3.01 - Definitions § 3.01
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MUNICIPAL AND PUBLIC UTILITIES -
RULES AND REGULATIONS, RATES, CHARGES AND COLLECTIONS
Section 3.ol: Definitions
As used in this Chapter, the following words and terms shall have the meanings
stated:
1. Clear Water: is any surface flow, run off, and drainage that does not contain
any hazardous substance or sewage. This includes but is not limited to NPDES
permitted discharges, storm water and water from foundation and footing
drains and basement or other sump pumps.
Source: Ordinance No. 531, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 10-21-14
2. Consumer and Customer: mean any user of a utility.
3. Draintile: means a subsurface drainage and conveyance system of clear water
and groundwater into the storm sewer system.
Source: Ordinance No. 351, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 10-13-06
4. Food Service Facility: means any facility containing an operation that
prepares, packages, serves, vends or otherwise provides food or which disposes
of food related wastes. Food service facility does not include single or multi-
family residential facilities, but does include institutional facilities and other
facilities designated by the City Manager or his/her designee, as a facility that
discharges enough FOG to have a significant impact on the City's Sanitary
Sewer System.
5. Fats, Oils and Grease or FOG: means material composed primarily of fats,
oils and grease from animal or vegetable sources.
6. Grease Interceptor/Trap: means a City-approved device for separating and
retaining waterborne FOG prior to wastewater exiting the interceptor and
entering the sanitary sewer collection and treatment system.
Source: Ordinance No. 531, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 10-21-14
7. Infiltration: is an indirect connection of clear water into the sanitary sewer
system.
8. Inflow: is any direct connection of clear water into the sanitary sewer system.
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9. Interceptor Sewer: means that portion of the sanitary sewer system that
extends outside of the City of Golden Valley and is owned, operated and
maintained by the Metropolitan Council.
Source: Ordinance No. 351, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 10-13-06
10. Inspector: means the City Manager or his/her designee.
Source: Ordinance No. 531, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 10-21-14
11. Joint Water Commission (JWC): means the commission established through
a joint powers agreement between the cities of Golden Valley, Crystal and New
Hope to provide potable water to customers in the three cities.
12. Minneapolis Water Works (MWW): means a municipal water system owned
and operated by the City of Minneapolis.
13. Municipal Utility: means any city-owned utility system, including, but not
limited to water, sanitary sewer and storm sewer service.
14. Owner: means the person or entity that owns or holds the title of a property
served by a municipal utility.
Source: Ordinance No. 351, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 10-13-06
15. REC Units: mean residential equivalent connection units, a measure of the
maximum expected impact a property's use (whether residential, commercial,
industrial and/or other) is expected to have on the City's water or sewer
system, as applicable.
16. SAC Units: mean the sewer availability charge units determined under the
current Metropolitan Council Environmental Services Procedure Manual for the
Sewer Availability Charge Program.
17. SAC Determination: means a determination of the number of SAC Units
required for a property under the Metropolitan Council Sewer Availability
Charge Program as a result of a new or modified use of the property and/or any
development or redevelopment activity at the property.
Source: Ordinance No. 615, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 12-16-16
18. Sanitary Sewer System: includes all street lateral, main and intersecting
sewers and structures by which sewage or industrial wastes are collected,
transported, treated and disposed of; provided that this shall not include
plumbing inside or a part of a building or premises served, or service sewers
from a building to the sanitary sewer main.
19. Service: means providing a particular utility to a customer or consumer.
Source: Ordinance No. 351, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 10-13-06
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20. Sewage: means water-carried waste products from residences, public
buildings, institutions or other buildings or premises, including the excrement or
other discharge from the bodies of human beings or animals.
Source: Ordinance No. 354, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 12-15-06
21. Sewer Service Lateral or Service Lateral: means that portion of the sanitary
sewer system that generally is perpendicular to the sewer main and extends
from the sewer main to the structure being served.
22. Sewer Main: means that portion of the sanitary sewer system that is owned,
operated and maintained by the City. The City portion of the sanitary sewer
system is typically within street rights-of-way or easements.
23. Storm Sewer: means a subsurface drainage facility that conveys storm water
runoff and snow melt runoff into surface water bodies.
24. Sump Pump Inspection: means a visual examination of a sump pit and the
pump and discharge piping designed to remove liquids therefrom.
25. Trunk Water Main: means water mains larger than twelve (12) inches in
diameter that distribute water throughout the distribution system and are
owned by the Joint Water Commission and maintained by the City.
26. Utility: means all utility services, whether public, city-owned facilities, or
furnished by public utility companies.
27. Water Main: means that portion of the potable water distribution system that
is twelve (12) inches in diameter and smaller, and is owned, operated and
maintained by the City.
28. Water Service: means that portion of the potable water system that is
generally perpendicular to the water main that extends from the water main to
the structure or group of structures being served.
*Renumbering Source (4-25)
Source: Ordinance No. 531, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 10-21-14
*Renumbering Source (15-25)
Source: Ordinance No. 615, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 12-15-16
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