93-40. Regional Water Agreement Definitions.

The following terms shall be deemed to have the same meaning as stated in the Regional Water Agreement, which definitions are hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein. To the extent that the summaries conflict with or omit language from the definitions as contained in the referenced provisions of the regional water agreement, the regional water agreement shall control.

  1. Regional Water Lines-Water transmission or water distribution lines and associated improvements installed by the Authority at the request of Henderson County pursuant to the Regional Water Agreement (Subsection 2.0)
  2. Service District or Service Area - The area in which the Authority is required by the Regional Water Agreement to install a water distribution system. This area will initially consist of the Cane Creek Water and Sewer District, as enlarged or extended, but may be amended, expanded or restated to incorporate all or a portion of Henderson County and/or the Mud Creek Water and Sewer District (Subsections 2.1 and 4.2)
  3. Transmission Lines - Water lines 10 inches or larger in diameter size (Subsection 2.2)
  4. Distribution Lines- Water lines less than 10 inches in diameter size (Subsection 2.3)
  5. Committee-The Policies and Priorities Committee of the Asheville/Buncombe/Henderson Water Authority (Subsection 2.4)
  6. Projected Regional Water Line Costs- The amount of capital costs projected to be incurred for the design, purchase, installation, construction, financing, and replacement (if any) of a regional water line or lines (Subsection 2.5 )
  7. Actual Regional Water Line Costs- All capital costs associated with the installation of a regional water line or lines and associated improvements incurred by the Authority and/or Asheville (Subsection 2.6 )
  8. Net Revenue -The gross proceeds received from a regional water line less the total costs to produce, treat, and deliver potable water to customers served by a regional water line, less the total costs to maintain and repair the regional water line and less the total costs to bill and collect from customers served by the regional water line. (Subsection 2.7)
  9. Projected Regional Water Line Revenues -The net revenue derived from the use of the particular regional water line(s) by customers within the Service District, Subsection 7.1 including, without limitation, usage fees, impact fees, and/or connection or tap-on set forth in the schedules duly adopted by the County (Henderson County as defined in Section 2.03 below) and the Authority (Subsection 7.1)