As used in this Part 2, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Auxiliary equipment, such as valves and hydrants, attached
to the distribution system to enable it to function properly.
A hydraulic condition caused by a difference in pressures,
in which nonpotable water or other fluids flow into a potable water
system.
A condition in which a pump, elevated tank, boiler, or other
means results in a pressure greater than the supply pressure.
A condition in which the pressure in the distribution system
is less than atmospheric pressure.
That duly elected board of the Town of Greenfield charged
with enforcing state and local health and sanitary regulations and
the Massachusetts State Plumbing Code. It shall also include the authorized
agent or representative of said Board.[1]
That agent of the Mayor of the Town of Greenfield who is
responsible for enforcing the local and/or State Building Code and
Zoning Ordinance.
Any physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance
or matter in water.
Refers to the Town Council.
Any actual or potential connection between a distribution
pipe of potable water from a public water system and any waste pipe,
soil pipe, sewer, drain, or other unapproved source. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the term "cross-connection" shall
also include any bypass arrangements, jumper connections, removal
section, swivel or changeover connection, and other temporary or permanent
connection through which backflow can or may occur.
The Director of Public Works of the Town of Greenfield or
his/her authorized deputy, agent, or representative.
That department established by vote of the Town on March
4, 1963, which has jurisdiction over water treatment, supply, and
distribution.
The Town of Greenfield Town Council and the Town police,
special police, and any other locally designated body having police
powers.
A smaller-diameter pipe that conveys water from the mains
to points of use.
The person legally and lawfully possessing the land across
which a particular water service lies or will lie.
Any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, company,
corporation, association, joint-stock company, trust, estate, governmental
entity, or any other legal entity, or their legal representatives,
agents, or assigns. The masculine gender shall include the feminine;
the singular shall include the plural where indicated by the context.
Engineering drawings showing depth of pipe, pipe location
(both horizontal and vertical displacements) and the distance from
a reference point.
That Board fully appointed by the Mayor of the Town of Greenfield
charged with the planning for the Town of Greenfield and with the
administration of the Subdivision Regulations.[2]
The man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical,
biological, and radiological integrity of water.
The characteristic that describes water that does not contain
objectionable pollution, contamination, minerals, or infective agents
and is considered satisfactory for domestic consumption.
Any arrangement of pipes, fittings, or devices that indirectly
connects a potable water supply to a nonpotable source. This connection
may not be present at all times, but it is always there potentially.
Also known as an "indirect cross-connection."
That portion of the service line from the utility's water
main to the curb stop at or adjacent to the street line or the customer's
property line. It includes the curb stop and any other valves, fittings,
etc., that the utility may require at or between the main and the
curb stop, but does not include the curb box.
The pipe (and all appurtenances) that runs between the utility's
water main and the customer's place of use, including fire lines.
A valve, such as a corporation stop or curb stop, that is
used to shut off water to individual customers.
Is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The process of connecting lateral and service lines to mains
and/or other laterals.
That corporate entity in the County of Franklin, Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, acting by and through its Mayor and Town Council.
