ADMINISTRATOR: An official appointed by the city council to administer provisions of this chapter.
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPs): Physical, structural, and/or managerial practices that, when used singly or in combination, prevent or reduce pollution of water and erosion of soils.
CONVEYANCE: A mechanism for transporting water from one point to another, including pipes, ditches, and channels.
DESIGN PROFESSIONAL: A professional engineer, landscape architect, or geologist registered for their respective profession by the state of Idaho or a certified professional in erosion and sediment control (CPESC) as determined by the Soil and Water Conservation Society and the International Erosion Control Association.
DRIVEWAY: For purposes of managing and treating storm water, a driveway shall be a means of vehicular access from a public or private road to a point within an individual lot which is less than one hundred fifty feet (150') in length.
EXCAVATE: Any act by which earth, sand, gravel, rock, or other earthen material is cut into, dug, uncovered, displaced, or relocated.
FILL: A solid material which increases the ground surface elevation or the act of depositing such material by mechanical means.
GRADING: Any excavation, filling, or movement of earth for the purposes of changing the shape or topography of the land.
GROUND WATER: Water in a saturated zone or stratum beneath the land surface or a surface water body.
GUARANTEE OF FINANCIAL SURETY: A surety bond, cash deposit, or escrow account, irrevocable letter of credit, or other means acceptable to or required by the city to guarantee that infrastructure or improvements are completed in compliance with the project's approved plans.
PRIVATE ROAD: A means of vehicular access which does not meet the definition of "driveway" and is not maintained by the city of Harrison or Idaho transportation department.
PUBLIC HIGHWAY AGENCY: The Idaho transportation department or the city of Harrison with jurisdiction over public highways, public streets, and public rights of way.
PUBLIC ROAD: Public highway or street which has been accepted for maintenance by the city of Harrison or Idaho transportation department.
SITE: The parcel of land on which grading or excavation activity is conducted. A road right of way shall be considered a separate site from adjacent properties.
STORM WATER: That portion of precipitation that does not naturally percolate into the ground or evaporate, but flows via overland flow, interflow, channels, or pipes into a defined surface water channel, or a constructed infiltration facility.
STORM WATER CONTROL: Those best management practices (BMPs) which are employed to convey, direct, treat, or dissipate storm water and are typically necessary when impervious area is created or the natural drainage is interrupted (see definition of Best Management Practices (BMPs)).
STREAM: A watercourse of perceptible extent which confines and conducts continuously intermittently flowing water.
SURFACE WATER: For purposes of this chapter, surface water shall include all lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and similar features and any feature which acts as a conveyance of water to a surface water feature. Conveyance features may include natural or manmade ditches. Ponds, springs, or similar features that are entirely contained within the property shall not be considered surface water features.
WELLHEAD PROTECTION PLAN: A state certified plan to prevent contamination of ground water that supplies the city's drinking water. (Ord. 409, 7-11-2006)