“Aquifer” means an underground formation that contains and transmits ground water.

“Chemical Toilet” means a non-flush device wherein the waste is deposited directly into a receptacle containing a solution of water and chemical housed in a permanent or portable structure.

“City” means the City of Provo, Utah.

“Condemning by Director” means a seal or order by the Director prohibiting use of a waste disposal facility, structure, or use for human occupancy.

“Department” means the Provo City Department of Water Resources.

“Director” means the Director of the Provo City Water Resources Department or an authorized representative.

“Drinking Water Source Protection Rule” means the Utah Drinking Water Source Protection Rule as adopted and/or amended by the State of Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Drinking Water.

“Drinking Water Source Protection Zone” and “Watershed Protection Zone” mean those areas delineated or established by the Director in accordance with standards set by the Utah Drinking Water Source Protection Rule.

“Municipal” means the City of Provo, Utah.

“Owner” means any person who alone, jointly or severally with others:

“Person” means any individual, public or private corporation and it officers, partnership, association, firm, trustee, executor of any estate, the State or its departments, institution, bureau, agency, county, City, political subdivision, or any legal entity recognized by law.

“Pollution” means those contaminants to ground water identified as a “pollution source” as defined in the Drinking Water Source Protection Rule.

“Provo City Watershed Area” means any area or territory occupied by or tributary to Provo City’s waterworks and all reservoirs, streams, canals, ditches, pipes and drains used in and necessary for the construction, maintenance and operation of the same, and over the stream or source from which the water is taken, for fifteen (15) miles above the point from which it is taken and for a distance of three hundred (300) feet on each side of such stream and over highways along such stream or watercourse within said fifteen (15) miles and said three hundred (300) feet.

“Putrescible material” means any organic material subject to biological decomposition with the production of offensive odors associated with anaerobic or aerobic conditions, including but not limited to dead animals, garbage, manure, and vegetable compost matter.

“Reservoir” means any natural or artificial lake or pond except a storm water detention basin.

“Scavenger operation” means any business activity or solicitation by which wastes are collected, transported, stored or disposed of by a collection vehicle. This shall include, but not be limited to, the cleaning out of septic tanks, sewage holding tanks, chemical toilets, and vault privies.

“Septic Tank” means a watertight receptacle which receives the discharge of drainage system or part thereof, designed and constructed so as to retain solids, digest organic matter through a period of detention, and allow the liquids to discharge into soil outside of the tank through an underground absorption system.

“Sewage” means a combination of liquid or water carried wastes produced by man, animal, or fowl from residences, business buildings, institutions, industrial establishments, agriculture, recreation, and other locations including septic tanks, privy vaults, and cesspools, together with ground, surface, and storm water.

“Sewage Disposal System” means any system for the disposal of sewage including, but not limited to, sewers, septic tanks, vault privies, and chemical toilets.

“Sewage Holding Tank” means a watertight receptacle which receives sewage from the discharge of a drainage system and retains such wastes until removal and subsequent disposal by scavenger operation.

“Vault Privy” means any facility wherein the waste is deposited without flushing, into a vault or receptacle, which is usually installed below ground.

“Waste” means, for purpose of this Chapter, domestic waste water or sewage which is normally deposited in or retained for disposal in sewers, septic tanks, sewage holding tanks, chemical toilets, or vault privies.

“Watercourse” means aqueducts, pipelines, natural or artificial streams or channels through or in which water at any time flows.

“Watershed” means the Provo City Watershed Area.