§ 33A-2. Definitions.

(a)

"BMO Alert Stage" means a measurement not achieving a Basin Management Objective.

(b)

"Aquifer" means a geologic formation that may store, transmit and yield significant quantities of groundwater to wells and springs.

(c)

"Basin Management Objectives (BMO)" means criteria established for acceptable groundwater elevations, groundwater quality and land subsidence of the Butte County groundwater resource under the provisions of this chapter.

(d)

"Board" means the Board of Supervisors of Butte County.

(e)

"Commission" means the Butte County Water Commission.

(f)

"County" means the County of Butte.

(g)

"District" means any purveyor of water wholly or partly within the boundaries of the County that provides water for agricultural, domestic, municipal or industrial use.

(h)

"Department" means the Butte County Department of Water and Resource Conservation.

(i)

"Extensometer" means an instrument for measuring land subsidence.

(j)

"Groundwater" means all water beneath the surface of the earth below the zone of saturation, but does not include water which flows in known and definite subsurface channels, as set forth in the case of Los Angeles v. Pomeroy (1899) 124 Cal. 597.

(k)

"Groundwater Management Plan" means a plan prepared pursuant to the California Groundwater Management Act (commencing with Water Code Section 10750 et seq.).

(l)

"Land Subsidence" means the permanent lowering of the ground surface caused by the inelastic consolidation of clay beds in the aquifer system.

(m)

"Recharge" means flow to groundwater storage from precipitation, irrigation, infiltration from streams, spreading basins and other sources of water.

(n)

"Technical Advisory Committee" means the seven (7) person committee nominated by the Water Commission and appointed by the Board as defined under Chapter 33.

(o)

"Water Advisory Committee (WAC)" means an advisory body appointed by the Board.

(Ord. No. 4034, § 1, 9-13-11)