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ORDINANCE NO, Qt~.I:k%
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AN ADMINISTRATIVE
CODE REGULATING THE USE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
SEWERS AND DRAINS, PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL, THE
INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION OF BUILDING SEWERS
AND THE DISCHARGE OF WATERS.AKQ WASHES INTO THE
PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEM OF THE[ AND PRO-
VIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION. '
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND, IN REGULAR SESSION
ASSEMBLED, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
ARTICLE I
Definition of Terms
Words and phrases used herein, unless the same shall be con-
trary to or inconsistent with the context, shall mean as follows:
Section 1._01: "B.O.D"(denoting biochemical oxygen demand) means
the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of
organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at
20° Centigrade, expressed in parts per million by weight.
Section 1.02: "Cover" means the depth of material lying between
the top of the sewer and the finished grade immediately above it.
Section 1.03: "Downspout" means the leader or pipe above
ground which is installed to conduct water from the roof gutter.
Section
1.04:
"Drain" means any conductor
of liquids.
Section
1.05:
"Garbage" means solid waste
from the preparation,
cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, sale and
storing of produce.
Section 1.06: "Health Officer" means the official responsible
for the public health or his authorized representative.
Section 1.07: "House Drain" or "building drain" means the
castiron pipe used for conveying sewage from the building to a
point 2 1/2 feet outside the foundation wall, and if there be no
foundation wall, to a point 2 1/2 feet beyond the outer line of any
footing, piling, building support or porch under which it may run;
whether such drain consists of one line extending from the building
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