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(e) "Person" is any person, firm, partnership, association,
<br />® corporation, company or organization of any kind.
<br />(f) "Territory" means the area located in Indian River County, Florida
<br />® outside the corporate limits of any municipality as the same is more
<br />particularly defined and described herein.
<br />(g) "Water System" shall mean and include any real estate,
<br />attachments, fixtures, impounded water, water mains, services, valves,
<br />meters, plant, wells, pipes, tanks, hydrants, pumps, reservoirs, systems,
<br />facility or other property, real or personal, used or useful or having the
<br />present capacity for future use in connection with the collection,
<br />obtaining, treatment, supplying and distribution of water to the public for
<br />human consumption, fire protection, irrigation, consumption by residential,
<br />business or industry, operation of sewage disposal plants and, without
<br />limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall embrace all necessary
<br />appurtenances and equipment and shall include all property, rights,
<br />easements, licenses and franchises relating to my such system and deemed
<br />necessary or convenient for the operation thereof.
<br />(h) "Wastewater System" shall mean and include any plant, system,
<br />facility or property used or useful or having the present capacity for the
<br />future use in connection with the collection, treatment, purification or
<br />disposal of wastewater effluent and residue for the public and without
<br />limiting the generality of the foregoing definition shall embrace treatment
<br />plants, pumping stations, intercepting sewers, pressure lines, mains,
<br />laterals and all necessary appurtenances and equipment and shall include
<br />all property rights, easements, and franchises relating to any such system
<br />and deemed necessary or convenient for the operation thereof.
<br />(i) "Service" means supplying to a user the distribution of water
<br />and/or wastewater and the treatment thereof.
<br />(j) "Hookup and/or Connection" is the connecting of potential user's
<br />property to the water and/or wastewater system in order to utilize the
<br />Utility's services.
<br />SECTION III
<br />GRANTING OF FRANCHISE
<br />1. There is hereby granted by the County to the Utility the
<br />non-exclusive franchise, right and privilege to erect, construct, operate
<br />and maintain a water and/or wastewater system as herein defined within the
<br />described territory as herein provided and for these purposes to sell and
<br />distribute treated water and/or wastewater within the territory, and, for
<br />these purposes to establish the necessary facilities and equipment and to
<br />lay and maintain the necessary lines, pipes, mains and other appurtenances
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