Section 490-RICR-00-00-1.3 - DefinitionsA. "Board" means the Rhode Island Water Resources Board, pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 46-15, or, for the administration of these regulations, the staff of the Rhode Island Water Resources Board.B. "Conservation pricing" means a rate structure that is employed by water utilities with the intent of providing a price signal to reduce or minimize wasteful use of water resources and to reduce future costs to customers.C. "Gallons per capita per day" or "GPCD" means a residential water use calculation that is determined by dividing the amount water supplied for residential use by the number days in the reporting period and further dividing that figure by the number of residents served in their places of residence.D. "Increasing (or inclining) block rates" means charging customers higher unit rates for progressively higher quantities of water used.E. "Leakage" means a component of non-billed water and is water that is lost through the water supply system through leaks in pipes, pumps, services connections, etc. For purposes of this rule leakage is calculated by estimating the difference between total non-billed water and the total of the estimated or measured allowances for firefighting, meter inaccuracy, theft, system usage, main flushing, sewer cleaning, storm drain cleaning, and other allowances that may be developed by the water resources board.F. "Non-billed water" means the difference between water withdrawn and/or purchased by a supplier and water sold by a supplier. Components of non-billed water include leakage, firefighting, meter inaccuracy, theft, system usage, main flushing, sewer cleaning, storm drain cleaning, and other allowances that may be developed by the Board.G. "Major water customer" means a water customer of a major public water supplier that uses more than three million gallons/year or more than 750,000 gallons in any consecutive three-month period and is supplied by a public supplierH. "Major public water supplier" means a water supplier that obtains, transports, purchases or sells more than fifty million gallons of water per year. The Department of Defense is not included in this definition.I. "Residential water use" means water used by single and multiunit residences for household purposes.J. "Seasonal rates" means customers are charged a lower water rate in the winter when water demand is usually lower and a significantly higher rate in the summer when demand is higher. All unit rates or rate blocks by class can be set so that they reflect higher summer demands for each customer class.K. "Water efficiency and demand management strategy" (hereinafter referred to as DMS) means a strategic plan and implementation schedule that is developed by a major public water supplier which meets the targets established by this rule and employs a combination of the required methods plus any combination optional methods in order to achieve a high level of efficiency. The schedule lays out a timeline for implementing the strategies and identifies responsible parties.L. "WaterSense certified" means an appliance, product, or fixture certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as using water efficiently.M. "Water source" means a well, reservoir, pond, lake, and river or stream segment used for potable water supply.N. "Water supply system management plan" or "WSSMP" means the plan that is prepared by major public water systems with content prescribed by R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 46-15.3 and submitted to the Water Resources Board pursuant to the Rules and Procedures for Water Supply System Management Planning, Part 2 of this Subchapter.490 R.I. Code R. 490-RICR-00-00-1.3