Cal. Water Code - WAT § 510. Section 510.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this article govern the construction of this chapter.
ARTICLE 2. Definitions [510. - 517.]
Cal. Water Code - WAT 2.
in effectCal. Water Code - WAT § 511. Section 511.
The definition of a word applies to any of its variants.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 512. Section 512.
“Water purveyor” means any person who furnishes water service to another person.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 513. Section 513.
“Person” means any individual, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or public entity of any kind.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 514. Section 514.
“Public entity” includes a city, county, city and county, whether general law or chartered, a district, board, commission, bureau, authority, agency, department, division, section, any other political subdivision of the state of any kind, or the state.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 515. Section 515.
“Water service” means the sale, lease, rental, furnishing, or delivery of water for beneficial use, and includes, but is not limited to, contracting for that sale, lease, rental, furnishing, or delivery of water, except bottled water.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 516. Section 516.
“Water meter” includes any suitable water measuring device or facility which measures or determines the volumetric flow of water.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 517. Section 517.
“Submeter” means a device that measures water consumption of an individual rental unit within a multiunit residential structure or mixed-use residential and commercial structure, and that is owned and operated by the owner of the structure or the owner’s agent. As used in this section, “multiunit residential structure” and “mixed-use residential and commercial structure” mean real property containing two or more dwelling units.
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