§ 1942.504 - Definitions.

Emergency— Occurrence of an incident such as, but not limited to, a drought, earthquake, flood, disease outbreak, or chemical spill.

Rural areas— Located in any of the fifty States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Western Pacific Territories, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

(1) Section 306A— Includes any area in any city or town with a population not in excess of 15,000 inhabitants according to the most recent decennial census of the United States.

(2) Section 306B— Includes any area in any city or town with a population not in excess of 5,000 inhabitants according to the most recent decennial census of the United States.

Section 306A— Grants authorized by the “Disaster Assistance Act of 1989” (Public Law 101-82)

Section 306B— Grants authorized by the “Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990” (Public Law 101-624).

Significant decline in quantity— A significant decline in the quantity is caused by a disruption of the potable water supply by an emergency. The disruption in quantity of water prevents the present source or delivery system from supplying the present potable water of rural residents. This would not include a decline in excess water capacity.

Significant decline in quality— A significant decline in quality of potable water is where the present community source or delivery system does not meet, as a result of an emergency, the current SDWA requirements. For a private source or delivery system a significant decline in quality is where the water is no longer potable as a result of an emergency.