8.70.020   Definitions.
   A.   "Arizona Drought Monitoring Report" means the long-term drought status report issued by the Arizona Department of Water Resources' Monitoring Technical Committee (MTC), created by the Governor's Drought Task Force, which is responsible for gathering drought, climate, and weather data and disseminating that information to land managers, policy-makers, and the public. The MTC determines drought conditions based on monitoring data, tracks changes in weather and physical conditions, forecasts likely future conditions, and provides early detection of changes in drought severity. The MTC will also assess local area impact assessment information provided by the Pima County Local Drought Impact Group.
   B.   "Department" means the Pima County Health Department.
   C.   "Director" means director of the health department.
   D.   "Pima County Local Drought Impact Group" means a drought monitoring and assessment group comprised of individuals skilled in monitoring climate, area water supplies, ecosystems, and economic and social impacts as a result of drought and facilitates the role of a Local Area Impact Assessment Group prescribed in the Arizona Drought Preparedness Plan.
   E.   "Economic hardship" means a threat to an individual's or business' primary source of income.
   F.   "Notification to the public" means notification through local media, including interviews and issuance of news releases.
   G.   "Person" means a government or government subdivision or agency, the county, a municipality, district or other political subdivision, a cooperative, association, corporation, company, firm, partnership, individual, or other legal entity.
   H.   The term "pool" applies to all pools regulated by Pima County's adopted building or technical codes, regardless of whether the pool is installed above- or below-ground or whether it is a temporary or permanent structure.
   I.   "Water" means potable or reclaimed water from all sources.
   J.   "Rainwater harvesting system" means a system or series of components or mechanisms that are designed to provide for the collection and storage of rainwater for use of the collected water on the same property.
(Ord. 2014-38, § 1 (part), 2014: Ord. 2007-47 § 1 (part), 2007; Ord. 2006-43 § 1 (part), 2006)