(1) “Authorized side sewer contractor” means a person approved by the Director and authorized to do work incidental to the construction or repair of side sewers.

(2) “Base rate” means the fixed portion of the monthly user fee that does not vary with the amount of water usage.

(3) “Carlsborg sewer system” or “sewer system” or “public sewer system” means the sanitary sewer owned by Clallam County, including all present and future public interceptors’ sewers, pump stations, force mains, trunk lines, sewer mains, sub-mains, laterals, and appurtenances, easements and rights-of-way, located in the Carlsborg Urban Growth Area, and the sewer lines connecting this system to the City of Sequim Sewer System.

(4) “Carlsborg sewer general plan” means the December 2014 “Carlsborg Wastewater Facilities Plan Amendment” as adopted by the Board of Clallam County Commissioners by Resolution 18, 2015 pursuant to RCW 36.94.030.

(5) “Change of ownership” means any change that results in more than 50 percent new ownership or new individuals in control of a property, as reflected in a deed of trust, quit claim deed, purchase agreement, or other legally binding ownership document filed with the County Auditor.

(6) “Consumption fee” means the portion of the monthly user fee that is based on the amount of water consumed by each user.

(7) “County” means Clallam County.

(8) “County Inspector” means any employee of the County Public Works Department designated by the Director to inspect sewer facilities pursuant to this chapter.

(9) “Cover” means the depth of material between the top of the sewer pipe or drain and the finished grade immediately above it.

(10) “Department” means Clallam County Public Works Department.

(11) “Developer” means a property owner or his/her agent that is proposing property improvements that will trigger the provisions of the chapter.

(12) “Director” means the Director, County Engineer, or employees or designee, of the County Public Works Department Director.

(13) “Downspout” means a pipe which conducts water from a roof of a building.

(14) “Equivalent residential unit” or “ERU” means a water service connection typical of a residential unit, consisting of a three-fourths-inch- or one-inch-diameter service line with a five-eighths-inch meter.

(15) “Footing drain” means an open joint or perforated pipe located near the foundation of a building, intended to intercept and carry underground storm or drainage water.

(16) “Force main” means a pressurized pipe conveying sewage from one or more side sewers.

(17) “Food waste” means putrescible waste from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.

(18) “Properly shredded food waste” means food waste that has been shredded to such a degree that it will be carried or suspended freely under flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle larger than three-eighths of an inch in any dimension.

(19) “Industrial waste” means a liquid, solid or gaseous substance, or combination thereof, resulting from any process of industry, manufacturing, food processing, business, trade or research, including the development, recovering or processing of natural resources and including garbage, but distinguished from sanitary sewage or storm drainage.

(20) “LID” means a local improvement district established by the County.

(21) “Lateral” or “sewer lateral” means that portion of a side sewer that is on public property and is publicly owned.

(22) “Natural outlet” means a watercourse, pond, lake, stream, river, ditch or other body of surface water.

(23) “New development” means any development, redevelopment, or change of use of property that would necessitate either provision of a new sewer service or an expansion or upgrade of an existing septic system.

(24) “Operational date” means the date, to be determined by the Director, upon which the Carlsborg sewer system begins conveying, on a daily basis, domestic sewage collected in Carlsborg to Sequim for treatment.

(25) “pH” means the base 10 logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.

(26) “Permit card” means a card, in a form prescribed by the Director, issued in conjunction with a permit, or a copy of the permit which shall be posted on the premises of the work being accomplished.

(27) “Person” means any individual, company, partnership, corporation, association, society or group and the singular term shall include the plural.

(28) “Pretreatment” means the treatment of effluent from a sanitary plumbing outlet or of industrial waste prior to its introduction into the sanitary sewer to the extent required by the Director.

(29) “Public sewer system” means the Carlsborg sewer system and those portions of the Sequim public sewer system, including the Sequim water reclamation facility (WRF) used to convey and treat wastewater generated in the Carlsborg UGA.

(30) “Public place,” “public area” or “street area” means any space dedicated to or acquired by the County for the use of the general public.

(31) “Sanitary plumbing outlet” means a plumbing outlet from a structure which carries the wastewater from sanitary facilities and plumbing fixtures, and which does not intentionally carry storm water or unpolluted water.

(32) “Sanitary sewer” means a sewer which carries wastewater and does not intentionally carry ground water from footing drain, storm water, or unpolluted water.

(33) “Sewer main” or “sub-main” means a sanitary sewer line that conveys wastewater from one or more side sewer.

(34) “Sewage” means waste discharged from sanitary plumbing outlets of buildings.

(35) “Side sewer” means a privately owned sanitary sewer pipe leading from the plumbing outlet at a building or footing line to the property line, together with the publicly owned sewer lateral connected to the sewer main.

(36) “Storm drain” means a public or private drain which carries storm and surface waters or drainage, effluent from storm plumbing outlets, and other unpolluted water.

(37) “Storm plumbing outlet” means a plumbing outlet from a building or structure which carries surface water or unpolluted water.

(38) “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 filtering the liquid, and includes matter which, upon dilution with water or sewage, results in the formation of suspended solids.

(39) “UGA” or “Carlsborg UGA” means Carlsborg Urban Growth Area established by the County pursuant to the Growth Management Act, Chapter 36.70A RCW, for the unincorporated Carlsborg area.

(40) “Unpolluted water” means water in its natural state, or water which, after use for any purpose, is not substantially changed as to chemical or biochemical qualities. The Director may determine which water is unpolluted water.

(41) “User fee(s)” means the monthly fee charged each customer of the Carlsborg sewer system, consisting of a base rate and a consumption rate.

(42) “Wastewater” is a comprehensive term including industrial waste and sewage.

(43) “Water reclamation facility” or “WRF” means the facility owned and operated by the City of Sequim for treating and reclaiming wastewater, including wastewater originating in the Carlsborg UGA.