Ala. Admin. Code r. 335-7-5-.02

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 335-7-5-.02 - Definitions

The following words and phrases, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, shall have the following meaning:

(a) ADEM--the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

(b) Aquifer--a geologic formation, group of formations, or part of a formation that is capable of yielding a significant amount of groundwater to wells and springs.

(c) Contaminant--matter which renders water unfit to use due to its physical, chemical, biological, or radiological properties.

(d) Contamination--matter present which renders water unfit for use by causing a change in its physical, chemical, biological or radiological properties.

(e) Sinkhole--a funnel shaped depression caused by subterranean drainage.

Author: Joe Alan Power, Edgar K. Hughes

Ala. Admin. Code r. 335-7-5-.02

May 23, 1977. Repealed and Replaced: January 4, 1989; October 31, 1990; effective December 5, 1990. Repealed and Replaced: Filed December 21, 1998; effective January 25, 1999. Amended: Filed November 7, 2005; effective December 12, 2005.

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 22-23-1 through 22-24-12.