The following words and phrases, when used in this title, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this chapter.
(Ord. 80; Ord. 26-12 § 1.01)
means the flow of water or other liquids from any source, back into the potable water supply within a facility and/or public water supply. If the connected source is contaminated, the potable supply could become contaminated also.
(Ord. 06-04; Ord. 29-08; Ord. 26-12 § 1.01)
means any business, whether or not conducted for private gain, that is not a residence. "Commercial users" includes, but is not limited to, municipal, boardinghouses, motels, hotels, rooming houses and mobile home park offices, as well as restaurants, cafes, taverns, bars, grocery stores, schools, churches, hardware stores, specialty stores, etc.
(Ord. 80; Ord. 06-04; Ord. 29-08; Ord. 26-12 § 1.01)
also known as "condo" or "townhouse," is a single-family dwelling which may be connected or adjacent to other condos in a facility that shares parking lot area and often shares utility services such as refuse and water. Condominiums can be identified as privately owned buildings and are recorded as such with the Benton County auditor's office. The parcel the condo resides within is jointly owned by the individual condo owners.
(Ord. 29-08; Ord. 26-12 § 1.01)
means any physical arrangement whereby a public water supply is connected, directly or indirectly, with a nonpotable or unapproved water supply system, sewer, drain, conduit, pool, storage reservoir, plumbing fixture, or other device which contains, or may contain, contaminated water, liquid, gases, sewage, or other waste, of unknown or unsafe quality which may be capable of imparting contamination to the public water supply as a result of backflow. Bypass arrangements, jumper connections, removable sections, swivel or change-over devices and other temporary, permanent or potential connections through which, or because of which, backflow could occur, are considered to be cross-connections. However, this list of connections is not deemed exclusive.
(Ord. 06-04; Ord. 29-08; Ord. 26-12 § 1.01)
means the public works department of the city of Richland.
(Ord. 80; Ord. 14-80; Ord. 29-98; Ord. 06-04; Ord. 29-08; Ord. 26-12 § 1.01)
means the public works director or his designee.
(Ord. 06-04; Ord. 29-08; Ord. 26-12 § 1.01)
refers to a customer that has an average annual consumption in excess of 1,000,000 gallons per day, served through one meter. Typically industrial, retail or manufacturing customers, not wholesale water sales.
(Ord. 07-05; Ord. 29-08; Ord. 26-12 § 1.01)
refers to a customer's account that contains charges for the main meter or house meter, or the base charges for the utilities. For residential customers there is typically only one customer account. Customers may have two or more electric or water meters so the master account would be the account housing the main consumption meters.
(Ord. 06-08; Ord. 29-08; Ord. 26-12 § 1.01)
refers to customers that are both residential and commercial and share a utility service. For example, a facility that has commercial businesses on the street level and residential units above the businesses.
(Ord. 29-08; Ord. 26-12 § 1.01)
means any building or establishment located on a single parcel or multiple parcels under common ownership in which more than two families can be housed, including but not limited to such structures as apartments, condominiums and townhouses.
(Ord. 07-05; Ord. 29-08; Ord. 26-12 § 1.01)
wherever used in this title, means and includes natural persons, associations, partnerships, and corporations whether acting by themselves or by a servant, agent, or employee.
(Ord. 80; Ord. 29-08; Ord. 26-12 § 1.01)
means the point at which the customer's service line meets the downstream leg of the water meter. In residential areas where meters are located in basements/homes, point of delivery is at the property line.
(Ord. 80; Ord. 06-04; Ord. 29-08; Ord. 26-12 § 1.01)
includes the following:
means any dwelling unit that houses an individual family or is rented as a separate living facility, including but not limited to mobile home units, manufactured homes and duplexes, with separate kitchen and bathroom facilities.
(Ord. 80; Ord. 06-04; Ord. 07-05; Ord. 29-08; Ord. 26-12 § 1.01)