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ARTICLE III. SEWERS Page 6 of 12 Inflow means water entering a sewer system through a direct stormwater runoff connection to the sanitary sewer, which may cause an almost immediate increase in wastewater flows. Infiltration means water entering a sewer system, including sewer service connections, from the ground through such means as defective pipes, pipe joints, connections, or manhole walls. Interceptor means a grease interceptor. Interference means any discharge which, alone or in conjunction with discharges from other sources, inhibits or disrupts the city's sewer system or is a cause of violation of federal or state environmental laws. New construction means any structure planned or under construction for which sewer connection permits has not been issued. Public sewer means a sewer owned and operated by the city, or other local public agency, which is tributary to the city's sewer facilities. Person means any individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation or public agency, including the state and the United States of America. Remodeling means a physical change or operational change causing generation of the amount of FOG that exceeds the current amount of FOG discharged to the sewer system by the FSE in an amount that alone or collectively causes or creates a potential for SSOs to occur; or requires either a discretionary land use approval, building permit, or plumbing permit, and involves any one or combination of the following: (1) Under slab plumbing in the food processing area; (2) An increase in the net public seating area; (3) An increase in the size of the kitchen area; or (4) Any change in the size or type of food preparation equipment. Rules and regulations means non -punitive rules and regulations as established by the executive director to implement this section and the FOG control program. Sewer facilities or system means any and all facilities used for collecting, conveying, pumping, and disposing of wastewater. Sewer lateral means a building sewer as defined in the latest edition of the California Plumbing Code. It is the wastewater connection between the building's wastewater facilities and a public sewer system. Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) means a sewer spill, loss or discharge of sewage from a sanitary sewer system. User means any person who discharges or causes a discharge of wastewater directly or indirectly to a public sewer system. User shall mean the same as discharger. Waste means sewage and any and all other waste substances, liquid, solid, gaseous or radioactive, associated with human habitation or of human and animal nature, including such wastes placed within containers of whatever nature prior to and for the purpose of disposal. Wastewater means the liquid and water -carried wastes of the community and all constituents thereof, whether treated or untreated, discharged into or permitted to enter a public sewer. (3) Rules and regulations and interpretations. 19F-127 http://Iibrary2.municode.com/default-test/DocVieNv/14452/l/242/245 3/3/2009