(D) Transition period. A water supplier that would
be a public water system only as a result of modifications made shall
not be considered a public water system until two years after August
6, 1996. If a water supplier does not serve 15 service connections
or 25 people at any time after the conclusion of the two-year period,
the water supplier shall not be considered a public water system.
(61) Ready to proceed--A project for which available
information indicates that there are no significant permitting, land
acquisition, social, contractual, environmental, engineering, or financial
issues that would keep the project from proceeding in a timely manner
to the construction phase of the project.
(62) Release of funds--The sequence and timing for
Applicant's release of financial assistance funds from the escrow
account to the construction account.
(63) Secondary drinking water regulation--Regulations
promulgated by EPA which apply to public water systems and which specify
the maximum contaminant levels which, in the judgment of the EPA,
are necessary to protect the public welfare. Such regulations may
vary according to geographic and other circumstances and may apply
to any contaminant in drinking water:
(A) which may adversely affect the odor or appearance
of such water and consequently may cause a substantial number of the
persons served by the public water system providing such water to
discontinue its use; or
(B) which may otherwise adversely affect the public
welfare.
(64) Small water system--A system that serves ten thousand
persons or fewer.
(65) State--The State of Texas.
(66) Subsidy--A reduction in the interest rate from
the market interest rate.
(67) Utility Commission--The Public Utility Commission
of Texas.
(68) Water conservation plan--A plan that complies
with the requirements of Texas Water Code §16.4021.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §371.1 adopted to be effective August 4, 2010, 35 TexReg 6680; amended to be effective October 26, 2010, 35 TexReg 9510; amended to be effective July 30, 2012, 37 TexReg 5602; amended to be effective September 11, 2014, 39 TexReg 7169; amended to be effective July 4, 2016, 41 TexReg 4844; amended to be effective June 10, 2020, 45 TexReg 3863; amended to be effective March 1, 2023, 48 TexReg 1139 |