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116681
. The following definitions shall apply to this section and
Sections 116682 and 116684:
(a) "Adequate supply" means sufficient water to meet residents'
health and safety needs.
(b) "Affected residence" means a residence reliant on a water
supply that is either inadequate or unsafe.
(c) "Consistently fails" means a failure to provide an adequate
supply of safe drinking water.
(d) "Consolidated water system" means the public water system
resulting from the consolidation of a public water system with
another public water system, state small water system, or affected
residences not served by a public water system.
(e) "Consolidation" means joining two or more public water
systems, state small water systems, or affected residences not served
by a public water system, into a single public water system.
(f) "Disadvantaged community" means a disadvantaged community, as
defined in Section 79505.5 of the Water Code, that is in an
unincorporated area or is served by a mutual water company.
(g) "Extension of service" means the provision of service through
any physical or operational infrastructure arrangement other than
consolidation.
(h) "Receiving water system" means the public water system that
provides service to a subsumed water system through consolidation or
extension of service.
(i) "Safe drinking water" means water that meets all primary and
secondary drinking water standards.
(j) "Subsumed water system" means the public water system, state
small water system, or affected residences not served by a public
water system consolidated into or receiving service from the
receiving water system.