Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 65 - WATER SERVICE › Subchapter B - LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENTS › Section 65.52 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
						subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
AAO plan-Annual asset optimization
						plan
-The term as defined in §
											121.2 (relating to
						definitions).
Customer
-A party contracting with an
						entity for service.
Customer-owned LSL-Customer-owned lead service
						line
-The portion of the lead service line extending from the curb,
						property line or entity connection to an entity's water meter or, if the
						entity's meter is located outside of the structure or water is not metered by
						the entity, at the first shutoff valve located within the interior of the
						structure.
DSIC-Distribution system improvement
						charge
-The term as defined in § 121.2.
Entity
-A public utility as defined in
						66 Pa.C.S. §
												102
						(relating to definitions) engaged in diverting, developing, pumping,
						impounding, distributing or furnishing water service to or for the public for
						compensation, a municipal corporation as defined in §
											65.52 (relating to definitions),
						and an authority as defined in
						66 Pa.C.S. §
												3201(1) (relating to
						definitions).
Galvanized service line
-Iron or steel
						piping that has been dipped in zinc to prevent corrosion and rusting.
LSL-Lead service line
-A service line
						made of lead that connects the water main to a building inlet and a lead
						pigtail, gooseneck or other fitting that is connected to the lead line. A
						galvanized service line is considered a lead service line if it ever was or is
						currently downstream of any lead service line or service line of unknown
						material.
LSLR-Lead service line replacement
-A
						service line, whether entity-owned or customer-owned, installed to replace a
						lead service line.
LSLR plan-Lead service line replacement
						plan
-A plan and supporting documents submitted to and approved by the
						Commission that specify how an entity intends to implement its lead service
						line replacement program.
LSLR program-Lead service line replacement
						pro-gram
-A program submitted to and approved by the Commission for the
						replacement of lead service lines by an entity.
LSLR program report-Lead service line replacement
						program report
-The annual report, including a plan and supporting
						documents, providing information for lead service line replacements completed
						by an entity under its lead service line replacement program.
LSLR project-Lead service line replacement
						project
-An entity-scheduled lead service line replacement activity
						either in conjunction with main replacements or as part of a lead service line
						replacement program.
LSLR project area-Lead service line replacement
						project area
-The area encompassing an entity's scheduled lead service
						line replacement activities, which includes the area within a 1-mile radius of
						a lead service line replacement project if served by the entity.
LSLR project commencement-Lead service line
						replacement project commencement
-Installation of the first lead
						service line replacement within a lead service line replacement project
						area.
LTIIP-Long-term infrastructure improvement
						plan
- The term as defined in § 121.2.
Municipal corporation
-The term as
						defined in
						66 Pa.C.S. §
												102
						(relating to definitions) engaged in diverting, developing, pumping,
						impounding, distributing or furnishing water service to or for the public for
						compensation beyond its corporate limits as referenced in
						66 Pa.C.S. §
												1501
						(relating to character of service and facilities).
Partial LSLR-Partial lead service line
						replacement
-A lead service line replacement that does not replace both
						the entity-owned and customer-owned portions of a lead service line.
Service line
-The pipe and appurtenances
						which connect any main to an entity's water meter or, if the entity's water
						meter is located outside of the structure or the connection is not metered by
						the entity, at the first shutoff valve located within the interior of the
						structure.
Service line inventory
-The process of
						identifying each service line under the timing and direction of United States
						Environmental Protection Agency regulation at
						40 CFR
						141.1-143.20 as enforced by the
						Department of Environmental Protection, inclusive of future changes as those
						regulations may be amended.
Water distribution system
-The equipment
						and facilities owned or operated by an entity for diverting, developing,
						pumping, impounding, distributing or furnishing water to or for the public for
						compensation.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													65.58 (relating to pro forma
						  tariff or tariff supplement
						  requirements).