As used in this part:

    (a) "Department" means the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy or its authorized agent or representative.

    (b) "Director" means the director of the department or his or her designated representative.

    (c) "Federal safe drinking water act" means the safe drinking water act, 42 USC 300f to 300j-25, and the rules promulgated under that act.

    (d) "Fund" means the state drinking water revolving fund established under section 16b of the shared credit rating act, 1985 PA 227, MCL 141.1066b.

    (e) "Fundable range" means those projects, taken in descending order on the priority list, for which the department estimates sufficient funds exist to provide assistance during each annual funding cycle.

    (f) "Municipality" means a city, village, county, township, authority, public school district, or other public body with taxing authority, including an intermunicipal agency of 2 or more municipalities, authorized or created under state law.

    (g) "Noncommunity water supply" means a public water supply that is not a community water supply, but that has not less than 15 service connections or that serves not less than 25 individuals on an average daily basis for not less than 60 days per year.