Chapter 18.08
DEFINITIONS
Sections:
18.08.030 Commercial and industrial users.
18.08.090 Master utility account.
18.08.110 Multifamily residence.
18.08.010 Definitions.
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].
18.08.020 Backflow.
“Backflow” 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].
18.08.030 Commercial and industrial users.
“Commercial and industrial users” 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].
18.08.040 Condominium.
“Condominium,” 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].
18.08.050 Cross-connection.
“Cross-connection” 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].
18.08.060 Department.
“Department” 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].
18.08.070 Director.
“Director” means the public works director or his designee. [Ord. 06-04; Ord. 29-08; Ord. 26-12 § 1.01].
18.08.080 Large user.
“Large user” 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].
18.08.090 Master utility account.
“Master utility account” 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].
18.08.100 Mixed-use.
“Mixed-use” 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].
18.08.110 Multifamily residence.
“Multifamily residence” 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].
18.08.120 Person.
“Person,” 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].
18.08.130 Point of delivery.
“Point of delivery” 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].
18.08.140 Residential user.
“Residential user” includes the following:
“Residence” 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].