As used in KRS § 65.8901 to KRS § 65.8923 and 65.8925, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) “Commission” means a regional wastewater commission established pursuant to

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 65.8903

  • City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
    that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

KRS § 65.8905;
(2) “Member entity” means any of the following entities located in the counties of Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade, or Oldham, that are participating in or that are eligible to participate in a regional wastewater commission:
(a) A city that owns a wastewater system;
(b) An urban-county government that owns a wastewater system;
(c) A sanitation district created pursuant to KRS Chapters 67 and 220;
(d) A metropolitan sewer district or a joint sewer agency established under KRS Chapter 76;
(e) A water district that owns a wastewater system established under KRS Chapter 74; and
(f) An agency of the federal, state, or local government owning a wastewater system subject to regulation by the Kentucky Division of Water;
(3) “Organizing official” means the chief elected official of the unit of general purpose local government elected by a majority vote of the member entities. The organizing official may be a county judge/executive, a city mayor, or a mayor of an urban- county government or a consolidated local government; and
(4) “Wastewater” means raw, untreated, or partially treated sewage and other polluted waters collected by lateral and main lines from residential, commercial, and industrial customers of wastewater systems owned by or under contract with a member entity of a commission and properly conveyed to designated receiving points for further transportation or treatment. “Wastewater” includes stormwater.
Effective: June 8, 2011
History: Created 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 98, sec. 2, effective June 8, 2011.