Watershed means a defined land area drained by a river or stream, karst system, or system of connecting rivers or streams such that all surface water within the area flows through a single outlet. In karst areas, the karst feature to which the water drains may be considered the single outlet for the watershed.
River means a flowing body of water or a portion or tributary of a flowing body of water, including streams, creeks, or impoundments and small lakes thereon.
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.
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.
Graywater means untreated wastewater that has not been contaminated by any toilet discharge, has not been affected by infectious, contaminated, or unhealthy bodily wastes, and does not present a threat from contamination by unhealthful processing, manufacturing, or operating wastes. “Graywater” includes, but is not limited to, wastewater from bathtubs, showers, bathroom washbasins, clothes washing machines, and laundry tubs, but does not include wastewater from kitchen sinks or dishwashers. Health and Safety Code Section 17922.12.
Rock means the body of consolidated or partially consolidated material composed of minerals at or below the land surface. Rock includes bedrock and partially weathered rock that is hard and cannot be dug with hand tools. The upper boundary of rock is "saprolite," "soil," or the land surface.
Navigable waters ’ means the waters of the United States, including the territorial sea;
Receiving waters means the waters of the state into which point and non-point sources flow.
Greywater means all liquid wastes from showers, baths, sinks, kitchens and domestic washing facilities, but does not include toilet wastes;
waste water means used water containing substances or objects that is subject to regulation by national law.
Red means the chromaticity coordinates (x,y)4 of the light reflected that lie inside the chromaticity areas defined by the boundaries: R12 yellow boundary y = 0.335 R23 the spectral locus R34 the purple line R41 purple boundary y = 0.978 - x With intersection points: x y R1 0.643 0.335 R2 0.665 0.335 R3 0.735 0.265 R4 0.720 0.258
Receiving water means any lake, river, stream or wetland that receives stormwater discharges from an MS4.
Pond means a natural or man-made impoundment of water with a water surface area of one acre or less at the high water level.
Ash means all species of the genus Fraxinus.
Surface waters means all waters of the state as defined in G.S. 143-212 except underground waters
Basin means a groundwater basin or subbasin identified and defined in Bulletin 118 or as modified pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 10722).
Waste pile means any non-containerized accumulation of solid, non-flowing waste that is used for treatment or storage.
Hot water means water at a temperature of 110°F. or higher.
foreshore , in relation to a port, means the area between the high-water mark and the low-water mark relating to that port;
garden waste means organic waste which emanates from gardening or landscaping activities at residential, business or industrial premises including but not limited to grass cuttings, leaves, branches, and includes any biodegradable material and excludes waste products of animal origin and bulky waste;
Surface water means all water which is open to the atmosphere and subject to surface runoff.
Ballast water means water with its suspended matter taken on board a ship to control trim, list, draught, stability or stresses of the ship.
Coastal waters means those waters of Long Island Sound and its harbors, embayments, tidal rivers, streams and creeks which contain a salinity concentration of at least five hundred parts per million under low flow conditions.
Slope means the inclination of a surface expressed as one unit of rise or fall for so many horizontal units;
State waters means all water, on the surface and under the ground, wholly or partially within or bordering the Commonwealth or within its jurisdiction, including wetlands.
Blackwater means wastewater contaminated by human body waste, toilet paper and any other material intended to be deposited in a receptor designed to receive urine or feces.