The following definitions shall apply to this section and Sections 116682, 116684, 116686, and 116688: (a) âAdequate supplyâ means sufficient water to meet residentsâ health and safety needs at all times. (b) âAffected residenceâ means a residence within a disadvantaged community that is reliant on a water supply that is either inadequate or unsafe and that is not served by a public water system or state small water system. (c) âAt-risk domestic wellâ means a domestic well that serves a disadvantaged community and is at risk of consistently failing to provide an adequate supply of safe drinking water as determined by the state board pursuant to the methodology established in the 2021 Drinking Water Needs Assessment referenced in subdivision (b) of Section 116769, or a substantially similar methodology adopted by the state board in an update to the Drinking Water Needs Assessment. (d) âAt-risk water systemâ means a water system that meets all the following conditions: (1) The water system is either a public water system with 3,300 or fewer connections or a state small water system. (2) The system serves a disadvantaged community. (3) The system is at risk of consistently failing to provide an adequate supply of safe drinking water, as determined by the state board pursuant to the methodology established in the 2021 Drinking Water Needs Assessment referenced in subdivision (b) of Section 116769, or a substantially similar methodology adopted by the state board in an update to the Drinking Water Needs Assessment. (e) âConsistently failsâ means a failure to provide an adequate supply of safe drinking water. (f) âConsolidated water systemâ means the public water system resulting from the consolidation of a public water system with another public water system, state small water system, or affected residences. (g) âConsolidationâ means joining two or more public water systems, state small water systems, or affected residences into a single public water system. (h) âDisadvantaged communityâ means a disadvantaged community, as defined in Section 79505.5 of the Water Code. (i) âDomestic wellâ means a groundwater well used to supply water for the domestic needs of an individual residence or a water system that is not a public water system and that has no more than four service connections. (j) âExtension of serviceâ means the provision of service through any physical or operational infrastructure arrangement other than consolidation. (k) âGroundwater sustainability agencyâ has the same meaning as provided in Section 10721 of the Water Code. ( l ) âInfill siteâ means a site within the area served by a subsumed water system that, as of the date of consolidation, is adjacent to a parcel that is developed for a qualified urban use. (m) âOperation periodâ means the period during which an administrator provides services to a designated water system, as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (r) of Section 116686. (n) âQualified urban useâ means any residential, commercial, public institutional, industrial, transit or transportation facility, or retail use, or any combination of those uses. (o) âReceiving water systemâ means the public water system that provides service to a subsumed water system through consolidation or extension of service. (p) âSafe drinking waterâ means water that meets all primary and secondary drinking water standards. (q) âState small water systemâ has the same meaning as provided in Section 116275. (r) âSubsumed water systemâ means a public water system, state small water system, or affected residences served by domestic wells consolidated into or receiving service from the receiving water system.
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