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 Rayne
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 78. UTILITIES
 Article IV. SEWAGE; DRAINAGE
 Division 1. GENERALLY

§ 78-106. Definitions.  

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  • 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:

    BOD5 (biochemical oxygen demand) means the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure for five days at 20 degrees Celsius, expressed in milligrams per liter (mg/l).

    COD (chemical oxygen demand) means a measure of the quantities of various materials that may not be biologically degradable or a measure of the total oxidizable substances present in wastewater or treated wastewater.

    Contributor means an individual or place of business or industry or other entity discharging or required to discharge wastewater into the sewer system. The term "contributor" includes both metered contributors and unmetered contributors.

    LEL means lower explosive limit.

    LPDS means Louisiana Pollution Discharge Elimination System.

    Metered contributor means a contributor who consumes water, the volume of which is determined by a water meter or other measuring device during an applicable meter reading period.

    Nonpotable water means untreated water from any source which is to be discharged into, or is obligated under law to be discharged into, the sewer system.

    Potable water means pure, fresh water, suitable for consumption by humans.

    PTOW means publicly owned treatment works.

    TSS (total suspended solids) means solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in water, sewage or other liquids, and which are removable by laboratory filtering, expressed in milligrams per liter (mg/l).

    Unmetered contributor means a contributor who consumes potable water and/or nonpotable water, the volume of all or any material part of which is not measured by a water meter or other device during an applicable meter reading period.

    User fee or user fees means the sewerage service charge levied and to be collected under this article from each contributor.

    Utility service area means all of the territory within the city corporate limits and all territory situated outside of the city corporate limits now or hereafter served by the sewer system owned or operated by the city.

(Code 1958, § 14-12; Ord. No. 1031, 1-7-08)

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Definitions generally, § 1-2.