§ 4.16.040. Definitions.

Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the following terms and phrases, as used in this Chapter, in addition to the definitions set forth in Title 22, Division 4, Chapter 3, Regulations of the California Code of Regulations, shall have the meanings hereinafter designated.

1.

"Administrator" shall mean the General Manager/CEO of the Cucamonga Valley Water District (CVWD) or his/her authorized representative.

2.

"Agency" shall mean the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA).

3.

"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.

4.

"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 inch.

5.

"Applicant" shall mean any person, group, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or agency that applies for recycled water service.

6.

"Application rate" shall mean the rate at which irrigation water is applied to a design or use area, expressed in gallons per minute.

7.

"Approved use" shall mean an application of recycled water in a manner, and for a purpose, designated in a Recycled Water Use Agreement in compliance with applicable State and local rules and regulations and the provisions of this ordinance.

8.

"Approved use area" shall mean a site with well-defined boundaries designated in a Recycled Water Use Agreement in compliance with applicable rules and regulations.

9.

"As-built drawings" shall mean the record drawings that show the completed facilities as constructed or modified.

10.

"Automatic system" shall mean the electronically actuated controllers, valves, and associated equipment used to program and operate irrigation systems for the efficient application of recycled water.

11.

"Auxiliary water supply" shall mean any water supply on or available to the premises other than the District's potable water.

12.

"AWWA" shall mean the American Water Works Association.

13.

"Board of directors" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Cucamonga Valley Water District.

14.

"Commercial/industrial use" shall mean the water used for non-body contact uses such as toilets, urinals, decorative fountains, decorative indoor and outdoor landscape, industrial process such as rinsing, washing, cooling, flushing, circulation, or construction; and other uses approved by the District.

15.

"Construction water services" shall mean temporary water service obtained from the District for construction purposes on any new facilities or structures.

16.

"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.

17.

"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.

18.

"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 District.

19.

"District" shall mean Cucamonga Valley Water District of San Bernardino County, State of California.

20.

"DHS" shall mean the California Department of Health Services.

21.

"Double check valve assembly" shall mean a double check valve (DC) that as a minimum, conforms to the AWWA Standard C506-78 (R83) adopted on January 28, 1978, for double check valve type backflow prevention devices which is herein incorporated by reference.

22.

"Greenbelt areas" shall mean those areas including, but not limited to, golf courses, cemeteries, parkways, parks, right-of-ways, and landscaping within and/or surrounding a community.

23.

"HCF" shall mean a unit of measure equaling one hundred (100) cubic feet or seven hundred forty-eight (748) gallons.

24.

"Industrial process water" shall mean the water used in industrial facilities for blending, rinsing, washing, or cooling.

25.

"Infiltration rate" shall mean the rate at which water penetrates the soil surface and enters the soil profile.

26.

"Landscape impoundment" shall mean a body of water containing recycled water, which is used for aesthetic or irrigation purposes and which is not intended for public contact or ingestion.

27.

"Landscape irrigation/use" 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/profit purposes.

28.

"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.

29.

"Off-site facilities" shall mean all existing or proposed facilities under the control of IEUA or the District, from the source of supply to the point of connection with the customer's on-site facilities, up to and including the District's recycled water meter and meter box. Such facilities shall include, without limitation, recycled water transmission mains, recycled water pipelines, reservoirs, pumping stations, treatment plants and other appurtenances and property.

30.

"On-site facilities" shall mean all existing or proposed facilities within property under the control of the customer, normally downstream of the District's recycled water meter and meter box.

31.

"On-site recycled water supervisor" shall mean a qualified person designated by a recycled water user and approved by the District 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.

32.

"Open space" shall mean land that has been designated to remain undeveloped. These areas may receive recycled water service for agricultural or landscape irrigation, or other approved uses.

33.

"POC" shall mean the point of connection at the recycled water service meter.

34.

"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.

35.

"Potable water" shall mean water which conforms to the latest Federal, State and local drinking water standards.

36.

"PSI" shall mean pounds per square inch. This is a common unit expression of pressure measurement.

37.

"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 criteria set forth in Title 22, Division 4, of the California Code of Regulations.

38.

"Recycled water commodity rate" shall mean a charge imposed by the District for all metered, recycled water used.

39.

"Recycled water facilities" shall mean the systems, structures, etc, used in the treatment, storage, pumping, transmission and distribution of recycled water.

40.

"Recycled water use agreement" shall mean an agreement between the user and the District to use recycled water in compliance with all applicable rules and regulations.

41.

"Recreational impoundment" shall mean a body of recycled water used for recreational activities including, but not limited to, fishing, boating, and/or swimming. Allowable uses will depend on treatment level of the recycled water.

42.

"Reduced pressure principle backflow prevention device" shall mean a reduced pressure principle backflow prevention device (RP) that as a minimum, conform to the AWWA Standard C506-78 (R83) adopted on January 28, 1978, for reduced pressure principle type backflow prevention devices which is herein incorporated by reference.

43.

"Regulatory agency" shall mean any public entity legally constituted by Federal, State and local statutes to protect health and water quality.

44.

"Runoff" shall mean the flow of water along natural or human-made surfaces away from the designated use area.

45.

"RWQCB" shall mean the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region.

46.

"Secondary effluent" shall mean any oxidized wastewater that has been treated by gravity sedimentation to remove settled solids remaining after the primary biological treatment process.

47.

"Service" shall mean the delivery of recycled water to a user.

48.

"Service connection" shall mean District facilities between the District recycled water distribution system and the customer's meter, including, but not limited to, the meter, meter box, valves, and piping equipment.

49.

"Standard specifications" shall mean the specifications approved by the District for construction of recycled water facilities.

50.

"Tertiary effluent" shall mean any secondary effluent which has been filtered and disinfected, and meets all applicable requirements under Title 22. Allowable uses for tertiary effluent shall include body contact and irrigation of human food crops.

51.

"Unauthorized discharge" shall mean any release of recycled water that violates any applicable Federal, State, or local statutes, regulations, Ordinances, contracts or other requirements.

52.

"Use area" shall mean the specific area designated to be served with recycled water through on-site recycled water facilities.

53.

"User" shall mean any person, group, firm, partnership, corporation, association or agency accepting recycled water from the District's recycled water facilities for use in accordance with this ordinance. "Applicant," "owner," or "customer" are terms that are to be considered as users.

54.

"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.

( Ord. No. 46-C, § 2(Exh. A), 5-27-2014 )