Section 58:11A-3 - DefinitionsAs used in this act, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:
a. "Areawide plan" means the areawide water quality management plan authorized in section 5 of this act;b. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection.c. "Continuing planning process" means the Statewide planning process conducted by the Department of Environmental Protection as authorized in section 7 of this act;d. "Federal Act" means the "Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972" (Public Law 92-500; 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).e. "Planning agency" means a single representative organization capable of developing effective areawide waste treatment management plans for a designated or nondesignated planning area; andf. "Planning area" means those areas designated or nondesignated herein or to be designated pursuant to section 4 of this act.g. "Waters of the State" means the ocean and its estuaries, all springs, streams and bodies of surface or ground water, whether natural or artificial, within the boundaries of this State or subject to its jurisdiction.L.1977, c.75, s.3, eff. 4/25/1977.