New Jersey § 58:12a-41

§ 58:12a-41.

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.