65-407-62 Me. Code R. § 1

Current through 2024-25, June 19, 2024

Section 407-62-1 - Definitions

A.Corporation. A body created and authorized by law to act and be treated as a single legal entity with an identity distinct from that of its individual members. This definition includes, private companies, municipal and quasi-municipal corporations.

B.Customer. A person, firm, government or government division which has applied for an is granted service or which is responsible for payment of the service.

C.Establishment. A location at which water service is sought or is being rendered.

D.Limited Service Contract. A written agreement, approved by the Commission, under which a water company agrees to provide and the customer agrees to accept a substandard level of service described in the contract.

E.Person. An individual, partnership, or voluntary association.

F.Private Line.

(1) A water line constructed prior to May 7, 1986 across private property to serve one or more customers and not considered by the utility to be a main;

(2) except as provided under section 2(C)"of Chapter 65", a water line constructed after May 7, 1986 across private property to serve a single customer, a single multi-unit dwelling complex or a single commercial or industrial development upon which no other person has an easement or other right of access for water line purposes. All other water lines shall be considered mains.

G.Service Pipe. The pipe running from the water main to the customer's establishment.

H.Temporary Establishment. An establishment that a water company reasonably believes to be a temporary nature after giving due consideration to the location, setting, structures, and use of the establishment. The absence of a cellar or permanent foundation shall not be the sole criterion used by the water company in determining that an establishment is of a temporary nature.

I.Water Company. A corporation, person, or the lessee, trustee, of a corporation or person, owning, controlling, operating, or managing any water works for compensation within this State.

J.Water Main. A water pipe, other than a service pipe, which is owned, operated, and maintained by a water company, and used for the transmission or distribution of water.

65-407 C.M.R. ch. 62, § 1