Terms used throughout OAR chapter 813, division 203 may be
defined in Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) or in the OHCS General Definitions (OAR
813-005-0005). Terms used within
this division observe those definitions except as defined below:
(1) "Crisis assistance" or "crisis payment"
means the assistance provided to low-income households for crisis situations
such as loss of household supply of drinking water or sewage disposal services
or other situations approved by OHCS as described in the program
requirements.
(2) "Public drinking
water or water treatment utility" or "utility" means the owner or operator of a
Community Water System (as defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
or water treatment facility, who supplies a household with drinking water or
sewage disposal services continuously via pipes.
(3) "Household" means any individual residing
alone, a family with or without children or a group of individuals who are
living together as one economic unit and purchase drinking water or sewage
disposal services in common.
(4)
"Household income" means the total household income before taxes from all
sources. Specific sources and deductions are outlined in the program manual
(see OAR
813-203-0007).
(5) "Low-income household" means a household
with income that is at or below 60% of the state median income.
(6) "Program" or "LIHWA" means the Low-Income
Household Water Assistance Program administered by OHCS pursuant to this
division and other applicable law.
(7) "Program manual" or "Manual" means the
LIHWA Intake Operations Manual, as described in OAR
813-203-0007.
(8) "Program requirements" means these
administrative rules; all funding agreement terms and conditions; OHCS
directives (including deficiency notices); the program manual requirements; and
applicable state, local, and federal laws and requirements.
(9) "Program services" means the services
that may be provided to eligible households as described in OAR
813-203-0030 or
allowed thereunder.
(10) "Water
assistance payment" means a payment made under the LIHWA Program to or on
behalf of an eligible household for the specific purposes of paying for program
services as described in OAR
813-203-0030.
(11) "Water burden" means the percentage of
household income that goes towards drinking water and sewage disposal
services.
Notes
Or. Admin. Code
§
813-203-0005
OHCS
14-2021, temporary adopt filed 12/30/2021, effective
12/30/2021 through 6/27/2022;
OHCS
8-2022, adopt filed 03/11/2022, effective
3/11/2022;
OHCS
3-2024, temporary amend filed 03/28/2024, effective
3/29/2024 through
9/24/2024;
OHCS
21-2024, amend filed 06/03/2024, effective
6/3/2024
Statutory/Other Authority: US
Public Law
116-260, ORS
456.555 & US
Public Law
117-2
Statutes/Other Implemented: US
Public Law
116-260, US
Public Law
117-2 & ORS
458.505
