Section 110.1. Definitions

The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

Act—27 Pa.C.S. Chapter 31 (relating to water resources planning).

Average rate—Total quantity in gallons of water withdrawn or used during a period of time divided by the number of days in the period.

Basin—As defined in section 3102 of the act (relating to definitions).

Calculate or calculation—Mathematical computations, or the act of computing, for the purposes of water use registration or reporting, or both, usually based on pump intake rate and duration of pumping or similar factors.

Compact basin commission—An interstate commission having jurisdiction with respect to the planning, development or regulation of water resources within a basin in this Commonwealth, created by interstate compact or Federal-interstate compact.

Confidential information—

(i) As defined in section 3102 of the act.

(ii) The term also includes confidential security information, as defined in the Public Utility Confidential Security Information Disclosure Protection Act, which has been designated by a public utility in accordance with that act.

Consumptive use—As defined in section 3102 of the act.

Critical area resource plan—As defined in section 3102 of the act.

Critical water planning area—As defined in section 3102 of the act.

Deep well injection—As defined in section 3102 of the act.

Groundwater—As defined in section 3102 of the act.

Hydropower facility—A facility that produces electricity by the action of water, not including steam, passing through a turbine.

Nonconsumptive use—As defined in section 3102 of the act.

Nonwithdrawal use—As defined in section 3102 of the act.

Person—As defined in section 3102 of the act.

Public Utility Confidential Security Information Disclosure Protection Act—36 P. S § § 2141.1—2141.6.

Public water supply agency—As defined in section 3102 of the act.

Source—

(i) The point of withdrawal.

(ii) The term includes point of interconnection through which water is obtained.

Statewide Committee—The Statewide Water Resources Committee established under section 3114(a) of the act (relating to Statewide Water Resources Committee).

Surface water—As defined in section 3102 of the act.

System—Two or more points of withdrawal that are adjacent or geographically proximate to each other, operated concurrently or sequentially for use in a common operation.

Use—The term may include withdrawal use, nonwithdrawal use, consumptive use or nonconsumptive use, or a combination of any of these.

Water conservation project or practice—

(i) As defined in section 3102 of the act, as ‘‘water conservation practices and measures.’’

(ii) The term includes those projects and practices identified in section 3112(a)(11) of the act (relating to plan contents).

Water resource—As defined in section 3102 of the act.

Watershed—As defined in section 3102 of the act.

Withdrawal—As defined in section 3102 of the act.

Withdrawal use—As defined in section 3102 of the act.