Section 14004 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Water Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 16. >> Article 1.
14004
. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
(a) "Committee" means the Safe Drinking Water Finance Committee
created by Section 14032.
(b) "Cost-per-connection" means the total amount of funds in
grants or loans, or combination thereof, to be provided by the
department to a supplier for any project, divided by the number of
service connections in the water system.
(c) "Department" means the Department of Water Resources.
(d) "Domestic water system" means a system for the provision to
the public of piped water for human consumption, if the system has at
least five 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.
(e) "Fund" means the California Safe Drinking Water Fund created
pursuant to Section 14010.
(f) "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.
(g) "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.
(h) "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 purposes.
(i) "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.
(j) "Public agency" means any city, county, city and county,
district, joint powers authority, or other political subdivision of
the state which owns or operates a domestic water system. For
purposes of this chapter, Chapter 10.2 (commencing with Section
13810), Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 13850), Chapter 10.6
(commencing with Section 13880), and Chapter 10.7 (commencing with
Section 13895) a political subdivision of the state may be any public
agency.