The terms used in this chapter shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Agricultural use" shall mean water used for the production of crops and/or livestock. Agricultural uses include, but are not limited to, the growing of field and nursery crops, row crops, trees and vines, and the feeding of fowl and livestock.
(b) "Air gap separation" shall mean a physical break between a supply pipe and a receiving vessel. The air gap shall be at least double the diameter of the supply pipe, measured vertically from the flood rim of the receiving vessel to the supply pipe; however, in no case shall this separation be less than one (1) inch.
(c) "Applicant" shall mean any person, group, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or agency that applies for recycled water service.
(d) "Approved use" shall mean an application of recycled water in a manner, and for a purpose, designated in a recycled water use agreement, and in compliance with applicable state and local rules and regulations.
(e) "Approved use area" shall mean a site with well-defined boundaries designated in a recycled water use agreement in compliance with applicable state and local rules and regulations.
(f) "As-built drawings" shall mean the record drawings that show the completed facilities as constructed or modified.
(g) "Auxiliary water supply" shall mean any water supply on or available to the premises other than the City's potable water.
(h) "AWWA" shall mean the American Water Works Association.
(i) "City Council" shall mean the City Council of the City of Ontario.
(j) "City Manager" shall mean the chief administrative officer of the City of Ontario or his or her authorized designee.
(k) "Commercial use" shall mean the water used for non-body contact such as toilets, urinals, decorative fountains, decorative indoor and outdoor landscape, and other uses approved by the City.
(l) "Construction water service" shall mean temporary water service obtained from the City for construction purposes on any new facilities or structures.
(m) "Cross-connection" shall mean any unapproved and/or unprotected, actual or potential, connection between any part of a potable water system and any equipment, source, or system containing water or other substances not approved as safe and potable for human consumption.
(n) "Direct beneficial use" shall mean the use of recycled water, which has been transported from the point of production to the point of use, without an intervening discharge to waters of the state.
(o) "Discharge" shall mean any release or distribution of recycled water to a use area or disposal site/mechanism. Such discharges are subject to approval by the City.
(p) "Divert" shall mean to change the intended course or path of recycled water into or out of the City's recycled water system without the authorization or consent of the City. Any unpermitted withdrawal of recycled water from the City's facilities is a "diversion".
(q) "IEUA" shall mean the Inland Empire Utilities Agency.
(r) "Industrial use" shall mean the water used for industrial process such as rinsing, washing, cooling, flushing, circulation, or construction; and other uses approved by the City.
(s) "Infiltration rate" shall mean the rate at which water penetrates the soil surface and enters the soil profile.
(t) "Landscape irrigation" shall mean recycled water used for the propagation and maintenance of trees, shrubs, ground cover and turf used for erosion control and aesthetic value, not for resale or profit purposes.
(u) "Letter of approval" shall mean a written formal letter issued by the State Board approving the use of recycled water at a premise.
(v) "Non-potable water" shall mean water that has not been treated for, or is not acceptable for human consumption, in conformance with federal, state and local water standards. Non-potable water includes recycled water.
(w) "Offsite facilities" shall mean all existing or proposed facilities under the control of the IEUA or the City, from the source of supply to the point of connection with the customer's onsite facilities, up to and including the City's recycled water meter and meter box. Such facilities shall include, without limitation, recycled water transmission mains, recycled water pipes and reservoirs, pumping stations, treatment plants and other appurtenances and property.
(x) "Onsite facilities" shall mean all existing or proposed facilities within property under the control of the customer, normally downstream of the City's recycled water meter and meter box.
(y) "Onsite Recycled Water Supervisor" shall mean a qualified person designated by a recycled water user and approved by the City to be responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the user's recycled water system. This person shall be knowledgeable in the operation of the recycled water system and in the application of federal, state and local guidelines, criteria, standards, and rules and regulations governing the use of recycled water.
(z) "POC" shall mean the point of connection at the recycled water service meter.
(aa) "Ponding" shall mean the retention of recycled water on the ground surface or human-made surface for a period of time following the cessation of an approved recycled water use activity, such that potential hazard to the public health may result, as determined by regulatory agencies.
(bb) "Potable water" shall mean water which conforms to the latest federal, state and local drinking water standards.
(cc) "Recycled water" shall mean water, which as a result of treatment of wastewater, is suitable for direct beneficial use or a controlled use that otherwise would not occur. The treatment of wastewater is accomplished in accordance with the Uniform Statewide Recycling Criteria set forth in Title 22, Division 4 of the California Code of Regulations.
(dd) "Recycled water system" means the publicly owned property involved in the distribution of recycled water within the City and any privately owned onsite facilities, including piping, pumps, reservoir, land, supply lines (main lines), fittings, and equipment related to such elements.
(ee) "Recycled water facilities" shall mean the systems and structures used in the treatment, storage, pumping, transmission and distribution of recycled water.
(ff) "Recycled water use agreement" shall mean an agreement between the user and the City to use recycled water in compliance with all applicable rules and regulations.
(gg) "Regulatory agency" shall mean any public entity legally constituted by federal, state and local statutes to protect health and water quality.
(hh) "Runoff' shall mean the flow of water along natural or human-made surfaces away from the designated use area.
(ii) "RWQCB" shall mean the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region.
(jj) "Service" shall mean the delivery of recycled water to a user.
(kk) "Service connection" shall mean City facilities between the City recycled water distribution system and the customer's meter, including, but not limited to, the meter, meter box, valves, and piping equipment.
(ll) "Standard specifications" shall mean the specifications approved by the City for construction of recycled water facilities.
(mm) "State Board" shall mean the California State Water Resources Control Board.
(nn) "Tampering" shall mean the unauthorized entering, breaking, damaging, destroying, uncovering, defacing, rearranging, injuring, altering, or interference with any temporary or permanent structure (including any pipeline), equipment (including any pumps or backflow devices), or appurtenance owned by the City or that is part of the City's recycled water. Any unpermitted connection the City's facilities is "tampering".
(oo) "Unauthorized discharge" shall mean any release of recycled water that violates any applicable federal, state, or local statutes, regulations, chapters, contracts, or other requirements.
(pp) "Uniform Statewide Recycling Criteria" shall mean the criteria for treatment of recycled water established for the protection of public health and codified under Title 22, Division 4, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations.
(qq) "Use area" shall mean the specific area designated to be served with recycled water through onsite recycled water facilities.
(rr) "User" shall mean any person, group, firm, partnership, corporation, association or agency accepting recycled water from the City's recycled water facilities for use in accordance with this chapter. "Applicant," "owner," or "customer" are terms that are to be considered as users.
(ss) "Windblown spray" shall mean any dispersed, airborne particles of recycled water capable of being transmitted through the air to a location other than that for which the direct application of recycled water is approved.
(§ 1, Ord. 2689, eff. June 17, 1999, as amended by § 2, Ord. 3197, eff. January 7, 2022)