A. "County" means Pierce County, Washington.

B. "Department" means Pierce County Planning and Public Works.

C. "Director" means the Director of the Pierce County Planning and Public Works Department or his/her authorized deputy, agent, or representative.

D. "Governmental Entity" means the organization or agency through which a separate and independent political body exercises authority including but not limited to, cities, towns, water and sewer districts, and other municipal corporations.

E. "Person" means any agency, agent, authority, board, church, club, committee, commune, cooperative, department, district, government, group, guardian, league, office, order, school, task force, trustee, individual, family, partnership, firm, company, association, society, corporation, or other entity.

F. "Public Water System" shall have the meaning defined in WAC 246-290-020, as now or hereinafter amended.

G. "Reclaimed Water" shall have the meaning defined in WAC 173-219-010, as now or hereinafter amended.

H. "Satellite System Management Agency" shall have the meaning defined in WAC 246-290-010, as now or hereinafter amended.

I. "Shall" or "May". "Shall" is mandatory; "May" is permissive.

J. "Water General Plan" means a general plan for a system of water for the county which shall be an element of the Comprehensive Plan for Pierce County. A water general plan does not mean the final engineering construction or financing plans for the system.

K. "Water System Plan" means a written plan prepared for a particular water system and service area which identifies a schedule of needed improvements, a financial program, and an operations program. A water system which is expanding within a designated service area may be required to include other elements in its plan. Details of Water System Plan requirements can be found in WAC 246-290.

L. "Water Utility" means that duly created and organized administrative and operational subdivision within the Department of Planning and Public Works – Sewer Utility. Use of the term "subdivision" may refer to the organization in general or apply to a particular functional unit or division thereof.