Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the following terms and phrases, as used in this chapter, shall have the meanings stated in this section:

Abut: Touching, adjoining, or bordering on.

Applicant: The owner of the property to be served, or his duly authorized representative who applies to the county for water service.

Appurtenance: Any accessory object or component connected to a public water system.

Backflow: The undesirable reversal of flow of water or mixtures of water and other liquids, gases or other substances into the distribution pipes of the potable supply of water from any source or sources.

Backflow prevention device: An approved device, method or type of construction designed to prevent backflow into a public water system.

Building water piping: All water lines and facilities from the water service pipe to the point of ultimate use where water is exposed to the atmosphere.

Connection fee: An initial service charge levied to defray the cost of providing public water.

Construction: Any placement or installation of water facilities or equipment including preparation work for such installation.

Contractor: Any person performing work (other than the county) on facilities of the county.

County: York County, Virginia, or any of the established Sanitary Districts in York County.

Cross-connection: Any connection or structural arrangement, direct or indirect, to the public water system whereby backflow can occur.

Developer: Any person having a legal interest in real property which may now or in the future be served by the facilities of the county and who is or may be responsible for the design and/or construction of such facilities.

Development: Any building or subdivision activity which is required to have either site plan or subdivision approval of the county before it is commenced.

Dwelling unit: A single unit providing complete, independent living facilities for one or more persons including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation.

Emergency: A situation in which the sufficiency or quality of water supplies are jeopardized by reason of drought, distribution system failure, or other cause.

Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU): The flow of water equivalent to the average flow of a single-family residential dwelling unit. Each EDU shall equal three hundred (300) gallons per day.

Existing structure: A structure completed or placed on a parcel, as evidenced by a Certificate of Use and Occupancy, on or before the date that notice is given that water service is available, which is located within three hundred (300) feet of the easement or right-of-way in which such service is located.

Facilities of the county: Any water pipe, water storage tank, water pressure tank or pump, or any other appurtenance of the water distribution or supply system, whether located within or without of the boundaries of the county, which have been, are, or are intended to be installed, operated, or maintained by the county or in the installation, operation, or maintenance of which the county has participated, is participating, or intends to participate financially.

Fire protection system: A separate system of water pipes or mains and their appurtenances installed solely to supply water to extinguish fires.

Fire service connection: A pipe extending from a public water system to supply a sprinkler, standpipe, yard main, or other fire protection system.

Future structure: A structure completed after the date that notice is given that water service is available as evidenced by the absence of a Certificate of Use and Occupancy at the time notice is given.

Future use capacity: Capacity for the future in system facilities; capacity not needed at time of design and construction to accommodate existing needs; or capacity which provides for the future development of property and for community growth.

Governing body: The Board of Supervisors of York County which serves as the governing body for both the county and the sanitary districts of the county.

Health Department: The York-Poquoson Health Department or, where appropriate to the context, the Virginia Department of Health.

Incremental capacity: The additional capacity required in system facilities to accommodate a specific development.

Individual water supply facilities: Water supply facilities serving individual premises owned and operated by the owner of the premises.

Installed; repaired; approved standard: Whenever these terms are used, they shall be interpreted to include the phrase "in accordance with any standards and specifications established pursuant to this chapter".

Internal water distribution system: The pipes, valves, fittings, fire hydrants, service connections, meter settings, and other appurtenances lying wholly within a development such as a mobile home park, an industrial or commercial complex, apartment project, or similar use which system is privately owned and used to convey water from a public supply facility abutting the development to individual uses within the development.

Local facilities: All water facilities serving only one development; any water service line to which building water piping is connected; all transmission and distribution mains eight inches or less in diameter; all fire mains; all service meters; meter installations; fire hydrants; and water facilities whether on site or off site necessary to make the facilities of the county accessible to the premises.

Nonpotable water: Any water other than potable water.

Off-site extension: An extension of a water line from existing local or system facilities of the county to the property boundary of the developer or applicant in a manner and location approved by the county.

Owner: Any person having an interest whether legal or equitable, sole or partial, in real property.

Premises: Any building, group of buildings, or land upon which buildings are to be constructed which is or may be served by the facilities of the county.

Premises having service available: Any premises, whether improved or unimproved, which abut, or which are located not more than three hundred (300) feet from, the facilities of the county or other public water system or a right-of-way in which such facilities are located and which could be served by such facilities or system.

Primary service area: An area or areas designated by the governing body for current or future emphasis in the provision of public water service based on plans for future development of the county.

Private water system: A water system other than a public water system.

Public water or public water system: A water system owned and operated by the county or any adjoining city or county or service authority, and which has a Certificate to Operate issued by the Virginia Department of Health.

Service charge: An initial and/or periodic charge levied to defray costs associated with the construction, operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of public water.

Standards: The water standards and specifications of the county.

System facilities: All facilities of the county other than local facilities.

Underground leak: A water leak on the premises of the user whose system is connected to the facilities of the county which leak is in the pipes only, and in such a location that the pipe cannot be seen without digging or destroying property. Leaks due to faulty installation even if under the earth are specifically excluded from this definition.

User: Any person who uses or permits the use of water from the facilities of the county or other public water systems.

Water or potable water: Water provided for drinking and meeting applicable standards of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, U. S. Public Health Service, and the Virginia Department of Health for drinking water.

Water conservation program: A program for conservation of water which may include: (1) a prohibition on watering of lawns, gardens, shrubs, trees, or other plants, (2) a prohibition of washing cars, boats, houses, or other large objects usually washed outside, and (3) such other measures as may be described by the county administrator.

Water purveyor: An individual, group of individuals, partnership, firm, association, institution, corporation, local government, or authority which supplies water to any person within the county, from or by means of a public or private water system.

Water service connection: The point at or near the applicant’s property or easement line where the water service pipe connects to the water service line.

Water service line: That portion of pipe within the water system which extends from the public water main to the water service connection.

Water service pipe: The extension from the end of the water service connection to the inner face of the building wall.

Water supply: Water taken into a public water system from wells and bodies of surface water.