Waters definition

Waters or “waters of the state” means any and all water, public or private, on or beneath the surface of the ground, which are contained within, flow through, or border upon Tennessee or any portion thereof except those bodies of water confined to and retained within the limits of private property in single ownership which do not combine or effect a junction with natural surface or underground waters.
Waters means the ocean and its estuaries to the seaward limit
Waters means the ocean and its estuaries to the seaward limit of the State's jurisdiction, all springs, streams and bodies of surface or groundwater, whether natural or artificial, within the boundaries of this State.

Examples of Waters in a sentence

  • Waters of the U.S. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) regulates discharges of fill material to waters of the U.S. pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), and issues permits for actions proposed within such waters.

  • Note 7: Bridges and Tunnels on and Diversion of Navigable Waters Major works are carried out under a Highway Order under powers provided by the Highways Act 1980.


More Definitions of Waters

Waters when not qualified means waters not open to the general public.
Waters means all accumulations of water, surface and underground, natural, and artificial, public and private, or parts thereof, which are wholly or partially within, flow through, or border upon this State.
Waters means any Waters as defined by section 2 of the Act.
Waters means lakes, bays, sounds, ponds, impounding reservoirs, springs, wells, rivers, streams, creeks, estuaries, marshes, inlets, canals, the Atlantic Ocean within the territorial limits of the State and all other bodies of surface or underground water, natural or artificial, public or private, inland or coastal, fresh or salt, which are wholly or partially within or bordering the State or within its jurisdiction;
Waters or “waters of the state” means waters as defined in Section 403.031, F.S.
Waters means any waters whatsoever, whether in the sea or on or under the surface of the land;
Waters means the accumulations of water, surface and underground, natural and artificial, public and private, or parts thereof, that are wholly or partially within, flow through, or border upon this state. The term does not include any private pond or any off-stream pond, reservoir, or facility built for reduction or control of pollution or cooling of water prior to discharge unless the discharge from the pond, reservoir, or facility causes or threatens to cause water pollution.