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This law was first created in 1954. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 669 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1954 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2005, chapter 839<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":56662,"section_number":"1-230","catch_line":"Person","order_by":null,"url":"\/1-230\/"},{"id":75233,"section_number":"56-232","catch_line":"Public utility and schedules defined","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-232\/"},{"id":54640,"section_number":"62.1-44.2","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":249207,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74335,"identifier":"56-265.10","token":"56\/10.2\/56-265.10","url":"\/56-265.10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-265.10\/","token":"56\/10.2\/56-265.10","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-265.10","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> “Water system<\/span>” as used herein means any privately owned connected system of mains, pipes, conduits, pumping stations, reservoirs and related facilities furnishing water to 50 or more subscribers for compensation when the person<\/span> who furnishes the service is not subject to regulation by the Commission<\/span> as a public utility under Chapter 10 (§ 56-232<\/a> et seq.) of Title 56. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> “Sewerage system<\/span>” means any privately owned system of pipelines or conduits, pumping stations, force mains, sewage treatment plants, and all other constructions, devices, and appliances appurtenant thereto, used for conducting or treating sewage as that term is defined in Chapter 3.1 (§ 62.1-44.2<\/a> et seq.) of Title 62.1, which furnishes service for compensation to 50 or more subscribers, which is not subject to regulation by the Commission<\/span> as a public utility, and for which a certificate has not been issued or applied for in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3.1 of Title 62.1. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

c.<\/span> “Commission<\/span>” means the State Corporation<\/span> Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

d.<\/span> “Person<\/span>” means person<\/span> as that term is defined in § 1-230<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 56-265.10)\n\na. “Water system” as used herein means any privately owned connected\nsystem of mains, pipes, conduits, pumping stations, reservoirs and related\nfacilities furnishing water to 50 or more subscribers for compensation when the\nperson who furnishes the service is not subject to regulation by the Commission\nas a public utility under Chapter 10 (§ 56-232 et seq.) of Title 56.\n\nb. “Sewerage system” means any privately owned system of pipelines\nor conduits, pumping stations, force mains, sewage treatment plants, and all\nother constructions, devices, and appliances appurtenant thereto, used for\nconducting or treating sewage as that term is defined in Chapter 3.1 (§\n62.1-44.2 et seq.) of Title 62.1, which furnishes service for compensation to 50\nor more subscribers, which is not subject to regulation by the Commission as a\npublic utility, and for which a certificate has not been issued or applied for\nin accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3.1 of Title 62.1.\n\nc. “Commission” means the State Corporation Commission.\n\nd. “Person” means person as that term is defined in § 1-230.\n\nHISTORY: 1954, c. 669; 2005, c. 839.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}