APPLICANT: A person applying for water service to a particular property within the city.
BOARD: The board of councilmen of the city of Wells.
CITY: The city of Wells and administration of the Wells water system.
CITY MANAGER: The person duly appointed by the board to perform the duties of the position, or his duly appointed representative.
COMBINED SERVICE: A service connection through which water is obtained for the dual purpose of private fire protection and domestic use.
CONSUMER: A person who is a recipient of water service from the city.
CROSS CONNECTION: Any actual or potential connection between the city's water distribution facilities and any source or system which may potentially cause contamination, pollution or change in water quality by any and all causes.
DOMESTIC SERVICE: A service connection through which water is obtained for all purposes exclusive of fire protection, including commercial and industrial uses.
DWELLING UNIT: An area or enclosure occupied by one household in one building or part of the building.
EMERGENCY SERVICE CONNECTION: Temporary service connection required to provide water to safeguard health and protect private or public property, subject to the conditions governing temporary service connections.
EMPLOYEE: Any individual employed by the city, excluding independent contractors, consultants and their employees.
INTERCONNECTION: Any actual or potential connection to customer's piping which will provide water to property or permit use of water for purposes other than that for which a service connection was authorized.
NONSTANDARD CONNECTION: A service connection installed at a location not adjacent to the property served and where there will never be a main installed contiguous to the property.
PERSON: Any individual, firm, association, organization, partnership, trust, company, corporation or entity, and any municipal, political or governmental corporation, city, body or agency other than the city.
PRIVATE FIRE SERVICE: A service connection through which water is obtained for fire protection exclusively.
SERVICE CONNECTION: The lateral pipe from the point of connection to a city water main, to and including a meter, or battery thereof, and meter box or vault.
STANDARD SERVICE CONNECTION: A service connection installed at a location adjacent to the property being served.
TEMPORARY SERVICE CONNECTION: Service connection installed at a location not adjacent to the property served and which is subject to removal or relocation at such time as a main is constructed contiguous to the property. (Ord. 160, 9-24-1991)