Nebraska Statutes 71-5316. Terms, defined
For purposes of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Act, unless the context otherwise requires:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-5316
- Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(1) Safe Drinking Water Act means the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, as the act existed on October 23, 2018;
(2) Construction means any of the following: Preliminary planning to determine the feasibility of a safe drinking water project for a public water system; engineering, architectural, legal, fiscal, or economic investigations or studies; surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures, or other necessary preliminary actions; erection, building, acquisition, alteration, remodeling, improvement, or extension of public water systems; or the inspection or supervision of any of such items;
(3) Council means the Environmental Quality Council;
(4) Department means the Department of Environment and Energy;
(5) Director means the Director of Environment and Energy;
(6) Operate and maintain means all necessary activities, including the normal replacement of equipment or appurtenances, to assure the dependable and economical function of a public water system in accordance with its intended purpose;
(7) Owner means any person owning or operating a public water system;
(8) Public water system has the definition found in section 71-5301 ; and
(9) Safe drinking water project means the structures, equipment, surroundings, and processes required to establish and operate a public water system.