Also called municipal sewer, it is the main sewer system to which private sewers are connected.
Public syndicate
Group of at least two people or businesses combining to engage in a real estate project that would exceed their individual financial abilities. A syndication allows earning to be proportionately shared.
Public utilities regulatory policy act (purpa) of 1978
A law that requires electric utilities to purchase electricity produced from qualifying power producers that use renewable energy resources or are cogenerators. Utilities are required to purchase power at a rate equal to the avoided cost of generating the power themselves.
Public utility holding company act (puhca) of 1935
A law to protect consumers and investors. It placed geographic restrictions on mergers and limitations on diversification into non-utility lines of business and takeovers of electric and gas utilities, and also established regulated monopoly markets or service territories for utilities.
Public utility or services commissions (puc or psc)
These are state government agencies responsible for the regulation of public utilities within a state or region. A state legislature oversees the PUC by reviewing changes to utility laws, rules and regulations and approving the PUC's budget. The commission usually has five Commissioners appointed by the Governor or legislature. PUCs typically regulate.
Puddling
(1) Defect where paint is applied too thickly and looks wet. (2) Flooding and saturating loose backfill dirt with water, allowing it to dry and settle as a means of compacting.
Pueblo or adobe
House modeled after the dwellings constructed by the Pueblo Indians in the American southwest and is made from adobe brick or material simulating adobe brick. The Pueblo or adobe styled house has roof beams, called viga, projecting from the walls of the structure.
Puffing
Overstating the value of a property.
Pugging
Coarse mortar that is used to deaden noise transmission when used to fill openings in masonry.
Pull box
Box, with a removable cover for access, which is installed at a junction where two conduits meet. The box is intended to reduce strain on the wires, which can be pulled straight through one conduit into the box and reinserted and pulled through the next section of conduit. Pull boxes are used where support for the conduits is necessary, such as with long runs.
