Iowa Code r. 199-21.1 - Application of rules
(1)
Application of rules. This chapter applies to any water,
sanitary sewage, or storm water drainage utility operating within the state of
Iowa under the jurisdiction of the Iowa utilities commission and is established
under Iowa Code chapter 476.
a.
Purpose. These rules are intended to establish standards of
service to the public by utilities providing water by piped distribution
systems and utilities providing sanitary sewage or storm water drainage
disposal by piped collection systems which are subject to the jurisdiction of
the Iowa utilities commission, and to provide standards for uniform practices
by those utilities.
b.
Organization. This rule and rule
199-21.2 (476) apply to water,
sanitary sewage, and storm water drainage utilities. Rules
199-21.3 (476) through
199-21.10 (476) apply only to
water utilities. Rules
199-21.11 (476) through
199-21.17 (476) apply only to
sanitary sewage utilities. Rules
199-21.18 (476) through
199-21.21 (476) apply only to
storm water drainage utilities.
c.
Commission. The term "commission" as used in this chapter
means the Iowa utilities commission.
d.
Utility. The term
"utility" or "utilities," when not more specifically described, means a water,
sanitary sewage, or storm water drainage public utility as defined in Iowa Code
section 476.1(3)
"c" and "d." The term does not include a
county or an entity organized pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 28E which is
comprised entirely of counties.
e.
Waiver. A utility or customer may file for a waiver of these
rules in accordance with the provisions of rule
199-1.3 (17A,474,476).
f.
Other laws. These rules
shall not relieve a utility from its duties under the laws of this
state.
(2)
Authorization of rules. Iowa Code chapter 476 provides that
the Iowa utilities commission shall establish all needful, just, and reasonable
rules, not inconsistent with law, to govern the exercise of its powers and
duties, the practice and procedure before it, and to govern the form, content,
and filing of reports, documents, and other papers necessary to carry out the
provisions of Iowa Code chapter 476.
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