Section 13815 Of Chapter 10.2. California Safe Drinking Water Bond Law Of 1984 From California Water Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 10.2.
13815
. As used in this chapter, and for purposes of this chapter as
used in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing
with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the
Government Code), the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
(a) "Committee" means the Safe Drinking Water Finance Committee
created by Section 13816.
(b) "Department" means the Department of Water Resources.
(c) "Domestic water system" means a system for the provision to
the public of piped water for human consumption, if the system has at
least 15 service connections or regularly supplies water to at least
25 individuals. The term includes any water supply, treatment,
storage, and distribution facilities under the control of the
operator of the system.
(d) "Fund" means the California Safe Drinking Water Fund.
(e) "Supplier" or "supplier of water" means any person,
partnership, corporation, association, or other entity or political
subdivision of the state which owns or operates a domestic water
system.
(f) "Federal assistance" means funds available, or which may
become available, to a supplier either directly or through allocation
by the state from the federal government as grants or loans for the
improvement of domestic water systems.
(g) "Treatment works" means any devices or systems used in the
treatment of water supplies, including necessary lands, which render
water supplies pure, wholesome, and potable for domestic purpose.
(h) "Project" means proposed facilities for the construction,
improvement, or rehabilitation of the domestic water system, and may
include water supply, treatment works, and all or part of a water
distribution system, if necessary to carry out the purpose of this
chapter.