City of Industry Municipal Code Ch. 13.02 Water Code Definitions

The definitions set forth in Sections 13.02.020 through 13.02.380 shall govern the construction of the provisions of this chapter and Chapters 13.01, 13.03 and 13.04 unless otherwise apparent from the context.

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"Applicant" means the person or persons, firm, association, corporation, or governmental agency of record applying for water service.

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"Approved water supply" means a potable water supply of safe, sanitary quality which is approved for human consumption by the authorities having jurisdiction thereof.

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"Billing period" means the time interval between two consecutive meter-reading dates used for billing purposes.

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"Commercial service" means water service for premises devoted primarily to business or professional activities.

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"Cost" means the actual cost to the city including all labor, material, supplies, equipment and miscellaneous items, together with any applicable indirect overhead and general charges, in accordance with the accounting practices of the department.

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"Cross-connection" means any actual or potential connection arrangement or installation of piping, structures or devices whereby it is possible for any used, unclean, polluted or contaminated water, mixture, gas or substance to enter any portion of any approved water supply.

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"Customer" means any person, persons, firms, associations, corporations or governmental agencies of record supplied or entitled to be supplied with water service by the city in accordance with established rates and charges of the city.

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"Date of presentation" means the date on which a bill or notice is mailed or delivered by the department to the customer.

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"Department" means the water department of the city responsible for operating the city's water system.

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"Distribution mains" means distribution pipelines located in streets, highways, public ways or private rights-of-way, exclusive of service connections, which are used to serve the general public with water.

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"Distribution system" means the network of conduits used for the delivery of water by the city to the customer's connection.

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"Domestic service" means single or multiple family dwellings predominantly for residential household and related purposes as distinguished from commercial and industrial purposes.

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"Easement" means the right-of-way in which the water service has the right to install and maintain watermains or waterworks or both.

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"Employee" means any person designated by the city to perform work and labor for provision of water service by the city.

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"Flat rate service" means unmetered service for which the charges are based on the type of service or number of units served.

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"Highway" means any public highway, street, road, alley, lane, court or walk or other public easement, and above and below the same which now exists or which may hereafter exist in any incorporated territory of the city.

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"Improve" means reconstruct, replace, extend, repair, better, equip, develop, embellish or otherwise improve.

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"Industrial service" means water service for premises where the use is primarily in manufacturing or processing activities.

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"Main extension" means the extension of water mains beyond existing facilities, exclusive of service connections.

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"Main line valve" means any valve used to control the flow of water in a distribution water main or to a fire hydrant, but does not include the value to a service connection.

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The term "manager" means the city manager of the city of Industry or the individual designated by the city council to manage the waterworks system.

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"Metered service" means water service for which charges are based on measured quantities of water.

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"Metered service connection" means service connection including meter and meter box.

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"Minimum charge" means a charge for all types and classes of meters.

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"Person" means any individual, person, firm, partnership or public or private corporation.

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"Potable" means suitable water for drinking purposes.

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"Premises" means integrated land area including improvements thereon undivided by public thoroughfares or water distribution mains of the department and where all parts of the premises are operated under the same management and for the same purpose.

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"Private fire protection service" means water service to premises solely for fire protection service.

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"Quantitative charge" means a charge based on the amount of water used, measured in cubic feet.

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"Rates" means the rates or amount established by resolution to be charged for water service supplied to customers.

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"Service connection" means the pipeline or conduit including valves and other equipment installed in place, necessary for conducting water from the city's water main to the meter or meter location installed on or near the property line, but does not include the meter or meter box.

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"Temporary service" means water service for construction work and other uses where service is required only for a limited time, generally not to exceed six months.

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"Transmission water mains" means those lines from source facilities to distribution facility and may be either pressure or gravity mains.

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"Water mains" means any pipeline or conduit laid along or approximately parallel with and in any highway, easement or within the grantee's property, for the transmission or distribution of water, but does not include service connections or service laterals.

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"Water service" means the availability of water to a premises through facilities of the city and any water supplied through such facilities.

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"Water utility" means any person, firm, private, quasipublic or public agency of record, supplying or purporting to supply other than at wholesale, water for any purpose other than irrigation or water replenishment to more than one retail customer or stockholder. The term "water utility" includes a corporation, delivering water only to its stockholders, whether such corporation or such stockholders own the water delivered. This division does not apply to the supply of water at wholesale, to water utilities or, for underground water replenishment or for underground water conservation.

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"Waterworks system" means the improvements, buildings, systems, plants, works, facilities, or undertakings, used for or useful for the obtaining, conserving, treating and supplying of water for domestic use, irrigation, sanitation, industrial use, fire protection, recreation, or any other public or private uses and includes, but is not limited to, lands, easements, rights in land, water rights, contract rights and franchises, approaches, dams, reservoirs, trunk, connecting and other water mains, filtration works, pumping stations, water supply, storage and distribution facilities and equipment and all appurtenances thereto.

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