Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (j) of Section 116686, the following definitions shall apply to this section and Sections 116682, 116684, and 116686:
(a) “Adequate supply” means sufficient water to meet residents’ health and safety needs.
(b) “Affected residence” means a residence within a disadvantaged community that is reliant on a water supply that is either inadequate or unsafe.
(c) “Consistently fails” means a failure to provide an adequate supply of safe drinking water.
(d) “Consolidated water system” means the public water system resulting from the consolidation of a public water system with another public water system, state small water system, or affected residences not served by a public water system.
(e) “Consolidation” means joining two or more public water systems, state small water systems, or affected residences not served by a public water system, into a single public water system.
(f) “Disadvantaged community” means a disadvantaged community, as defined in Section 79505.5 of the Water Code, that is in an unincorporated area, is in a mobilehome park, or is served by a mutual water company or a small public water system.
(g) “Extension of service” means the provision of service through any physical or operational infrastructure arrangement other than consolidation.
(h) “Receiving water system” means the public water system that provides service to a subsumed water system through consolidation or extension of service.
(i) “Safe drinking water” means water that meets all primary and secondary drinking water standards.
(j) “Small public water system” has the same meaning as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 116395.
(k) “Subsumed water system” means the public water system, state small water system, or affected residences not served by a public water system consolidated into or receiving service from the receiving water system.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 773, Sec. 1.5. (SB 552) Effective January 1, 2017.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018