WATER UNITED WATER NEW JERSEY INC.

UNITED WATER NEW JERSEY INC.
BPU NO. 4 - WATER Original Sheet No. 4
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(g)
Each building, portion of a building or combination of buildings within a
commercial or residential condominium, co-operative, or apartment development,
including garden-type apartments, when individual units or apartments within such
developments are not adaptable to separate metering.
1.6 A “transmission main” is a pipeline of large diameter (usually 16” and larger) which
delivers water from the various pumping stations and distribution reservoirs to the
distribution mains.
1.7 A “distribution main” is a pipe which delivers water to the service pipes attached thereto to
serve the premises of customers.
1.8 A “tap or corporation stop” is the fitting inserted in the distribution main to which the
service pipe is attached. It is used for shutting off the water in case of repairs to the service
pipe.
1.9 A “service pipe” is a supply pipe leading from the corporation stop at the main to the curb
stop.
1.10 A “curb stop” is the fitting attached to the service pipe at the curb, for turning on and
shutting off water in emergencies or for purposes of repair.
1.11 A “connecting pipe” is the supply pipe connected to the service pipe at the curb stop and
leading therefrom to the meter on the customer’s premises.
1.12 A “meter” is a mechanical device which registers the quantity of water supplied to the
customer.
1.13 A “pressure regulator” is a device which is placed in pipelines to maintain automatically a
given working pressure on its outlet side regardless of the pressure on the inlet side.
1.14 A “pressure relief valve” is a device installed in pipe lines and other pressure systems to
relieve automatically excess house system pressure, above the predetermined setting of the
relief valve.
Filed Pursuant to a April 21, 1988 decision by the
Board of Public Utilities in Docket No. WT87060443
Date of Issue: November 12, 1996 Effective: April 21, 1988
Docket No. WT87060443
Issued by: Frank J. De Micco, President
200 Old Hook Road, Harrington Park, New Jersey 07640