For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
COMMERCIAL WATER USERS. Those customers who desire water service for commercial use or for use in the transaction of their business.
CROSS-CONNECTION. A connection between a piping system carrying a potable public water supply and any secondary piping system, institutional, private or public, carrying a water supply from a source distinct from that of the potable public supply.
LATE PAYMENT-FIXED. The customer service cost for processing a delinquent account listed on a delinquent account register.
LATE PAYMENT-VARIABLE. The cost of carrying outstanding balances in customer accounts.
METER REMOVAL. The physical removal of the meter from the connections inside the meter box.
TEMPORARY WATER USERS. Those water customers who are not the owners of the premises served and who desire water service for less than six months annually and for a given period of time.
TURN-OFF. The physical turn-off of the meter in the meter box.
TURN-OFF AT MAIN. The physical disconnection of the water line at the water main.
TURN-ON. The physical turn-on of the meter in the meter box.
YOKE REMOVAL. The physical removal of the yoke located inside the meter box, that is used to secure the inlet and outlet pipes for meter installation.
(‘77 Code, § 7-140) (Ord. 1585, passed 10-21-85)