Section 55-0107. Definitions  


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  • Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this section
      shall  govern  the  construction  of the following terms as used in this
      article:
        1. "Plan" shall mean the  comprehensive  management  plan  established
      pursuant to section 55-0115 of this article.
        2.  "Recharge"  shall mean the downward movement of water to the water
      table through the soil overlying an aquifer.
        3. "Special groundwater protection area" shall mean recharge watershed
      area within a designated sole  source  area  contained  within  counties
      having  a  population  of  one  million  or  more  which is particularly
      important  for  the  maintenance  of  large  volumes  of  high   quality
      groundwater for long periods of time.
        4.  "Watershed"  shall mean an area where water drains into a specific
      basin or reservoir,  or,  for  groundwater,  a  region  where  water  is
      abundantly recharged to the subsurface groundwater reservoir.