Definitions for water service rules

For the purpose of this chapter, unless it is plainly evident from the context that a different meaning is intended, certain words and phrases are defined as follows: "Accessory dwelling" means living quarters attached to a main dwelling or within an accessory building located on the same lot as the main dwelling for use as a separate dwelling. "Additional water service" means a provision for additional water service through the installation of an additional water meter or a consolidated metering system, or the replacement of an existing water meter with a larger-capacity water meter. "Allocation" means quantity and size of meter(s) identified for the purpose of reserving water service and quantity of water to meet the anticipated demand of that service. "County" means the County of Maui, a political subdivision of the State of Hawaiʻi. "Credit" means the amount of money that an applicant or the applicant's predecessor in interest has paid or spent for construction, or the amount of water in gallons an applicant or the applicant's predecessor in interest has developed by prior agreement with the board or the department and dedicated to the board or the department for source development, transmission pipelines, storage tanks, or a combination of any of the foregoing, which is used to offset the fee. "Distribution system" means the water pipelines used to supply water from the transmission system or storage tank to an individual water service lateral and public fire hydrants. Transmission systems that currently provide this function shall not be construed to be a distribution system. (Ord. No. 3851, § 1, 2011)