APPLICANT: An individual, corporation, partnership, sole trader, or agency applying for water service.
DISTRICT: The Jackpot Municipal Water District.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: The Elko County Board of Commissioners acting as the Jackpot Town Board.
CUSTOMER: An individual or agency of record receiving water service from the utility.
DATE OF PRESENTATION: The date upon which a bill or notice is mailed or delivered personally to the customer.
DOMESTIC SERVICE: Provision of water for household residential purposes, including water for sprinkling lawns, gardens and shrubbery; watering livestock; washing vehicles and other similar and customary purposes.
FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE: Provision of water to premises for automatic fire protection.
COMMERCIAL SERVICE: Provision of water to premises where the customer is engaged in trade.
MAINS: Distribution pipelines located in streets, highways, public ways or private rights of way which are used to serve the general public.
MUNICIPAL or PUBLIC USE: Provision of water to a municipality or other public body.
PREMISES: The integral property or area, including improvements thereon, to which water service is or will be provided.
SERVICE AREA: Comprises the area within the Jackpot Town limits.
SERVICE CONNECTION: The pipe, valves and other facilities by means of which the utility conducts water from its distribution mains to the meter, or to the curb stop.
RATE AND FEE SCHEDULES: The effective rates, fees, rentals, charges and regulations as set forth by resolution of the Board of Directors.
TEMPORARY SERVICE: A service for construction work, irrigation of vacant property and similar uses, that because of their nature will not be used steadily or permanently.
CROSS CONNECTION: Means any physical connection between the piping system from the Jackpot Municipal Water District Service and that of any other water supply.