§ 134-171. Definitions.

Unless specifically provided otherwise these definitions shall apply to this Section:

A.

"District" shall refer to the Collier County Water-Sewer District.

B.

"Equivalent Dwelling Unit" shall mean the equivalent usage requirements of an average or typical individually metered single-family residential connection. It is used as a factor to convert a given average daily water or sewer requirement to the equivalent number of single-family residential connections.

C.

"Irrigation Quality (IQ) Water" shall mean alternative water resources other than potable, available to the District and shall include: (a) reclaimed water - wastewater that has received the treatment established as currently defined by Florida Administrative Code, Rule 62-610.460, as wastewater that meets, at a minimum, secondary treatment and high-level disinfection prior to entering holding ponds or the IQ Water System; (b) Supplemental Water Supplies such as ground or surface water; or (c) Any combination thereof. IQ Water may also be referred to as reuse water, effluent water or reclaimed water.

D.

"Service Base Charge" shall mean a monthly charge per dwelling unit or equivalent dwelling unit connection for residential and non-residential accounts with no usage included. The Service Base Charge includes components for administration billing, and meter size related system maintenance costs.

E.

"Sewer Use" shall be defined as the connection of drains for all faucets and facilities on the property, where potable water is used in connection with sanitary purposes from the potable water system. Such usages shall include, but not be limited to, sinks, showers, bathtubs, commodes, urinals, bidets, dishwashers, washers, and other such facilities. "Sewer Use" shall specifically not include runoff water being allowed to enter the District Sanitary Sewer System.

F.

"Sewer only use" shall be defined as the connection of drains for all faucets and facilities on the property where well water or potable water from a non-District water supply or where no water (leachate) is used, in conformance with other Ordinances adopted by Collier County, or applicable State and Federal laws, rules or regulations.

G.

"Potable Water Use" shall mean the sole utilization of potable water from the District system through all fixtures and pipelines on the property except where a separately metered system is available solely for outside irrigation. Any such irrigation shall require an approved cross connection control device and a physical separation from the remaining potable water system. "Water Use" shall specifically include, but not be limited to, the flow of water to all sinks, dishwashers, commodes, urinals, showers, hot water heaters, washers, drinking water coolers and drinking water machines. Such facilities shall also drain to the District's sanitary sewer system, where available, in conformance with other applicable sections of this Ordinance as well as other Ordinances adopted by Collier County, or applicable State and Federal laws, rules or regulations.

(Ord. No. 01-73, § 1.1, 12-11-01; Ord. No. 2006-27, § 3; Ord. No. 2013-44, § 1)