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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in this Part, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
1. Repealed. Laws 1987, c. 490, § B, 10.
1-A. Consumer-owned water utility. “Consumer-owned water utility” means any water utility which is wholly owned by its consumers, including its consumers served in the State. “Consumer-owned water utility” includes but is not limited to:
A. Any municipal or quasi-municipal water district or corporation located in the State;
B. Any municipal water department located in the State; or
C. The water portion of any utility wholly owned by a municipality or district located in the State.
1-B. Governing body. “Governing body” means the governing body of a consumer-owned water utility.
2. Service line. “Service line” means the pipeline, including the meter and other appurtenances, extending from a water main to the building or other premises served.
3. Water district. “Water district” means any district, including any multipurpose district, created by the private and special laws of the State to perform the functions of a water utility.
4. Water main extension. “Water main extension” means an extension of the pipeline, including associated appurtenances, from an existing water main to serve a previously unserved location or a location served by a seasonal main.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A. Public Utilities § 6101. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-35-a-public-utilities/me-rev-st-tit-35-a-sect-6101/
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