<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 40-3. - Definitions.</div>
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               Unless the context of usage indicates otherwise, the meaning of specific terms in
               this chapter shall be as follows:
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               <span class="ital">Board</span> or <span class="ital">BOC</span> shall mean the Craven County Board of Commissioners.
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               <span class="ital">County</span> shall mean Craven County, North Carolina.
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               <span class="ital">Main</span> and <span class="ital">water-main</span> shall mean those pipes, other than supply pipes and service pipes, used for conveying
               or distributing water.
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               <span class="ital">Premises</span> shall mean the particular property connected to the system and includes appurtenant
               land and improvements.
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               <span class="ital">Public water system, water system and system</span> shall mean the complete water supply and distribution system of the county, including
               all properties, facilities and funds.
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               <span class="ital">Service pipe</span> shall mean a pipe extending from the property line into premises supplied with water.
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               <span class="ital">Service stub</span> shall mean pipe tapped into a main and extending thence to and including the shut-off
               valve at the property line.
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               <span class="ital">Shall</span> and <span class="ital">must</span> are mandatory; <span class="ital">may</span> is permissive.
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               <span class="ital">Superintendent</span> shall mean the superintendent of the Craven County Water Department or his/her authorized
               representative or designee.
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               <span class="ital">Water department or department</span> shall mean collectively those offcials, employees and agents of the county invested
               by the BOC with authority over the system.
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               (<a class="ordinance-link" href="" data-product-id="14528" data-ordinance-id="1301605">Ord. of 7-1-2024</a>)
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