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§2660-A
Title 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE
Subtitle 2: HEALTH
Part 5: FOODS AND DRUGS
Chapter 601: WATER FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
Subchapter 7: MAINE PUBLIC DRINKING WATER COMMISSION
§2660-C

§2660-B. Definitions

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. DD, §4 (NEW).]
1.  Commission.  "Commission" means the Maine Public Drinking Water Commission.  
[PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. DD, §4 (NEW).]
2.  Community water system.  "Community water system" means a public water system that serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents.  
[PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. DD, §4 (NEW).]
3.  Division.  "Division" means the Division of Health Engineering within the Bureau of Health, Department of Human Services.  
[PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. DD, §4 (NEW).]
4.  Fund.  "Fund" means the Public Drinking Water Fund.  
[PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. DD, §4 (NEW).]
5.  Noncommunity water system.  "Noncommunity water system" means a public water system that is not a community water system. A noncommunity water system is either nontransient or transient, as follows.  
A. A nontransient, noncommunity water system serves at least 25 of the same persons for 6 months or more per year and may include, but is not limited to, a school, factory, industrial park or office building.   [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. DD, §4 (NEW).]
B. A transient, noncommunity water system serves at least 25 persons, but not necessarily the same persons, for at least 60 days per year and may include, but is not limited to, a highway rest stop, seasonal restaurant, seasonal motel, golf course, park or campground. A bottled water company is a transient, noncommunity water system.   [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. DD, §4 (NEW).]
[PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. DD, §4 (NEW).]
6.  Program.  "Program" means the Maine Public Drinking Water Control Program.  
[PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. DD, §4 (NEW).]
7.  Primacy.  "Primacy" means the federally delegated primary enforcement authority to adopt, implement and enforce federally mandated drinking water standards promulgated pursuant to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act as amended.  
[PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. DD, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 410, §DD4 (NEW).
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