Virginia Code 56-265.10: Definitions
(a) “Water system” as used herein means any privately owned connected system of mains, pipes, conduits, pumping stations, reservoirs and related facilities furnishing water to 50 or more subscribers for compensation when the person who furnishes the service is not subject to regulation by the Commission as a public utility under Chapter 10 of Title 56.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 56-265.10
- Commission: means the State Corporation Commission. See Virginia Code 56-1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Person: includes individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations. See Virginia Code 56-1
- regulation: include joint rates, joint charges and joint regulations, respectively. See Virginia Code 56-1
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
(b) “Sewerage system” means any privately owned system of pipelines or conduits, pumping stations, force mains, sewage treatment plants, and all other constructions, devices, and appliances appurtenant thereto, used for conducting or treating sewage as that term is defined in Chapter 3.1 of Title 62.1, which furnishes service for compensation to 50 or more subscribers, which is not subject to regulation by the Commission as a public utility, and for which a certificate has not been issued or applied for in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3.1 of Title 62.1.
(c) “Commission” means the State Corporation Commission.
(d) “Person” means person as that term is defined in § 1-230.
1954, c. 669; 2005, c. 839.