Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-293 - Water System Coordination Act › Part III - FIRE FLOW › Section 246-293-610 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) "Public water
				  system" - Any system or water supply intended or used for human consumption or
				  other domestic uses including, but not limited to, source, treatment, storage,
				  transmission and distribution facilities where water is furnished to any
				  community, number of individuals, or is made available to the public for human
				  consumption or domestic use. This definition shall exclude any water system
				  serving one single family residence, water systems existing prior to September
				  21, 1977, which are owner operated and serve less than ten single family
				  residences, and water systems serving no more than one industrial
				  plant.
(2) "Expanding public water
				  systems" - Those public water systems installing additions, extensions,
				  changes, or alterations to their existing source, transmission, storage, or
				  distribution facilities which will enable the system to increase in size its
				  existing service area. New individual retail or direct service connections onto
				  an existing distribution system shall not be considered an expansion of the
				  public water system.
(3)
				  "Department" - The Washington state department of social and health
				  services.
(4) "Critical water
				  supply service area" - A geographical area designated by the department or
				  county legislative authority characterized by public water system problems
				  related to inadequate water quality, unreliable service, and/or lack of
				  coordinated water system planning. It may be further characterized by a
				  proliferation of small, inadequate water systems, or by water supply problems
				  which threaten the present or future water quality or reliability of service in
				  such a manner that efficient and orderly development may best be achieved
				  through coordinated planning by public water systems in the area in accordance
				  with chapter 248-56 WAC.
(5) "Fire
				  flow" - The rate of water delivery needed for the purpose of fighting fires in
				  addition to requirements for normal domestic maximum instantaneous demand as
				  referenced in guidelines published by the department entitled "Design standards
				  for public water supplies."
(6)
				  "Local fire protection authority" - The fire district, city, town, or county
				  directly responsible for the fire protection within a specified geographical
				  area.
(7) "Water system plan" - A
				  document identifying present and future water system needs and establishing a
				  program for meeting those needs in the most efficient manner possible, and
				  consistent with other relevant plans and policies affecting the area in which
				  the system is located. (See WAC 248-54-580, 248-56-710 and 248-56-720, and the
				  plan content guidelines for a detailed description of water system
				  plans.)
(8) "Existing service area"
				  - A specific area within which direct service or retail service connections to
				  customers of a public water system are currently available.
(9) "Future service area" - A specific area
				  for which water service is planned by a public water system as determined by
				  written agreement between purveyors. (See WAC 248-56-730.)
(10) "Planning jurisdiction" - The city,
				  town, county or other entity acting as the responsible agency for preparation
				  and adoption of land use plans, policies or standards affecting
				  development.
(11) "Development
				  classifications" - Specific geographical areas within the existing and future
				  service area of a public water system, identified for the purpose of
				  determining the appropriate level of fire protection.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order
						121), recodified as § 246-293-610, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91.
						Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.116.080. 79-04-007 (Order 1378), §
						248-57-100, filed 3/12/79.