ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 18.1-2. Definitions.
Unless the context specifically
indicates otherwise, the following terms and phrases, as used in this chapter, shall have
the meanings stated in this section:
Abut.
Touching, adjoining,
or bordering on.
Applicant.
The owner of the
property to be served, or his duly authorized representative who applies to the county for
sewer service.
Appurtenance.
Any accessory
object or component connected to a public sewer.
Building sewer. A sewer
system conveying wastewater from the improvements on the premises of a user to the
facilities of the county, to private sewage systems, to individual sewage disposal
systems, or to other points of disposal.
Connection fee.
An initial
service charge levied to defray the costs associated with providing public sewer.
Construction.
Any placement
or installation of sewer facilities or equipment including preparation work for such
installation.
Contractor. Any person
performing work (other than the county) on facilities of the county.
County.
York County,
Virginia, or any of the established Sanitary Districts in York County.
Developer. Any person having
a legal interest in real property which may now or in the future be served by the
facilities of the county and who is or may be responsible for the design and/or
construction of such facilities.
Development. Any building or
subdivision activity which is required to have either site plan or subdivision approval of
the county before it is commenced.
Dwelling unit.
A single unit providing
complete independent living facilities for one (1) or more persons, including permanent
provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation.
Elevated sand mound. An above grade
mound designed by an engineer to treat septic tank effluent prior to its percolation in a
soil absorption area.
Engineer. A
registered professional engineer currently licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of
Virginia.
Existing structure. A
structure completed or placed on a parcel, as evidenced by a certificate of use and
occupancy, on or before the date that notice is given that sewer service is available, and
which is located within three hundred feet (300') of the easement or right of way in which
such service is located.
Facilities of the county.
Any sewer pipe, manhole, pumping station, force main, or other appurtenance of the
wastewater collection system or treatment works, whether located within or without the
boundaries of the county, which have been, are, or are intended to be installed, operated
or maintained by the county or in the installation, operation or maintenance of which the
county has participated, is participating, or intends to participate financially.
Future structure. A
structure completed after the date that notice is given that sewer service is available,
as evidenced by the absence of a certificate of use and occupancy at the time notice is
given.
Future use capacity.
Capacity
for the future in system facilities; capacity not needed at time of design and
construction to accommodate existing needs; or capacity which provides for the future
development of property and for community growth.
Governing body. The Board of
Supervisors of York County which serves as the governing body for both the county and the
sanitary districts of the county.
Grinder pump. A compact lift station
with pump(s), storage capacity and appurtenant piping, valves and other mechanical and
electrical equipment which grinds or reduces the particle size of wastewater solids to
yield a sewage slurry and which conveys the product from its source to a gravity sanitary
sewage collection system or a sanitary sewerage force main.
Health department.
The
York-Poquoson Health Department or, where appropriate to the context, the Virginia
Department of Health.
HRSD.
The Hampton Roads
Sanitation District which is the regional agency that provides regional transmission and
treatment facilities for wastewater.
Incremental capacity. The
additional capacity required in system facilities to accommodate a specific development.
Industrial wastes. Liquid
and liquid carried wastes resulting from industrial, manufacturing, trade or business
processes, including industrial cooling water and unpolluted trade or process waste, as
distinct from sewage contributed by domestic sources in its entirety.
Infiltration. The water
entering a wastewater system from the ground, through such means as defective pipes, pipe
joints, connections, or manhole walls.
Inflow.
Water discharged
into a wastewater system from such sources as roof leaders, cellar, yard, and area drains,
foundation drains, cooling water discharges, drains from springs and swampy areas, manhole
covers, cross connections, storm sewers and combined sewers, catch basins, storm waters,
surface runoff, street wash waters, or drainage.
Installed; repaired; approved;
standard.
Include, whenever such terms are used, the phrase "in accordance with
any standards and specifications established pursuant to this chapter."
Lateral line. A sewer
pipeline running from a building sewer to a sewer line serving the area.
Local facilities.
All sewer
facilities serving only one (1) development; any lateral line to which a building sewer
connection is made; all gravity sewers eight inches (8") or less in diameter; and
sewer facilities whether on-site or off-site, necessary to make the facilities of the
county accessible to the premises.
Low-pressure distribution. The
conveyance of septic tank effluent through pressurized distribution lines at full flow
conditions into the absorption area with the prime motive force being a pump.
Nonuser. An owner of
premises who is not required to connect physically to the sewer in accordance with
provisions of this chapter but who has elected to pay voluntarily the applicable
connection fee and service charges.
Off-site extension. An
extension of a sewer line from existing local or system facilities of the county to the
property boundary of the developer or applicant in a manner and location approved by the
county.
Owner. Any person having an
interest whether legal or equitable, sole or partial, in real property which is, or which
may in the future be, served by the facilities of the county.
Premises. Any building,
group of buildings, or land upon which buildings are to be constructed which is or may be
served by the facilities of the county.
Premises having access to the
facilities of the county.
Having access to the facilities of the county means any
improved premises which abut a highway, street, easement, alley, or other public space in
which the facilities of the county are located when the improvements to be served on such
premises are located no more than three hundred feet (300') from facilities of the county
which can serve the improvements without the installation of privately owned grinder
pumps.
Premises having service
available. Any premises, whether improved or unimproved, which abut the facilities of
the county or a right-of-way in which such facilities are located and which could be
served by such facilities but is deemed not to be a premises having access to the
facilities of the county because such premises are unimproved or because of distance
between the facilities and the improvements on the property or because the installation of
an individual grinder pump would be necessary to serve improvements on the property.
Primary service area. An
area or areas designated by the governing body for current or future emphasis in the
provision of public sewer service based on plans for future development of the county.
Private sewer system.
A
sewer system owned by one or more persons as opposed to a facility of the county.
Public sewer.
A sewer system
owned and operated by the county, HRSD, or any adjoining city or county.
Pumping chamber. A below-grade
compartment into which sewage flows from a septic tank and from which the effluent is
pumped to an elevated sand mound or a low pressure distribution system.
Septic tank. A tank which provides
for the settling of heavy solids as well as oil and grease skimming and the conversion of
sanitary sewage to an anaerobic state.
Septic tank pump truck. Any vehicle
used or designed for the conveyance of wastewater, sludge, or other liquid wastes
originating from holding tanks, septic tanks, and pumping chambers.
Service charge. An
initial and/or periodic charge levied to defray costs associated with the construction,
operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of public sewer.
Sewage.
That water-carried waste which derives principally from dwellings, businesses,
institutions, industry and the like exclusive of any storm and surface water.
Sewer.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Sewer
system. All facilities for collecting, conveying, pumping, treating, and disposing of
sewage.
Soil absorption area. The soil
medium beginning at grade which includes the soil, gravel, or sand interface used for
absorption of septic tank effluent. The absorption area includes the infiltrating surface
in the absorption trench and the soil between and around the trenches.
Soil
absorption systems, general. On-site sewage disposal systems which utilize
the soil to provide final treatment and disposal of effluent from a septic
tank in a manner that does not result in a point-source discharge and does
not create a nuisance, health hazard or ground or surface water pollution.
Standards.
The sewer standards and specifications of the county or HRSD.
Storm
drain or storm sewer. A system which carries storm or surface waters or
drainage, but excludes sewage.
System
facilities.
All facilities of the county other than local facilities.
Temporary
privy. A privy with a tank for collection of human excrement to be used for specified
periods and cleaned weekly or more often.
User.
Any person who contributes, causes, or permits the contribution of wastewater into the
public sewer.
Wastewater.
Sewage.
Wastewater
system.
Sewer system.
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