Belmont Municipal Code Div. 1 Generally

The purpose of this article is to establish standards and conditions, and to provide for fees, relating to the use of sanitary sewerage facilities of the city. It is further the purpose of this article to establish uniform requirements for discharges into the wastewater collection and treatment system used jointly with other public entities as a party to the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement establishing and providing for the Joint Powers Authority for the Strategic Consolidation Sewerage Plan, a public entity, and any successor thereto. It is further the purpose of this article to enable the city to comply with and meet applicable laws, regulations, standards and conditions established by federal and state law, or by agencies thereof in implementation of such law. The council of the city hereby finds and declares that the health, safety and welfare of the people of the city require the enactment of the provisions of this article.

(Code 1961, § 22A.1; Ord. No. 566, § 1, 11-10-75; Ord. No. 952, § 1(Exh. A), 7-25-00)

General. Words, phrases or terms not specifically defined herein, and having a technical or specialized meaning, shall be defined as set forth in the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater," published by the American Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association, and the Water Pollution Control Federation. References to waste constituents and characteristics shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the aforesaid "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater," and measurements thereof shall be as set forth in said publication or as established by federal or state regulatory agencies.

(Code 1961, § 22A.2; Ord. No. 566, § 1, 11-10-75; Ord. No. 715, § 1, 1-10-84; Ord. No. 952, § 1(Exh. A), 7-25-00)