Section 170IAC6-1-1. Definitions

   (a) Where applicable, the definitions set forth in IC 8-1-2-1 shall be applied to these rules.

  (b) "AWWA Standards" means the standards contained in the fourth edition of the American Water Works Association M6 Manual of Water Supply Practices, "Water Meters – Selection, Installation, Testing, and Maintenance", published in 1999 and available for purchase from the American Water Works Association, 6666 West Quincy Avenue, Denver, CO 80235. The AWWA Standards are hereby incorporated by reference and do not include any later amendments or editions.

  (c) "Commission" means the Indiana utility regulatory commission.

  (d) "Customer" means any:

(1) person;

(2) firm;

(3) corporation;

(4) municipality; or

(5) other government agency;

that has agreed, orally, or otherwise, to pay for water service received from a water utility, provided, that, for the purposes of sections 15 through 17 of this rule, the term shall be limited to mean persons who have agreed to pay for such service exclusively for residential purposes.

  (e) "Disconnection" means the termination or discontinuance of water service.

  (f) "Late payment charge" means the one-time penalty assessed by a water utility upon all current bills at the time as they become delinquent.

  (g) "OUCC" means the Indiana office of utility consumer counselor.

  (h) "Utility" or "water utility" means any public water utility that is:

(1) subject to the jurisdiction of the commission under:

(A) IC 8-1-2; or

(B) any other statute of the state of Indiana; and

(2) engaged in the:

(A) production;

(B) sale; or

(C) distribution;

of water service.

(Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission; No. 34805: Standards of Service For Water Utilities Rule 1; filed Nov 28, 1977, 3:00 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1978, p. 678; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 4:30 p.m.: 24 IR 4233; readopted filed Apr 24, 2007, 8:21 a.m.: 20070509-IR-170070147RFA; filed Dec 15, 2008, 11:46 a.m.: 20090114-IR-170080315FRA; readopted filed Aug 2, 2013, 2:16 p.m.: 20130828-IR-170130227RFA)