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PUBLIC SEWER. (aka Public sewer system) A sewer intended to carry only wastewater from general municipal users and industrial plants together with minor quantities of ground, storm and surface waters that are not admitted intentionally. SANITARY SEWER. A sewer intended to carry only wastewater from general municipal users and industrial plants together with minor quantities of ground, storm and surface waters which are not admitted intentionally. SERVICE. Providing a particular utility to a customer or consumer. SEWER SERVICE CHARGE. The aggregate of all the charges including the user charge, debt service charges and other sewer related charges that are billed periodically to users of the city facilities. STATE DISPOSAL SYSTEM (SDS) PERMIT. Any permit (including any terms, conditions and requirements thereof) issued by the MPCA pursuant to M.S. § 115.07 for a disposal system as defined by M.S. § 115.0l, Subdivision 8. STORM SEWER OR STORM DRAIN. A drain or sewer intended to carry stormwater, surface runoff, ground water, drainage and unpolluted water from any source. STORM SEWER SYSTEM. A conveyance or system of conveyances that is owned and operated by the city or other entity and designed or used for collecting or conveying stormwater. STORMWATER. Defined under Minnesota Rule 7077.0105, subpart 41(b), and means precipitation runoff, stormwater runoff, snow melt runoff and any other surface runoff and drainage. SURFACE WATERS. All public waters other than ground waters, which include ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, tidal and nontidal wetlands, public ditches, tax ditches, and public drainage systems except those designed and used to collect, convey, or dispose of sanitary sewage. SUSPENDED SOLIDS (SS) OR TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS (TSS). The total suspended matter that either floats on the surface of or is in suspension in water, wastewater or other liquids, and is removable by laboratory filtering as prescribed in ÐStandard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,Ñ latest edition, and referred to as non-filterable residue. USER. Any person who discharges or causes or permits the discharge of wastewater into the cityÓs wastewater disposal system. USER CHARGE. A charge levied on users of city facilities for the cost of operation, maintenance and replacement of the facilities. UTILITY. All utility services, whether the same be public city-owned facilities or furnished by public utility companies. WASTEWATER. The liquid and water-carried industrial or domestic wastes from dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial facilities, and institutions, together with any ground water, surface 33 ΋tğŭĻ