California Water Code 13575 – (a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Water …
(a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Water Recycling Act of 1991.
(b) As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
Terms Used In California Water Code 13575
- County: includes city and county. See California Water Code 14
- Customer: means a person or entity that purchases water from a retail water supplier. See California Water Code 13575
- Person: includes any city, county, district, the state, and the United States, to the extent authorized by federal law. See California Water Code 13050
- Recycled water: means water which, as a result of treatment of waste, is suitable for a direct beneficial use or a controlled use that would not otherwise occur and is therefor considered a valuable resource. See California Water Code 13050
- Retail water supplier: means any local entity, including a public agency, city, county, or private water company, that provides retail water service. See California Water Code 13575
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Water Code 10
(1) “Customer” means a person or entity that purchases water from a retail water supplier.
(2) “Entity responsible for groundwater replenishment” means any person or entity authorized by statute or court order to manage a groundwater basin and acquire water for groundwater replenishment.
(3) “Recycled water” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (n) of Section 13050.
(4) “Recycled water producer” means any local public entity that produces recycled water.
(5) “Recycled water wholesaler” means any local public entity that distributes recycled water to retail water suppliers and which has constructed, or is constructing, a recycled water distribution system.
(6) “Retail water supplier” means any local entity, including a public agency, city, county, or private water company, that provides retail water service.
(7) “Retailer” means the retail water supplier in whose service area is located the property to which a customer requests the delivery of recycled water service.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 753, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)