For all purposes of this article:

(a) The term "district" shall mean any rural water district organized under Chapter 13 of Title 6, special purpose district, or public service district now existing or hereafter created by an act of the General Assembly now or from time to time exercising the power to construct and operate sewer collection, disposal, and treatment facilities;

(b) The term "commission" shall mean the governing agency of any district as now or hereafter constituted;

(c) The term "water distribution agency" shall mean any public or private agency operating a water distribution system within any district or any portion thereof;

(d) The term "sewage" shall mean domestic or industrial waste requiring collection, disposal and treatment;

(e) The term "sewer service charge" shall mean the monthly, quarterly or annual charge imposed by any district for the collection, treatment and disposal of sewage irrespective of whether the same shall be collected by a water distribution agency or whether it shall be assessed against the property served as provided by Section 6-11-1230;

(f) The term "sewer connection charge" shall mean the charge imposed upon property owners as a condition to authorizing them to connect to and discharge sewage into any public sewer system; and

(g) The term "front-foot assessment" shall mean the assessment levied to reimburse a district for that portion of the cost of installing sewer laterals (collection lines) imposed by the commission on a front-foot basis.

(h) The term "lateral collection lines" shall mean the gravity system, to include pump stations, lift stations and force drains, utilized to transmit waste water to a central or master transmission station.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-496; 1965 (54) 718; 1978 Act No. 543 Section 1; 2008 Act No. 358, Section 4, eff June 25, 2008.

Effect of Amendment

The 2008 amendment, in item (a), added "rural water district organized under Chapter 13 of Title 6" and made conforming amendments.