Service connection

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025296",
  "term": "Service connection",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. As used in the definition of public water system, does not include a connection to a system that delivers water by a constructed conveyance other than a pipe if: (1) The water is used exclusively for purposes other than residential uses (consisting of drinking, bathing, and cooking, or other similar uses); (2) The Administrator or the State exercising primary enforcement responsibility for public water systems, determines that alternative water to achieve the equivalent level of public health protection provided by the applicable national primary drinking water regulation is provided for residential or similar uses for drinking and cooking; or (3) The Administrator or the State exercising primary enforcement responsibility for public water systems, determines that the water provided for residential or similar uses for drinking, cooking, and bathing is centrally treated or treated at the point of entry by the provider, a pass-through entity, or the user to achieve the equivalent level of protection provided by the applicable national primary drinking water regulations.\n\n2. As used in the definition of public water system, does not include a connection to a system that delivers water by a constructed conveyance other than a pipe if: (1) The water is used exclusively for purposes other than residential uses (consisting of drinking, bathing, and cooking, or other similar uses); (2) The Administrator or the State exercising primary enforcement responsibility for public water systems, determines that alternative water to achieve the equivalent level of public health protection provided by the applicable national primary drinking water regulation is provided for residential\n\n3. As used in the definition of public water system, does not include a connection to a system that delivers water by a constructed conveyance other than a pipe if: (1) The water is used exclusively for purposes other than residential uses (consisting of drinking, bathing, and cooking, or other similar uses); (2) The State determines that alternative water to achieve the equivalent level of public health protection provided by the applicable national primary drinking water regulation is provided for residential or similar uses for drinking and cooking; or",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation: Definitions",
    "Definition truncated. For full definition, see 40 CFR 142.2 (CFR 2018)",
    "Definition truncated. For full definition, see 40 CFR 141.2 (CFR 2018)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/service-connection/"
}