For the purposes of this Regulation, the following terms mean:
Subscriber (Abonado): The natural or legal person who owns the farm (finca), lot, or building of any nature, to which the potable water service is provided.
Contribution (Aporte): collaboration in materials or money, a right that the Municipality reserves to request for the improvement or provision of the service.
Department: Aqueduct Department of the Municipality of Tarrazú.
Farm or lot (Finca o lote): Land with or without its respective building, duly individualized and registered in the Public Property Registry (Registro Público de la Propiedad).
Hydrometer (Hidrómetro). Meter used for the purpose of recording the water consumption used by the subscriber or user.
Independent Connection (Independización): The new water connection(s) (pajas de agua) required to serve one or more physical segregations of a farm.
Installations: The system of pipes and accessories, both of public networks and those within the property, of the aqueduct.
Domiciliary Installation (Instalación domiciliaria): Internal potable water system of the dwellings.
Municipality: Municipality of Tarrazú.
Fine (Multa): Monetary penalty for delay in the payment of the potable water service in accordance with this regulation and the laws in force.
Water Connection (Paja de agua): The pipe and accessories between the aqueduct’s distribution network and the property line with the public road.
Service Stub (Prevista): The pipe and accessories between the main pipe and the property line with the public road, which is left installed for a future service connection.
Branch (Ramal): New portion of pipe that must be installed to increase the length of the aqueduct’s distribution network, which becomes necessary to extend the service in a determined sector.
Aqueduct service: Potable water supply that is provided by the Municipality to the subscriber or user.
Service Suspension (Suspensión del servicio): Temporary deprivation of the potable water service.
Water use: The main destination that the subscriber or the Municipality of Tarrazú determines is given to the potable water service, which is classified as:
1. Residential 2. Commercial 3. Reproductive 4. Preferential 5. Government User: The natural or legal person who uses the water services, who may or may not be the subscriber.
Of the service in general