Definitions

As used in 310 CMR 21.00, the following words shall have the following meanings: AdvisoryCommittee, the Advisory Committee on Administration of the FederalSafe DrinkingWater Act Assessment, appointed by the Commissioner of the Department. Act, the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq., as amended from time to time. Assessment, the Federal Safe DrinkingWater Act Assessment, (or Payment in Lieu of Assessment,) authorized and established by M.G.L. c. 21A, § 18A and 310 CMR 21.00, to be paid by each end supplier. Assessment Rate, the factor by which each 1000 gallons of drinking water withdrawn by each end supplier shall be multiplied to determine the Assessment owed to the Department by each end supplier. Commissioner, the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection. Department, the Department of Environmental Protection. End suppliers, suppliers of water, who are operators of all categories of "Public Water Systems" as defined in 310 CMR 22.02, and the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act, providing water directly to users. Estimated Withdrawal Amount, the estimated gallons of water withdrawn, purchased or pumped by an unmetered end supplier, calculated as required by 310 CMR 21.04. Metered End Suppliers, those end suppliers using master meters to measure source production, purchase and/or sales of water to other public water systems. Receipts, monies received by the Department which are proceeds from the Assessment, including interest. 21.02: continued Unmetered End Suppliers, those end suppliers not using master meters. Users, allconsumers, whether public, private, taxed or tax-exempt, ofwater provided byend suppliers. WithdrawalAmount, the gallons of water withdrawn, purchased or pumped by a metered public water system which enters the transmissionand/or distributionsystem. Withdrawal amount shall not include any water sold to another public water system.