R.C.S.A. § 16-11-99
Definitions
Cite as Conn. Agencies Regs. § 16-11-99
For purposes of Sections 16-11-99 through 16-11-99d of the regulations:
(a) "Department" shall mean the Department of Public Utility Control.
(b) "Company" shall mean a water company as defined in Section 16-1 of the General Statutes
of Connecticut, relying on groundwater as its source of supply.
(c) "Average Daily Demand" shall mean the normal water usage of the system as determined
for the most representative twenty-four (24) hour period of record not affected by
unusual demand conditions such as drought or a significant temporary increase in demand.
(d) "Standby Power" shall mean an alternative source of providing power in the event of
an electrical outage.
(e) "Standby Power Equipment" shall include permanent and portable generators, engine-driven
pumps, or other mechanical drive equipment.
(f) "Sufficient Standby Power Capacity" shall mean the ability of a company to supply
100% of the average daily demand of its system, or of each division if the company's
system is comprised of multiple divisions, and satisfy the requirements of the Connecticut
Department of Health Services concerning purity and adequacy of water.
(g) "Facility Location" shall include pumping stations, treatment plants, storage tanks,
and such other plant where electric power is required to satisfy the design criteria
for sufficient standby power capacity, provided in Section 16-11-99 (f) of these regulations.