§ 37-142. Definitions.

Unless specifically defined below, words, phrases or terms used in this article shall be interpreted to give this article its most reasonable application, consistent with state law and other county rules and regulations. In the event of any conflict between the definitions contained herein and those definitions contained in other county rules and regulations, the definitions contained herein shall control. The following words, phrases and terms shall have the following meanings unless the context requires otherwise:

Collection facilities shall mean the lines, pipes, meters, and appurtenant equipment used to collect sewage from the building sewer (as defined in section 37-198) and to transmit it to wastewater transmission facilities.

County rate resolutions and ordinances shall mean all resolutions and ordinances, either currently in effect or to be adopted in the future, by the board of county commissioners, which establish fixed rates, fees and charges for the county water system and the county wastewater system.

County wastewater system shall mean all facilities and interests in real and personal property owned, operated, managed or controlled by the county, now and in the future, and used to provide sewer or wastewater service to existing and future customers with the service area of the county.

County water system shall mean all facilities and interests in real and personal property owned, operated, managed or controlled by the county, now and in the future, and used to provide water service to existing and future customers within the total service area of the county.

Director shall mean the director of the county division of public utilities or his designee.

Effluent disposal facilities shall mean those wastewater facilities necessary to detain, transmit, store and dispose of wastewater previously treated at wastewater treatment facilities.

GPD shall mean gallons per day on an annual average basis.

Improvements shall mean those residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, or other structures, buildings, developments, and improvements to be constructed or developed by an applicant and to be served by water or wastewater facilities regulated by these rules.

Interim wastewater facilities shall mean those wastewater facilities to be constructed and operated by a person other than the county on an interim, temporary basis until the sewage flows treated and disposed of thereby are transferred to a regional, subregional, or areawide wastewater treatment plant.

Person shall mean "person" as defined by F.S. § 403.031(11), or as that statute may be amended from time to time, except the county.

Rules shall mean the county water and wastewater facility permit rules, or as they may be amended from time to time.

Sewage or wastewater shall mean a combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions, industrial establishments and other customers of wastewater facilities, together with such ground, surface and storm waters as may be present.

Sewer capital charges shall mean those fees and charges established and collected by the county at or before the issuance of building permits or certificates of occupancy to pay for or recover the capital costs of wastewater facilities, including but not limited to sewer connection fees and sewer environmental conservation fees, as set forth from time to time in county rate resolutions and ordinances.

Subregional wastewater facilities shall mean those wastewater facilities planned, designed and constructed in accordance with the county division of public utilities design criteria for subregional wastewater treatment facilities adopted by resolution dated November 19, 1981, and as amended from time to time by the county.

Utilities agreement shall mean an agreement prepared in accordance with the requirements of section 37-147.

Utility facility permit shall mean that permit issued by the county pursuant to section 37-143.

Wastewater facilities shall mean all wastewater collection, transmission, treatment and effluent disposal facilities, whether interim or subregional, including all intercepters, lines, pipes, meters, couplings, pumps, force mains, plant and appurtenant equipment necessary to provide a sewer or wastewater service.

Wastewater service capacity shall mean "wastewater service capacity" as defined by section 37-303.

Wastewater transmission facilities shall mean those lines, pipes, force mains, pumps, meters and appurtenant equipment used to transmit sewage from the collection facilities to the headworks of the treatment facilities, as defined and determined by the board of county commissioners.

Wastewater treatment facilities shall mean those facilities used to treat and filter sewage prior to effluent disposal. Wastewater treatment facilities do not include any portions of the collection facilities, wastewater transmission facilities, or effluent disposal facilities.

Water connection fees shall mean "water connection fees" as defined by section 37-172.

Water distribution and transmission facilities shall mean those lines, pipes, force mains, pumps, meters and appurtenant equipment used to transmit and distribute potable water from the water treatment facilities to individual customers.

Water facilities shall mean any water treatment, production, distribution or transmission facilities, including wells, plants, mains, pumps, meters and necessary appurtenant equipment, or any combination thereof.

Water service capacity shall mean "water service capacity" as defined by section 37-172.

Water treatment and production facilities shall mean any treatment and production facilities, including wells, plants, pumps and necessary appurtenant equipment necessary to withdraw and treat raw water in order to produce potable water.

(Code 1965, § 28-222; Ord. No. 83-40, § 2, 10-31-83; Ord. No. 85-19, § 1, 6-24-85)

Cross reference

Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2.