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<br />SAN LEANDRO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE <br /> <br />TITLE 12 <br /> <br />PUBLIC WORKS <br /> <br />Chapter 5 <br /> <br />Uniform Wastewater Discharge Regulations <br /> <br />~12.5.100 DEFINITIONS. The following definitions and the definitions contained in Title <br />3, Chapter 15 of the San Leandro Municipal Code, shall govern the construction of this Chapter. <br /> <br />(a) Billable Parameters. Those parameters (i.e., flow, BOD, SS, Volume, VI) for which the <br />treatment works is designed to treat and for which average user charge unit costs of <br />service are calculated. <br /> <br />(b) BOD. The biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) is a laboratory test in which standardized <br />procedures are used to determine the oxygen requirements of wastewater. The BOD test <br />measures the oxygen required for the biochemical degradation of organic material. The <br />test results represent the average BOD strength of wastewater discharged during a given <br />period. <br /> <br />(c) Capacity Rif!hts. The flow, BOD and SS capacity purchase by a user upon obtaining a <br />connection permit, or, if such data are not available, the peak month loadings of a user <br />during the past five fiscal years or some prior year when it can be shown to the <br />satisfaction of the Manager that some prior year's peak month loadings are more <br />representative of a user's use of the wastewater system than occurred over the five year <br />period. <br /> <br />(d) Commercial User. Any non-residential user, including business activity that is not <br />otherwise classified, and that the Manager determines introduces into the sanitary sewer <br />system primarily segregated domestic waste or wastes from sanitary conveniences. <br /> <br />(e) Compliance User. An industrial user which is monitored to determine compliance with <br />both the Federal regulations of the Clean Water Act and the City's local wastewater <br />discharge ordinance. <br /> <br />(f) Industrial User. Any non-residential user who discharges industrial wastes and is <br />identified in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987, Office of Management <br />and Budget, as now or hereafter amended or supplemented under, but not limited to, the <br />following division: <br /> <br />(1) Division A. Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing <br /> <br />(2) Division B. Mining <br /> <br />(3) Division C. Manufacturing <br /> <br />Department Responsible for Revision: Public Works <br />05/19/2003 05/01/2006 <br /> <br />Chapter 12.5 <br />Page 1 <br />