Pennsylvania Code
Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION
Part V - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Chapter 120 - LOCAL WATER RATIONING PLANS
Section 120.1 - Definitions
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Applicant-The governing body of a political subdivision or a public water supply agency which experiences a local water shortage in the service area covered by its plan.
Commonwealth Drought Coordinator-An officer of the Department appointed by the Secretary of the Department, to carry out responsibilities established in the Pennsylvania Drought Contingency Plan to coordinate Commonwealth planning, preparedness and response action to a drought or water shortage emergency.
Department-The Department of Environmental Protection.
Designated drought emergency area-The area of this Commonwealth described in the Governor's proclamation or executive order declaring a state of drought or water shortage emergency.
Emergency service area-The service area covered by a plan.
Nonresidential water customer-A water customer who is not a residential water customer. The term includes commercial, industrial, institutional and public users, including educational facilities, hotels, motels and restaurants. The term does not include hospitals or health care facilities.
PEMA-The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
Person-
(i) An individual, partnership, association, company, corporation, municipality, municipal authority, political subdivision or an agency of Federal or State governments.
(ii) The term includes the officers, employees and agents of a partnership, association, company, corporation, municipality, municipal authority, political subdivision or an agency of Federal or State government.
Plan-local water rationing plan-A drought response plan for the equitable allocation of limited water supplies, submitted by a public water supply agency or the governing body of a political subdivision and approved by the Commonwealth Drought Coordinator.
Political subdivision-A county, city, borough, incorporated town or township.
Public water supply agency-A "community water system" as that term is defined in section 3 of the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. § 721.3).
Residential water customer-A water customer who receives water service for a single or multifamily dwelling unit. The term does not include educational institutions, hotels, motels or similar commercial establishments.
Service area-The geographical area serviced by a public water supply agency.
Service interruption-The temporary suspension of water supply or reduction of water pressure below that required for adequate supply to a water customer or to a water supply system or portion thereof.
Water allotment-The maximum quantity of water allowed for each water customer over an applicable period as established by a plan.
Water customer-A person who is connected to and receives water service from a public water supply agency. The term includes both residential and nonresidential water customers as defined in this section.
Water rationing provisions-Provisions of a plan which require specific reductions in the amount of water used by water consumers, either on the basis of a percentage reduction or gallonage allotment. The term does not include prohibitions or restrictions of nonessential uses.
