§ 110-176. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Certificate means and is limited to a water system certificate or a sewerage system certificate issued by the public service commission under the provisions of F.S. ch. 367, or any special act applicable to the county.

Certificate of completion means the certificate issued under the provisions of this Code.

Dedicated facilities means those facilities required to be dedicated to the county under section 110-182.

Facilities means all or any portion of the plants, systems, attachments, fixtures and property, real or personal, used in any water system or sewerage system defined in this section.

Nondedicated facilities means those facilities owned by the public utility and not required to be dedicated to the county under the provisions of section 110-182.

Operations manager means the operations manager as required under the provisions of this Code.

Public utility or utility means any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or legal entity, and any lessee, trustee or receiver thereof, owning, constructing, operating, managing or controlling any waterworks, water system or sewerage system, or both, located in whole or part within the unincorporated areas of the county, and serving or purporting to serve the public directly or indirectly; but it shall not mean or include any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or legal entity whose activities are confined to selling, distributing or furnishing bottled water and not otherwise engaged directly or indirectly in owning, leasing, constructing, operating or managing any waterworks, water system or sewerage system. The term "public utility," for the purposes of this article, shall not include any political subdivision, special purpose or taxing district, authority, board or governmental agency created by special act of the legislature, municipality, incorporated city, town or village, owning, constructing, operating, managing or controlling any waterworks, water or sewerage system, or both, in the incorporated or unincorporated areas of the county.

Service area means and is limited to the territory served by a public utility under its certificate.

Sewer or sewerage system means any plant, system, facility or property used or useful, or having the present capacity for future use in connection with the collection, treatment, purification or disposal of sewage and sewage effluent and residue for the public; and without limiting the generality of the foregoing definition, the term shall embrace treatment plants, pumping stations, intercepting sewers, pressure lines, mains, laterals and all necessary appurtenances and equipment and shall include all property, rights, easements and franchises relating to any such system and deemed necessary or convenient for the operation thereof, but shall not include systems for the collection, treatment, purification or disposal of industrial wastes for manufacturing plants owned or operated by such manufacturing plants.

Water system means any real estate, attachments, fixtures, impounded water, water mains, laterals, valves, meters, plants, wells, pipes, tanks, reservoirs, systems, facilities or other property, real or personal, used or useful, or having the present capacity for future use in connection with the obtaining, treatment, supplying and distribution of water to the public for human consumption, fire protection, irrigation, consumption by business or industry; and without limiting the generality of the foregoing definition, the term shall embrace all necessary appurtenances and equipment and shall include all property, rights, easements and franchises relating to any such system and deemed necessary or convenient for the operation thereof, but shall not include property used solely for or principally in connection with the business of bottling, selling, distributing or furnishing bottled water, nor water systems utilized by manufacturing plants primarily for the purpose of providing water in connection with its manufacturing operations.

(Code 1979, § 23-54)

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.