4.08.080 Definitions

(a) Bad River NRD: The Natural Resources Department of the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians.

(b) Black water: Wastewater from toilets, garbage disposals, and industrial processes.

(c) Commercial Structures: Any building engaged in Commerce, for example, in interchange of goods or commodities, lodging and/or entertainment.

(d) Contractor: A person who contracts to furnish, supply, or perform work at a certain price or rate.

(e) Evaporative Cooling System: System that cools by means of high velocity air and evaporation.

(f) Faucet aerator: Device that can be installed in a sink to reduce water use (Jensen, 1991).

(g) Gray Water: Domestic wastewater composed of wash water from kitchen sinks, bathroom sinks and tubs, clothes, washers, and laundry tubs (USEPA, 1989).

(h) Low-flow plumbing: Plumbing equipment that uses less water than was considered standard prior to Dec. 1, 2001.

(i) Low-flow showerhead: A showerhead that requires 3 gallons of water per minute or less.

(j) Low-flush toilet: A toilet that requires 1.6 gallons of water per flush or less.

(k) Members: The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians. Any person who is enrolled or is eligible for enrollment in the Tribe, or who is recognized as a member of the Tribe by the Tribal Council.

(l) Mixing Faucet: A single outlet for water from separately control hot water and cold water taps.

(m) Non-members: Any person who does not come within the definition of member.

(n) Non-residents: Any person who does not have a permanent place of abode on the Reservation, except as hereafter provided. Non-resident does mean any temporary or seasonal resident, and does mean any place of business.

(o) Person: Means any natural or legal person, both members of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians and non-members.

(p) Reservation: Refers to all areas within the exterior boundaries of the Bad River Indian Reservation.

(q) Residential Structures: Building suited for or characterized by private residence, a place in which a person lives or resides.

(r) Residents: A person who resides on or in the boundaries of the Bad River Reservation.

(s) Respondent: Refers to any person accused of violating the prohibitions described below.

(t) Retrofit: Replacement of existing equipment with equipment that uses less water (Jensen, 1991).

(u) Sub-contractor: A person or a business firm contracted to do part of another's work.

(v) Toilet displacement device: Object placed in a toilet tank to reduce the amount of water per flush; for example, weighted plastic jugs filled with water or toilet dams that hold back a reservoir of water when a toilet is flushing (USEPA, 1991b).

(w) Tribal Court: Refers to the Bad River Tribal Court and its appellate court.

(x) Tribe: Refers to the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians.

(y) Warden: Refers to any officer authorized to enforce the terms of this ordinance.

(z) Wastewater: Spent or used water from individual homes, a community, a farm, or an industry that contains dissolved or suspended matter.

(aa) Waters: Refers to any waters within the exterior boundaries of the reservation, including but not limited to rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, ponds, sloughs, and wetlands.

(bb) Water Closet: An enclosed room or compartment containing a toilet bowl fitted with a mechanism for flushing.

(cc) Water use efficiency: Employing water-saving practices to reduce costs to slow the depletion of water supply to ensure future water quality (Kromm and White, 1990)