means the act of connecting to the Town’s water or sewer main or trunk line by any water-using or sewer-using property or unit. This does not include the installation or connection of any service lines, meters, meter pit, corporation stop, curb stop or other necessary labor and appurtenances for service connection.
Town Manager means the Town Manager and/or his or her designee.
Unmetered water-using unit means any water-using or sewer-using unit which:
(a) Has access to water from the waterworks which, if used, would not be measured by a meter.
(b) Has a meter which also measures water used by a different water-using unit.
(c) Has a meter which is not in working order.
(d) Has a meter which is inaccessible under the standards of this Chapter.
(e) Has a meter which has not been approved by the Town Manager.
Utility charges means all charges associated with receiving water and/or sewer service.
Very low income means income below the very low income limit as released annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for San Miguel County.
Water-using property means any real estate which contains within its bounds one (1) or more water-using units. Sewer-using property means the same as water-using property.
Water-using unit means any structure or building or part thereof which has a source of running water. Sewer-using unit means the same as water-using unit.
(a) Residential water-using or sewer-using unit means any water-using unit which is a dwelling as defined in the Land Use Code.
(b) Commercial or nonresidential water-using or sewer-using unit means any water-using unit which is not a residential water-using unit.
(c) Structures having mixed use means every structure which houses one (1) or more commercial uses, as well as one (1) or more dwelling units, and shall be deemed to contain the number of commercial and residential water-using units contained therein, if each unit has a separate meter. If any combinations of units share a single meter, all units shall be deemed commercial water-using units until individual units are brought into compliance with this Chapter. (Prior code 13.04.030; Ord. 1288 §1, 2008; Ord. 1375, 2012; Ord. 1476 § 1(1), 2019)