Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning for the terms used in this Part 2 shall be as follows:
BACKFLOW
Water of questionable quality, wastes or other contaminants entering the System due to a reversal of flow.
COMMERCIAL USER
A person whose premises are used to offer services and/or products such as, but not limited to, retail and wholesale stores, gasoline stations, restaurants, schools, churches, hotels, motels, nursing homes, private clubs, theaters and governmental buildings.
COUNTY
Kent County, Michigan.
CROSS-CONNECTION
A connection or arrangement of piping or appurtenances through which a backflow could occur.
DOMESTIC USER
A person whose premises are domiciles for single- or multiple-family use.
INDUSTRIAL USER
A person who operates a manufacturing or process facility which is engaged in producing a product.
LOCAL DISTRIBUTION LINES
Those pipes which serve only the abutting property within only one local service area.
METER EQUIVALENT FACTOR
A factor derived from the water meter size and which increases with the size of the water meter and the corresponding water flow capacity. A meter equivalent factor for each of the following water meter sizes is hereby established as follows:
Meter Size
(inches)
Meter Equivalent Factor
1.00
1.00
1.50
2.25
1.75
3.06
2.00
4.00
2.25
5.06
2.50
6.25
2.75
7.56
3.00
9.00
3.25
10.50
3.50
12.25
3.75
14.06
4.00
16.00
4.25
18.06
4.50
20.25
4.75
22.56
6.00
36.00
6.25
39.06
6.50
42.25
6.75
45.56
8.00
64.00
8.25
68.06
8.50
72.25
8.75
76.56
10.00
100.00
12.00
144.00
If the meter size falls between the meter sizes set forth in the table above, the meter equivalent factor corresponding to the next highest meter size shall be applied.
NON-POTABLE
Refers to water that is not safe for human consumption or that is of questionable potability.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation, or group, public or private.
PLAINFIELD
The Charter Township of Plainfield, Kent County, Michigan.
PLAINFIELD WATER ORDINANCE
The ordinance or ordinances adopted by Plainfield from time to time which regulate the connection to, the use of and the rates for connection to and services provided by the System located within Plainfield.
PREMISES
Each lot or parcel of land, building, premises, dwelling unit or apartment Unit having any connection to the System.
PUBLIC WATER
Potable water provided by the System.
SECONDARY WATER SUPPLY
A water supply system maintained in addition to public water supplied by the System, including but not limited to water systems from ground or surface sources not meeting the requirements of Public Act 451 of 1994 (MCL 324.4101 et seq.).
SERVICE DISTRICT
The geographical area located within the Township served by the System in accordance with the Water Service Agreement.
SERVICE LINE
The line on the premises, installed and maintained by the user, connecting the system to the premises.
SUBMERGED INLET
A service line, water pipe or extension thereto from the system terminating in a tank, vessel, fixture or appliance which may contain water of questionable quality, waste or other contaminants and which is unprotected against backflow.
SYSTEM or WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
The Plainfield Township water supply and distribution system.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Cannon, Kent County, Michigan.
TOWNSHIP BOARD
The governing body of the Township.
USER
The owner, lessee or occupant of any premises connected to or served by the System.
WATER CONNECTION
That part of the Water Distribution System connecting the system to the service line.
WATER DEPARTMENT
The Plainfield Charter Township Water Department, Kent County, Michigan.
WATER MAIN
The primary and intermediate transmission and local distribution lines of the System.
WATER SERVICE AGREEMENT
The Water Service Agreement approved between the Township and Plainfield in 2018 for the supply and distribution of water in the Service District comprising the Orchard View Planned Unit Development by Plainfield, as said Agreement may be amended and restated from time to time by the Township and Plainfield.
WATER SUPPLY RATES AND CHARGES
As defined from time to time in the Plainfield Water Ordinance, include, without limitation, the commodity charge, base charge, tap-on charge, meter installation charge, meter test charge, connection charge and miscellaneous user fee, shutoff and turn-on charges and interest and penalties thereon, together with the charges referenced in Paragraph 6b of the Water Service Agreement, as established from time to time by resolution of the Plainfield Township Board of Trustees.