§ 58:12A-41 — Definitions relative to presence of lead in drinking water.

2. As used in this act: "Board" means the Board of Public Utilities or any successor agency. "Customer" means a property owner or lessee who receives, and is required to pay, a water utility bill for water being supplied to the property. "Distributed System Improvement Charge" means a surcharge that is imposed by an investor-owned public community water system on its customers, with the approval of the board, to enable the system to recoup the costs of non-revenue producing infrastructure improvements outside the context of a base rate case. "Gooseneck, pigtail, or connector" means the short section of flexible piping, usually one to two feet long, which is used to connect rigid sections of service line piping. "Government-owned public community water system" means a public community water system established, pursuant to law, by a political subdivision of this State or an agency or instrumentality of one or more thereof. "Investor-owned public community water system" means a public community water system that is a public utility, as defined in R.S.48:2-13, and which is subject to the jurisdiction of the board pursuant to Title 48 of the Revised Statutes. "Lead service line" means a water supply connection that is made of, or lined with, a material consisting of lead, and which connects a water main to a building inlet. A lead pigtail, lead gooseneck, or other lead fitting shall be considered to be a lead service line, regardless of the composition of the service line or other portions of piping to which such piece is attached. A galvanized service line shall be considered to be a lead service line. A lead service line may be owned by the public community water system, a property owner, or both. "Non-paying consumer" means the lessee or primary occupant of institutional, commercial, or residential space in a system's service area, who does not receive, and is not required to pay, a water utility bill for water supplied to the property. "Off-site owner" means the owner of residential, commercial, or institutional property located within the service area of a public community water system, who resides at another property, outside the service area, and who does not receive, and is not required to pay, a water utility bill for water being supplied to the owner's property in the service area. "Partial replacement" means the act of replacing any service line component without replacing the entire service line. "Property owner" means the owner of residential, commercial, or educational institution property located within the service area of a public community water system. "Property-owner side" means the portion of a service line that is owned by a property owner. "Public community water system" or "system" means a public water system or the owner of a public water system, as that term is defined by section 3 of P.L.1977, c.224 (C.58:12A-3), which system either: has at least 15 service connections that are used by year-round residents; or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. "Public community water system" includes an investor-owned public community water system. "Service line" means any piping, tubing, and fittings connecting a water main to a building that serves a customer of a public water system. "Service line" includes the property-owner side and the system side of a service line. "System side" means the portion of a service line that is owned by a public community water system. L.2021, c.183, s.2.