A. “Building Official” is the City of Moses Lake’s employee who is responsible to the Community Development Director for the effective and efficient administration and enforcement of the building codes and pertinent municipal codes. The Building Official may designate representatives to assist in the performance of these duties.

B. “Commercial Wastewater” means water or a liquid that carries non-domestic wastes from a restaurant, food and coffee stand, store, or other establishment that discharges wastewater that may contain fat, oil, grease, and garbage.

C. “Domestic Wastewater” means water or liquid that carries human wastes, including toilet, bath, and laundry wastes.

D. “Garbage” means solid wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage, and sale of produce.

E. “Grease Trap” means an alternative interceptor that is installed inside the building that is used for commercial wastewater.

F. “Industrial Wastewater” means water or liquid that carries non-domestic wastewater from an industrial business that may contain suspended solids, fats, oils and grease, or total metals in concentrations that exceed the city, state, or federal effluent limitations.

G. “Interceptor” means a device (aka clarifier) designed and installed to separate and retain deleterious, dangerous, and undesirable substances from commercial and industrial wastewater prior to discharging waste into the POTW while preventing the back-passage of gases from the sewer system into a confined space for human occupancy.

H. “May” means permissive as allowed by the City Manager, City Council, Municipal Services Director, or the Department of Ecology.

I. “Owner” means any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, joint tenant, tenant by the entirety, of the whole, or a part of such building or land.

J. “Person” means any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation, or group.

K. “POTW” means the city owned system of gravity mains, force mains, pump stations, and wastewater treatment plants that convey and treat wastewater.

L. “Shall” means a mandatory requirement.

M. “Solid Waste” means garbage and rubbish that is typically hauled off-site to the county landfill or a rendering company.

N. “User” means a person that discharges commercial or industrial wastewater to the POTW. (Ord. 2650, 5/8/12)