Potable water means water which meets the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 604 for drinking, culinary, and domestic purposes.
waste water means used water containing substances or objects that is subject to regulation by national law.
Gray water means sewage from bathtubs, showers, bathroom sinks, washing machines, dishwashers, and kitchen sinks. It includes sewage from any source in a residence or structure that has not come into contact with toilet wastes.
Non-potable water means water not safe for drinking, personal, or culinary use as determined by the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 604.
Hot water means water at a temperature of 110°F. or higher.
Fresh water means water, such as tap water, that has not been previously used in a process operation or, if the water has been recycled from a process operation, it has been treated and meets the effluent guidelines for chromium wastewater.
Water Surface Elevation (WSE means the height, in relation to NAVD 1988, of floods of various magnitudes and frequencies in the floodplains of riverine areas.
Navigable waters ’ means the waters of the United States, including the territorial sea;
Seasonal high water table means the level below the natural surface of the ground to which water seasonally rises in the soil in most years.
Stormwater management planning area means the geographic area for which a stormwater management planning agency is authorized to prepare stormwater management plans, or a specific portion of that area identified in a stormwater management plan prepared by that agency.
Storm water means storm water runoff, snow melt runoff, and surface runoff and drainage.
Surface water means all water which is open to the atmosphere and subject to surface runoff.
Stormwater runoff means water flow on the surface of the ground or in storm sewers, resulting from precipitation.
Unpolluted water means water of quality equal to or better than the effluent criteria in effect or water that would not cause violation of receiving water quality standards and would not be benefited by discharge to the sanitary sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided.
Water surface elevation means the height, in relation to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929, the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988, or other datum, where specified, of floods of various magnitudes and frequencies in the floodplains of riverine areas.
Market Participant Energy Injection means transactions in the Day-ahead Energy Market and Real-time Energy Market, including but not limited to Day-ahead generation schedules, real- time generation output, Increment Offers, internal bilateral transactions and import transactions, as further described in the PJM Manuals.
Ballast water means water with its suspended matter taken on board a ship to control trim, list, draught, stability or stresses of the ship.
Ground water means water below the land surface in a zone of saturation.
Class I area means a mandatory visibility protection area designated pursuant to section 169A of the federal Clean Air Act.
Produced water means water recovered from an underground reservoir as a result of crude oil, condensate, or natural gas production and which may be recycled, disposed, or re-injected into an underground reservoir.
mean high water springs or “MHWS” means the highest level which spring tides reach on average over a period of time;
Electric distribution system means the part of the electric system, after the transmission system, that is dedicated to delivering electric energy to an end user.
Project Water means water made available for delivery to the contractors by project conservation facilities and the transportation facilities included in the System.
Surface waters means all waters of the state as defined in G.S. 143-212 except underground waters
Stormwater management plan means the set of drawings and other documents that comprise all the information and specifications for the programs, drainage systems, structures, BMPs, concepts and techniques intended to maintain or restore quality and quantity of stormwater runoff to pre-development levels.
Recycled water or “reclaimed water” means treated or recycled waste water of a quality suitable for non-potable uses such as landscape irrigation and water features. This water is not intended for human consumption.