ANSI. "ANSI" shall mean American National Standards Institute.
APHP. "APHP" shall mean American Public Health Association.
AWWA. "AWWA" shall mean American Water Works Association.
Bottled Water. "Bottled Water" shall mean any product, including natural spring or well water taken from municipal or private utility systems or other water sources, distilled water, deionized water, or any of the foregoing to which chemicals may be added, which are put into sealed bottles, packages or in other containers, to be sold for human consumption.
Building. "Building" shall mean any enclosed structure occupied or intended for supporting or sheltering any occupancy, including the service equipment therein. The term "building" used herein shall include, where applicable, any affiliated buildings or structures, such as a building complex.
Bulk Water. "Bulk Water" shall mean water intended for potable purposes which is transported via licensed potable water tankers or trucks or equivalent from one area to another.
Contamination. "Contamination" shall mean the introduction into water of any biological, chemical, physical, or radiological substance, waste or waste water in concentrations that makes water unfit for its intended use.
Department. "Department" shall mean the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Device. "Device" shall mean the mechanical equipment used for the addition of chemicals to the drinking water supply of a building.
Disinfection. "Disinfection" shall mean a process which inactivates pathogenic organisms in water by chemical oxidants or equivalent agents.
Drinking Water. "Drinking Water" shall mean water used for human consumption or used directly or indirectly in connection with the preparation of food for human consumption including the cleaning of utensils used in the preparation of food.
Fluoridation. "Fluoridation" shall mean treatment of water by the adjustment of fluoride ion concentrations to provide the optimum fluoride concentration in water.
Groundwater. "Groundwater" shall mean water at or below the water table.
Licensed Master Plumber. "Licensed Master Plumber" shall mean any person licensed by the Commissioner of Buildings to engage in the business or trade of master plumber to perform plumbing work within New York City.
Municipal Water Supply. "Municipal Water Supply" shall mean all pipes, mains and structures owned and/or maintained by the City, for the conveyance of drinking water to the public for human consumption or any connection to the municipal water supply system.
Non-potable Water. "Non-potable Water" shall mean water which is not treated to the approved drinking water standards, is not suitable and not intended for human consumption (drinking, washing or culinary purposes), but is produced and delivered to users for other purposes such as watering of lawns, washing vehicles and property.
NSF. "NSF" shall mean National Sanitation Foundation.
Parts per million (ppm). "Parts per million (ppm)" shall mean a unit of concentration expressed in parts per million (ppm) and is equivalent to milligrams per liter.
Potable Water. "Potable Water" shall mean drinking water that meets the water quality requirements established in Subpart 5-1 of the State Sanitary Code which is suitable for human consumption or used directly or indirectly in connection with the preparation of food for human consumption, including the cleaning of utensils used in the preparation of food.
State."State" shall mean the New York State Department of Health.
State Sanitary Code. "State Sanitary Code" shall mean Title 10, Chapter 1 of the Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York.
Water Supply Tank. "Water Supply Tank" shall mean any device used to store drinking water used for potable purposes as part of the drinking water supply system in a building.
WEF. "WEF" shall mean Water Environment Federation.
Well. "Well" shall mean any excavation that is drilled, cored, bored, washed, driven, dug, jetted, or otherwise constructed when the intended use of such excavation is for the location or acquisition of ground water.
Well Water. "Well Water" shall mean water taken from below the ground through piping or similar installed device using external force or vacuum.