Stormwater runoff means water flow on the surface of the ground or in storm sewers, resulting from precipitation.
Storm water means storm water runoff, snow melt runoff, and surface runoff and drainage.
Clean Water Act or "CWA" means the federal Clean Water Act (33 USC § 1251 et seq.), formerly referred to as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, Public Law 92-500, as amended by Public Law 95-217, Public Law 95-576, Public Law 96-483, and Public Law 97-117, or any subsequent revisions thereto.
Receiving water means any lake, river, stream or wetland that receives stormwater discharges from an MS4.
mean high water springs or “MHWS” means the highest level which spring tides reach on average over a period of time;
energy management system means a set of interrelated or interacting elements of a plan which sets an energy efficiency objective and a strategy to achieve that objective;
Public water supply system means a system for the provision to the public of piped water for human consumption, if the system has at least fifteen service connections or regularly serves at least twenty-five individuals. The term includes any source of water and any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under control of the operator of the system and used primarily in connection with the system, and any collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under such control which are used primarily in connection with the system.
Stormwater management system means any equipment, plants,