Legal Documents of Sweetwater

The following definitions and terms shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this chapter:

1. "Public water supply." The waterworks system furnishing water to the city for general use and which supply is recognized as the public water supply by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation.
2. "Cross connection." Any physical connection whereby the public water supply is connected with any other water supply system, whether public or private, either inside or outside of any building or buildings, in such manner that a flow of water into the public water supply is possible either through the manipulation of valves or because of ineffective check or back-pressure valves, or because of any other arrangement.
3. "Auxiliary intake." Any piping connection or other device whereby water may be secured from a source other than that normally used.
4. "Bypass." Any system of piping or other arrangement whereby the water may be diverted around any part or portion of a water purification plant.
5. "Interconnection." Any system of piping or other arrangement whereby the public water supply is connected directly with a sewer, drain, conduit, pool, storage reservoir, or other device which normally contains sewage or other waste or liquid which would be capable of imparting contamination to the public water supply.
6. "Person." Any and all persons, natural or artificial, including any individual, firm, or association, and any municipal or private corporation organized or existing under the laws of this or any other state or country. (1982 Code, § 8-701, as renumbered by Ord. #883, July 2012)