Section 21-4199. DEFINITIONS

 

4199.1 When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed:

 

Best Management Practice (BMP) - Structural or nonstructural practice that minimizes the impact of stormwater runoff on receiving waterbodies and other environmental resources, especially by reducing runoff volume and the pollutant loads carried in that runoff.

 

Cooling Water – water used as a heat conductor in cooling towers.

 

DC Water - the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority.

 

DDOE - the District Department of the Environment.

 

Non-Potable Water Source – water from a source or sources including, but not limited to, surface water or trucked water, but excluding water from the District’s water distribution supply system, groundwater, or cooling water.

 

 

authority

Sections 203(3) and (11) and 216 of the Water and Sewer Authority Establishment and Department of Public Works Reorganization Act of 1996, effective April 18, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-111, §§ 203(3), (11) and 216; D.C. Official Code §§ 34-2202.03(3) and (11) (2010 Repl.) and D.C. Official Code §§ 34-2202.16 (2010 Repl.)); Section 6(a) of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1206; D.C. Official Code § 2-505(a) (2011 Repl.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 8820, 8823 (July 27, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 11244 (August 2, 2013).