Boonville Definitions ordinance (§ 21-42.7)

Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this division shall be as follows:

Community water system shall mean a public water system which serves at least 15 service connections or regularly serves at least 25 residents on a year-round basis.

Cross-connection shall mean any actual or potential connection or structural arrangement between a public water system and any other source of system through which it is possible to introduce into any part of the public water system any used water, industrial

Director of public works shall mean the director of public works, who is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the public water supply serving the city.

Person shall mean any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation, or group.

pH shall mean the negative logarithm of the concentration of hydrogen ions in an aqueous solution.

Public water system shall mean a system for provision to the public of piped water for human consumption, if the system has at least 15 service connections or regularly serves at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year. The system includes any collection, treatment, storage or distribution facilities used in connection with the system. A public water system is either a community water system or a non-community water system.

Sanitary sewer shall mean a sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface and groundwater are not intentionally admitted.

Service connection shall mean each individual connection of a user to a water main or pipe for the purpose of conveying water to a point of use.

Service line shall mean any water line or pipe connected to a public water supply's distribution main or pipe that conveys water to a point of use. Each service line is owned and maintained by the customer at that service connection and such line beings at the customer's side of the meter.

Shall is mandatory, may is permissive.

Water distribution system shall mean all piping, conduits, valves, hydrants, storage facilities, pumps and other appurtenances, excluding service connections, which serve to deliver water from a water treatment plant or source to the public.

Water main shall mean any water main line or pipe which conveys water to a point of use from a water treatment plant, source, or water storage facility. Water mains are owned and maintained by the city.

Water meter shall mean a water volume measuring and recording device, furnished and/or installed by the city or furnished and/or installed by a user and approved by the city. Each individual service connection shall have a water meter.

Water treatment plant shall mean a facility which uses specific processes such as sedimentation, coagulations, filtration, disinfection, aeration, oxidation, ion exchange, fluoridation, or other processes which serve to add components or to alter or remove contaminants from a water supply source.