Legal Documents of Maryville

The following phrases as used in this section shall contain the following definitions:

1. "Construction." Any placement, assembly, or installation of facilities or equipment (including contractual obligations to purchase such facilities or equipment) at the premises where such equipment will be used, including preparation work at such premises.
2. "Illicit discharge." Any discharge to the stormwater system that is not composed entirely of stormwater and not specifically exempted in this chapter.
3. "Industrial waste." Liquid or other waste resulting from any process of industry, manufacturer, trade or business, or from the development of any natural resources.
4. "Other wastes." Discarded brush, sawdust, shaving, leaves, lawn clippings, animal waste, used or previously applied lime, garbage, trash, refuse, used newspaper, paper products, plastic containers or metal containers, ashes, offal, discarded tar, discarded paint, discarded or uncontained solvents, used, discarded or spilled petroleum products, antifreeze, motor vehicle fluids, used or discarded gas tanks or chemicals, or any other used, uncontained, unpackaged, or disposed of materials which may discharge to, or otherwise enter, the stormwater system.
5. "Person." Any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, organization or entity, including governmental entities, or any combination thereof.
6. "Pollutant hotspot." An area where the land use or activities generate highly contaminated runoff, with concentrations of pollutants in excess of those typically found in stormwater.
7. "Restaurant." An establishment or facility where food is prepared and sold.
8. "Runoff." The water resulting from precipitation that is not absorbed by the soil.
9. "Sanitary sewer." A system of underground conduits that collect and deliver sanitary wastewater to a wastewater treatment plant.
10. "Sanitary wastewater." Wastewater from toilets, sinks and other plumbing fixtures.
11. "Sewage." Human wastes carried by water from residences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, together with such industrial wastes, stormwater or other water as may be present; or any substance discharged from a sanitary sewer collection system.
12. "Sinkhole."
    1. A naturally occurring depression where drainage collects in the earth's surface that is a minimum of two feet (2') deep; or
    2. A hole, fissure or other opening in the ground, often underlain with limestone, dolomite or other rock formation that provides for, and is being designated as, a natural conduit for the passage of stormwater.
13. "Stormwater." Rainfall or ice melt that is not absorbed by the ground.
14. "Stormwater system." The system of roadside drainage, curbs and gutters, curb inlets, swales, catch basins, manholes, gutters, ditches, pipes, lakes, ponds, sinkholes, channels, creeks, streams, storm drains, and similar conveyances and facilities, both natural and human-made, located within the city which are designated or used for collecting, storing, or conveying stormwater, or through which stormwater is collected, stored or conveyed, whether owned or operated by the City of Maryville or any other person. (1999 Code, § 19-603)