§ 25-200. Definitions.

Unless a provision explicitly states otherwise, the following terms and phrases, as used in this article, shall have the meanings hereinafter designated.

Act means the Texas Water Quality Control Act, as amended, codified as V.T.C.A., Water Code Ch. 26.

Affected community means those persons entitled to notice in section 25-203(b)(7) below.

Authorized representative means for purposes of signing an application, if the applicant is a corporation, the president, secretary, treasurer, or a vice-president of the corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any other person who performs similar policy or decision-making functions for the corporation; if the applicant is a partnership or sole proprietorship, a general partner or proprietor, respectively; and if the applicant is a local government, the chief executive officer or his authorized designee.

Chemical of concern means any chemical that has the potential to adversely affect ecological or human receptors due to its concentration, distribution, and mode of toxicity.

Director means the director of public works or the director's authorized representative.

Environmental risk assessment means the qualitative and quantitative evaluation performed in an effort to define the risk posed to human health and/or the environment by the presence or potential presence and/or use of pollutants.

Groundwater means water below the surface of the earth.

Municipal setting designation (MSD) means a designation as provided by V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code Ch. 361, Subch. W which authorizes the executive director of the commission to certify municipal setting designations in order to limit the scope of or eliminate the need for investigation of or response actions addressing contaminant impacts to groundwater that has been restricted from use as potable water by ordinance or restrictive covenant.

Permit (n.) means an order issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in accordance with the procedures prescribed in the Act establishing the treatment which shall be given to wastes being discharged into or adjacent to any water in the state to preserve and enhance the quality of the water and specifying the conditions under which the discharge may be made.

Potable water means water that is used for irrigating crops intended for human consumption, drinking, showering, bathing, or cooking purposes.

(Ord. No. 2005-79, § 2, 10-11-05)