Section Env-Wq 2101.03 - Definitions(a) "Agricultural crop water user" means a water user that uses water for crop irrigation associated with farming.(b) "Annually" means once each calendar year, but not sooner than 10 months after and not later than 12 months after the prior annual event.(c) "Applicant" means the water user owner or the owner's representative for which an application has been submitted.(d) "Application" means the required information submitted to the department for approval of a source pursuant to Env-Dw 302, Env-Dw 303, Env-Dw 305, and Env-Wq 403, as applicable and as allowed by those rules, or the request of an approval or certification identified in Env-Wq 2101.02(c)(4) and Env-Wq 2101.02(c)(5).(e) "Automatic irrigation system" means an interconnected network of pipes, pumps, valves, and emitters designed to provide water to growing plant material, that is operated by a remote control valve controlled by a mechanical or electronic clock programmed to operate at specified times.(f) "Apparent losses" means water going into the distribution system and reaching an end user but not accurately measured or for which the water supplier is unable to bill. Apparent losses are caused by unauthorized consumption, service meter inaccuracies, data handling errors, or any combination thereof.(g) "Bottled water" means water that is placed in a sealed container or otherwise packaged and offered for sale for human consumption or other consumer uses.(h) "Bulk water" means water intended for potable uses that is transported in containers greater than 10 gallons for the purpose of treatment, packaging, or human consumption.(i) "Community water system (CWS)" means "community water system" as defined in RSA 485:1-a, I, as reprinted in Appendix C.(j) "Consecutive water system" means a public water system that buys or otherwise receives some or all of its finished water from one or more wholesale systems for at least 60 days per year.(k) "Groundwater" means "groundwater" as defined in RSA 485:C:2, VIII, as reprinted in Appendix C.(l) "Industrial, Commercial, Institutional (ICI) water user" means a water user that: (1) Uses water for industrial, commercial, or institutional purposes; and(2) Uses water for purposes other than agricultural crop irrigation.(m) "Large community water system" means a community water system that serves more than 1,000 persons.(n) "Large groundwater withdrawal" means "large groundwater withdrawal" as defined in RSA 485-C:2, IX-a, as reprinted in Appendix C.(o) "Loam" means a loose friable topsoil that combines relatively equal parts of sand, clay, and silt and that is generally free from stones, lumps, stumps, roots, weeds, or similar objects larger than 2 inches.(p) "Monthly" means once every calendar month, but not sooner than 27 days after and not later than 33 days after the date in the prior month on which the event in question occurred.(q) "Non-revenue water" means water going into the distribution system that produces no revenue, equal to unbilled authorized consumption plus apparent losses plus real losses.(r) "Operator" means "operator" as defined in RSA 485:1-a, XII, as reprinted in Appendix C.(s) "Owner" means the person who has legal authority to control the facility, system, or source to which the specified requirement applies.(t) "Person" means "person" as defined in RSA 485:1-a, XIII, as reprinted in Appendix C.(u) "Public water system" means "public water system" as defined in RSA 485:1-a, XV, as reprinted in Appendix C.(v) "Privately owned redistribution system (PORS)" means "privately owned redistribution system" as defined in RSA 485:1-a, XIV-a, as reprinted in Appendix C.(w) "Quarterly" means once in each 3-month period but not sooner than 83 days after and not later than 97 days after the date in the prior quarter on which the event in question occurred.(x) "Real losses" means water that is physically lost from a water supplier's water storage and distribution system due to overflow from storage tanks, leaking water lines between the source meter(s) and service meters where service meters are in place, leaking water lines anywhere after the source meter(s) where service meters are not in place, and all other types of leaks or breaks in the distribution system.(y) "Service connection" means the point of connection between the customer's service pipe and the water system's water line.(z) "Small community water system" means a community water system that is not a large community water system.(aa) "Source activation date" means the date the source which was applied for is placed into use.(ab) "Surface water" means "surface waters of the state" as defined in RSA:485-A:2, XIV, as reprinted in Appendix C.(ac) "Technical service provider (TSP)" means a person that is currently certified by the united states department of agriculture (USDA) natural resources conservation service (NRCS) to provide technical assistance to agricultural producers based on NRCS standards and specifications.(ad) "Unauthorized consumption" means any intentional use of water from the distribution system that is not authorized by the water supplier.(ae) "Unbilled authorized consumption" means any consumption authorized by the water supplier for which the water supplier does not bill, whether metered or unmetered.(af) "Water conservation" means "water conservation" as defined in RSA 485:1-a, XIX, as reprinted in Appendix C.(ag) "Water losses" means the sum of apparent losses and real losses.(ah) "Water user" means the facility served by the source for which an application has been submitted.(ai) "Wholesale system" means a public water system or ICI water user that treats source water and then sells or otherwise delivers finished water to a consecutive water system or privately owned redistribution system.N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Wq 2101.03
#8353, eff 5-14-05 (See Revision Note at part heading for Env-Wq 2101) (formerly Env-Ws 390.03); ss by #10480-A, eff 12-3-13
Amended by Number 28, Filed July 11, 2024, Proposed by #14004, Effective 6/22/2024, Expires 6/22/2034.