The following terms are defined for use in the chapters in this Code of Ordinances pertaining to the Water Service System:
1. “Customer” means, in addition to any person receiving water service from the City, the owner of the property served, and as between such parties the duties, responsibilities, liabilities and obligations hereinafter imposed shall be joint and several.
2. “Des Moines Water Works” means the City water utility organized under Chapter 388, Code of Iowa, which is officially known as the Board of Water Works Trustees of the City of Des Moines, Iowa.
3. “Water service pipe” means the pipe from the water main to the building served.
4. “Water system” means all public facilities for securing, collecting, storing, pumping, treating, and distributing water.