Section 21-199. DEFINITIONS

 

199.1When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed:

Department - the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority.

 

Development – the construction of a premises, building or structure that establishes a new water and/or sewer connection.

 

Director - the General Manager of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority or his or her lawful agent, representative, or designee.

 

Multiple Register – Meter that has two or more devices that can display the consumption volume at different flow rates (high or low) or different uses, including, but not limited to, Demand Flow and Fire Flow.

 

Redevelopment – the renovation or alteration of a premises, building or structure or reconstruction of a property that increases or decreases the water supply demand or drainage, waste, and vent (DWV) system load.  Redevelopment shall not include the up-sizing of a water service or sewer lateral to comply with the D.C. Construction Codes Supplement, provided the water supply demand and DMV system load remain the same.

 

Single Register – Meter that has only one device that displays the consumption volume.

 

System Availability Fee – A one-time fee assessed to a property owner of any premises, building or structure to recover the cost of system capacity put in place to serve all metered water service and sanitary sewer connections and renovation or redevelopment projects that require an upsized meter service connection to the District’s potable water system.  The fee is assessed based on the peak water demand, excluding fire demand, for new meter water service connection and renovation or redevelopment projects that increase the peak water demand and associated SAF meter size for the property.

 

Water System Replacement Fee or WSRF – the monthly fee charged to residential, multi-family, and non-residential customers to recover the cost of the one percent (1%) renewal and replacement of aging water infrastructure.

 

 

authority

Sections 203(3) and (11) and 216 of the Water and Sewer Authority Establishment and Department of Public Works Reorganization Act of 1996, effective April 18, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-111, D.C. Official Code §§ 203(3), (11) and 216; D.C. Official Code §§ 34-2202.03(3) and (11) (2012 Repl.) and D.C. Official Code § 34-2202.16 (2012 Repl.)); Section 6(a) of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1206; D.C. Official Code § 2-505(a) (2012 Repl.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 40 DCR 1300 (February 12, 1993); as amended by the Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 6941, 6944 (August 12, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 9798 (July 17, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 12422 (September 11, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 8505 (June 17, 2016).