060-31 Wyo. Code R. §§ 31-2 - Definitions

(a) "Board" means the State Loan and Investment Board.

(b) "Capacity Development" means that a community water system or nontransient noncommunity water system can adequately demonstrate that it has technical, managerial and financial capabilities to ensure current and future operations of the water system in accordance with all drinking water regulations in effect.

(c) "Community Water System" means a public water supply which has at least fifteen (15) service connections used year-round by residents, or that regularly provides water to at least twenty-five (25) residents year-round, including, but not limited to, municipalities and water districts.

(d) "DEQ" means the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality.

(e) "Director" means the Director of the Office of State Lands and Investments.

(f) "Emergency" means a direct threat to the continued operation of a Community Water System.

(g) "Handbook of Procedures" means the State Drinking Water Revolving Loan Account Handbook of Procedures.

(h) "Intended Use Plan (IUP)" means the annual plan adopted by the State Loan and Investment Board and submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) that describes how the state intends to use the money in the Drinking Water Revolving Loan Account.

(i) "Municipalities" means incorporated towns and cities in Wyoming.

(j) "Noncommunity Water System" means a public water supply which is not a Community Water System, including but not limited to, public schools, state park recreational areas and state highway public rest areas.

(k) "Office" means the Office of State Lands and Investments which provides administrative and operational management of programs for the State Loan and Investment Board.

(l) "Operator" means the person who is directly responsible for and in charge of the operation of a water treatment plant or water distribution system.

(m) "Priority List" means the list of projects expected to receive financial assistance under the Program, ranked in accordance with a priority system developed under Section 1452(b)(2)(A) of the Safe Drinking Water Act.

(n) "Program" means the drinking water state revolving fund program pursuant to Section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U. S.C. § 300 J-12).

(o) "Publicly Owned Water System" means a water system which is owned, operated, managed and maintained by an entity of the state, county, city, township, town, school district, water district, improvement district, joint powers board or any other entity constituting a political subdivision under the laws of this state which provides water for use and consumption of the general public through pipes and other constructed conveyances, and which is not owned, operated, managed or maintained by a private individual, association or corporation.

(p) "Safe Drinking Water Act" (SDWA) means the federal Safe Drinking Water Act including the 1996 amendments ( Public Law 104-182, 42 U.S.C. § 300 f et seq.).

(q) "Select Water Committee" means a state legislative committee comprised of six (6) members from the Wyoming State Senate and six (6) members from the Wyoming House of Representatives (W.S. 21-11-101 ).

(r) "Special district" means improvement and service districts and irrigation districts in Wyoming.

(s) " State environmental review process" (SERP) means a review by DEQ pursuant to W.S. W.S. W.S. 16-1-304(a) of potential environmental impacts of projects receiving assistance from the state drinking water revolving loan account.

(t) "Substantial completion" means that stage in a project when the capital infrastructure constructed is capable of initiating operations or can be used for its intended purpose.

(u) "Water Supply System" means a system from the water source to the consumer premises consisting of pipes, structures and facilities through which water is obtained, treated, stored, distributed or otherwise offered to the public for household use or use by humans and which is part of a community water system or a noncommunity water system.

(v) "WDO" means the Wyoming Water Development Office which provides administrative and operational management of the programs administered by the Wyoming Water Development Commission.

(w) "USEPA" means the United States Environmental Protection Agency

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