Applicant. A person or entity which has applied for a permit.

Acid. Having a Ph lower than 7

Alkali. Having a Ph higher than 7

BOD (biochemical oxygen demand). The quantity of oxygen used in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20 degrees C, expressed in milligrams per liter. The laboratory determinations shall be made in accordance with standard methods.

“CCC Inspector” (Cross Connection Control Inspector). The city representative appointed by the City Engineer after completion of the applicable state certification course(s).

Capital Facilities Plan. The Hood River Capital Facilities Plan (2001), as amended.

Capital Improvements. Public facilities or assets used for:

City. The City of Hood River, Hood River County, Oregon.

City Engineer. Includes the City Engineer or designee.

Council. Hood River City Council.

Developer. A person who applies for a permit.

Development. All improvements on a site, including buildings, other structures, parking and loading areas, and areas devoted to exterior display, storage or activities, improved open areas such as plazas and walkways. Redevelopment. Constructing a building or other structure, making a physical change in the use or appearance of a structure or land, or creating or terminating a right of access. Not unimproved lands or natural geologic forms.

FOG. Fat, oil and/or grease.

Garbage. Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage, and sales of produce.

Improvement Fee. A fee for costs associated with capital improvements to be constructed after the date the fee is adopted pursuant to Chapter 12.07.

Land Area. The area of a parcel of land as measured by projection of the parcel boundaries upon a horizontal plane with the exception of a portion of the parcel within a recorded right of way or easement subject to servitude for public street or for a public scenic or preservation purpose.

Owner. The owner(s) of record title or the purchaser(s) under a recorded land sales agreement, and other persons having an interest of record in the described real property.

Parcel of land. A lot, parcel, block or other tract of land that is occupied or may be occupied by a structure or structures or other use, and includes the yards and other open spaces required under the zoning, subdivision or other development ordinances.

Permit. Permit includes:

Person. “Person” includes any individual, firm, corporation, entity or partnership.

Premises. Any building or property served by or applying for service from the public water supply or wastewater system.

Private wastewater system. A system of wastewater piping and appurtenances fully under private ownership and/or the operation of such not accepted by a public authority.

Public wastewater system. A wastewater system which is controlled by public authority.

Public water supply or water system. The piping system for collecting, conveying, and treating potable water from the source to individual water users beginning at the source and terminating at the water meter or city shut-off.

Qualified public improvement. A capital improvement that is required as a condition of permit approval, identified in the plan adopted pursuant to Chapter 12.07, and either:

Reimbursement fee. A fee for costs associated with capital improvements constructed or under construction on the date the fee is adopted pursuant to Chapter 12.07.

Residential user. All single-family dwelling units or multiple-family dwelling units where water service is supplied to each unit through individual water meters.

SDC. (System Development Charges). A reimbursement fee, an improvement fee or a combination thereof assessed or collected at the time of increased usage of a capital improvement, at the time of issuance of a permit, or at the time of connection to the capital improvement. “System development charge” includes that portion of a wastewater or water system connection charge that is greater than the amount necessary to reimburse the city for its average cost of inspecting and installing connections with water and wastewater facilities. “System development charge” does not include fees assessed or collected as part of a local improvement district or a charge in lieu of a local improvement district assessment, or the cost of complying with requirements or conditions imposed by a land use decision.

Service Charge. The monthly rate established by the Council pursuant to Section 12.01.030 and the provisions of this title for the use of the water, wastewater, and stormwater systems. The service charge may include a surcharge.

Sewer. A pipe or conduit system for carrying wastewater with or without attendant valves, manholes, pumps, etc..

Slug. A discharge of water, sewage, or industrial waste that in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than 15 minutes more than 5 times the average 24-hour concentration or flows during normal operation.

Standard methods. The examination and analytical procedures contained in the most recent edition of “Standard Methods for the Examination of Water, Sewage, and Industrial Wastes," published jointly by the American Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association, and the Federation of Sewage and Industrial Wastes Associations.

Storm drain or stormwater system. All facilities for carrying, collecting, managing and controlling stormwater, excluding sewage and industrial wastes.

Stormwater. Water from precipitation, surface or subterranean water from any source, drainage, and non-septic waste water.

Surcharge. The assessment, in addition to the service charge, that is levied on those persons whose wastes are greater in strength than the concentration values established as representative of normal sewage or require special handling.

Surface Water. Waters upon the surface of the earth in bounds created naturally or artificially including, but not limited to, streams (permanent and intermittent), above ground and underground springs, rivers and other water courses.

Suspended solids. Solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in, water, sewage, or other liquids, and that are removable by laboratory filtering. Quantitative determination of suspended solids shall be made in accordance with standard methods.

Title. Title 12 of the Hood River Municipal Code.

Unpolluted water. Water containing none of the following: free or emulsified grease or oil; acids or alkalis; substances that may impart taste and odor or color characteristics; toxic or poisonous substances in suspension, colloidal state or solution; odorous or otherwise obnoxious gases. It shall contain not more that 1.0 milligrams per liter by weight of dissolved solids; not more than 2.0 milligrams per liter each of suspended solids or biochemical oxygen demand. Analytical determinations shall be made in accordance with standard methods.

Wastewater. A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions, and industrial establishments, together with any ground, surface, and stormwaters that are present; sewage.

Wastewater Collection Officer. The person appointed by the City Engineer and certified by the State of Oregon as a Wastewater Collection System Operator.

Wastewater treatment plant. An arrangement of devices and structures used for treating wastewater.

Wastewater System. All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating, and disposing of wastewater; sewage works.

Water Service Connection. The point where the city has installed or may install a shut-off or water meter on the water service line to a premises.

Watercourse. A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.

Water Department. The City of Hood River Water Department or its designee.

Water Superintendent. City Engineer or his/her designee.