“Applicant” means a person to whom this division applies, as is set out in Section 37-52.02.

“Development entitlement” means approvals by the City under applicable Phoenix City Code provisions, including but not limited to Chapter 32, for development, construction and/or installation of improvements on specified property.

“Facility” means a site used for a particular purpose. A facility includes multiple sites that are contiguous or proximately located under a common ownership or control which are used for a particular purpose or closely related purposes.

“Gallons per day” means daily water demand calculated on an annual average basis.

“Large water user” means a customer or potential customer of the City public water system whose water demand at the customer’s facility is projected to equal or exceed 250,000 gallons per day.

“Sustainable water service application” means the form to be completed by an applicant that will be a large water user. A sustainable water service application must include a water conservation plan.

“Use of recycled water” means causing water to be reused or saved at an applicant’s facility or otherwise causing reuse or savings of water at a different location within the City’s water service area that would not have occurred without the applicant’s efforts.

“Water conservation plan” means a plan that specifies the industry standards, best practices, means, and diligence that an applicant will undertake to use water as efficiently as is practicable and to ensure that water is not wasted.

“Water master plan” means the plan, as may be periodically updated, that reviews the City’s water resources and its current and projected demands based on anticipated and encouraged development within the City.

“Water-meter upsizing” means replacing existing water meters with water meters of a greater capacity or installing additional water meters at an existing facility so as to allow greater use of water at the facility. (Ord. No. G-7237, § 2, 2024)