“Accessible” means capable of being reached quickly for operation, removal or inspection without requiring those desiring access to climb ladders, to climb over or remove obstacles or to unlock doors.

“Applicant” means an entity or entities including individual natural persons, associations, companies, partnerships, joint ventures, corporations and public agencies who have applied for water service.

“As-built” means a plan and profile reproducible drawing verified by a professional engineer registered in the State of Alaska depicting the physical location of facilities or equipment as reflected on survey notes, contractor’s notes line, and grade man’s notes and/or engineer’s notes.

“Backflow preventer” means a device of any type installed on a service line at the service connection to prevent contamination of City water supply from nonpotable sources.

“City” means the City of Saint Paul, Alaska.

“City Manager” means the City Manager of the City of Saint Paul, Alaska, or his/her designee.

“Code of Ordinances” is the Code of Ordinances of the City of Saint Paul, Alaska, as lawfully enacted by the City Council.

“Commercial or industrial service” means the type of service rendered to a premises utilized primarily for business purposes or other than living accommodation.

“Completion of construction” means the date upon which the manager of the utility determines, based on inspection reports, that the extension is complete and fully operable and he/she accepts the extension for operation and maintenance.

“Compound meter” means a meter consisting of a combination of main line meter of the turbine type to measure high rates of flow and a bypass meter of the displacement type for measuring low rate of flow with an automatic valve mechanism for diverting low rates of flow through the bypass meter.

Connection. See “service connection.”

“Customer” means an entity or entities including individual natural persons, associations, companies, partnerships, joint ventures, corporations and public agencies receiving water service from the City whether that service is commercial and industrial or residential as defined in these rules and regulations. A customer may also be referred to as a “user.”

“Customer-constructed water main” means a water main extension constructed by a private person under a water line extension agreement or a subdivision agreement.

“Date of acceptance” means, for a water main, the date on which the water main passes final inspection by St. Paul water utility and is available for customer service.

“Date of connection” means the date on which a customer’s water extension passes inspection by the City, and on and after which the customer may receive water service upon payment of any payment in lieu of assessment required by these rules and regulations.

“Dwelling unit” means one or more rooms and kitchen facilities in a building or portion of a building designed as a unit for occupancy by not more than one family for living and sleeping purposes.

Extension. See “water extension.”

“Fire flow meter” means a water meter consisting of a main line meter of the proportional type (either turbine or displacement) having an unobstructed passageway of essentially the full pipe size for measuring high rates of flow, and a bypass meter of the compound or positive displacement type to measure low rates of flow with an automatic valve mechanism for diverting low rates of flow through the bypass meter.

“Keybox” means a valve owned by the City and installed in an individual service line as a shutoff point for water service, usually located at the property line or easement limit.

“Locate” means to discover and mark the horizontal course of a water service facility on the overlying surface.

“Lot” means a specific piece of land depicted as an individual unit of property on valid property maps or recorded plats. The term “lot” also includes the terms “plot,” “parcel” or “tract.”

Main. See “water main.”

“Normal business hours” means the hours between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Monday through Friday, excluding City-recognized holidays.

Parcel. See “lot.”

Plot. See “lot.”

“Residential service” means the type of service made available to single- or multiple-family dwelling units, such as duplexes or triplexes, not available for transient occupancy.

“Service connection” means the pipe and appurtenances required to connect any individual lot or structure to the water system. It generally terminates at the property line or further extension of the system onto private property through the water extension. May also be referred to as “connection.”

“Tariff” means the rate schedules, rules and regulations and other documents filed as a tariff with the Alaska Public Utilities Commission.

“Thaw wire” means the wire or cable leading from the water line installed for the convenience of the customer for the purpose of thawing the water connection and extension if frozen.

Tract. See “lot.”

“Type of service” means either “residential service” or “commercial or industrial service” as those terms are defined in this section.

“Unified billing” means the method of billing whereby the charges for two or more utility services are itemized and totaled on a single bill submitted to the customer.

User. See “customer.”

“Water connection” means that part of the water distribution systems connecting the water main at the lot line of the property abutting the water main.

“Water extension” means all pipes and appurtenances from the water main or keybox to the customer’s interior shut-off valve. May also be referred to as “extension.”

“Water main” means that part of the water distribution system intended to serve more than one service connection. May also be referred to as the “main.” [Res. 94-14, 1994. Code 1979 WU § 1.0.]