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When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed:

Department - the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority.

Development – the construction of a premises, building or structure that establishes a new water and/or sewer connection.

Domestic Strength Waste – domestic wastewater that does not exceed the domestic strength wastewater concentrations provided in 21 DCMR § 1511.2.

Director - the General Manager of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority or his or her lawful agent, representative, or designee.

High Strength Grease Trap Waste – wastewater from grease traps or interceptors, excluding oil-water interceptors.

High Strength Septage Waste – concentrated domestic wastewater from sources, including, but not limited to, portable toilets, septic tanks, and sewage ejector pumps or pits.

Low Strength Waste – non-domestic wastewater, including, but not limited to, groundwater and stormwater, that does not exceed the domestic strength wastewater concentrations provided in 21 DCMR § 1511.2.

Multiple Register – Meter that has two or more devices that can display the consumption volume at different flow rates (high or low) or different uses, including, but not limited to, Demand Flow and Fire Flow.

Redevelopment – the renovation or alteration of a premises, building or structure or reconstruction of a property that increases or decreases the water supply demand or drainage, waste, and vent (DWV) system load. Redevelopment shall not include the up-sizing of a water service or sewer lateral to comply with the D.C. Construction Codes Supplement, provided the water supply demand and DMV system load remain the same.

Single Register – Meter that has only one device that displays the consumption volume.

System Availability Fee – A one-time fee assessed to a property owner of any premises, building or structure to recover the cost of system capacity put

in place to serve all metered water service and sanitary sewer connections and renovation or redevelopment projects that require an upsized meter service connection to the District’s potable water system. The fee is assessed based on the peak water demand, excluding fire demand, for new meter water service connection and renovation or redevelopment projects that increase the peak water demand and associated SAF meter size for the property.

Water System Replacement Fee or WSRF – the monthly fee charged to residential, multi-family, and non-residential customers to recover the cost of the one percent (1%) renewal and replacement of aging water infrastructure.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 40 DCR 1300 (February 12, 1993); as amended by the Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 6941, 6944 (August 12, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 9798 (July 17, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 12422 (September 11, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 8505 (June 17, 2016); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 0437 (January 19, 2018).