Definitions.

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Auditor” means the county auditor of a county in which a district has been incorporated and organized or is proposed to be incorporated and organized. 2. “Board” means the board of directors of a district, and “director” means a member of such board of directors. 3. “Department” means the department of natural resources. 4. “District” means a rural water district incorporated and organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter . 5. “Member” means an owner of real property which is located within a district, the tenant of the real property, or another person acting for the owner with the owner’s written consent. 6. “Participating member” means a member who has subscribed to and paid the established fee for at least one benefit unit in a district, in the manner provided by this chapter . 7. “Rural water association” or “association” means a rural water association organized and incorporated as a cooperative association under chapter 499 or as a nonprofit corporation under chapter 504 . 8. “Supervisors” means the board of supervisors of a county, or the board of supervisors of an adjacent county, in which a district has been incorporated and organized or is proposed to be incorporated and organized. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357A.1 ; 82 Acts, ch 1199, §62, 96 ] 91 Acts, ch 134, §1 ; 2014 Acts, ch 1086, §1 Referred to in §16.151