Section 111.1. Definitions

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

Act—The Stormwater Management Act (32 P. S. § § 680.1—680.17).

Department—The Department of Environmental Resources of the Commonwealth.

Designated watershed—A watershed delineated by the Department and approved by the Environmental Quality Board for which counties are required to develop a watershed stormwater management plan.

Municipality—A city, borough, town or township, or a county or other governmental unit when acting as an agent thereof, or a combination thereof acting jointly.

Scope of study—A detailed statement which establishes procedures to be used to prepare the detailed watershed stormwater plan, including a description of work, time schedule, level of effort, cost estimates and narratives related to preparation of plan elements required by section 5 of the act (32 P. S. § 680.5) and consistent with Chapter 3 of the Stormwater Management Guidelines.

Stormwater Management Guidelines—A Department publication prepared under section 14 of the act (32 P. S. § 680.14) which provides guidance to counties, watershed plan advisory committees, municipalities, the professions and the general public in the preparation of watershed stormwater plans.

Watershed stormwater plan—A plan for stormwater management developed and adopted by a county under section 5 of the act (32 P. S. § 680.5) and the Stormwater Management Guidelines.