Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of
Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality
Chapter 23 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SUBDIVISION APPLICATIONS
Section 23-3 - Definitions

Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 23-3

Current through September 21, 2024

(a) The definitions in Section 35-11-103(a) and (c) of the Wyoming Environmental Quality Act apply to this chapter. For example:

(i) "Administrator" means the administrator of the Water Quality Division of the department.

(ii) "Department" means the Department of Environmental Quality established by the Wyoming Environmental Quality Act;

(iii) "Director" means the director of the Department of Environmental Quality;

(iv) "Public water supply" means any water supply as defined in W.S. W.S. W.S. 35-11-103(c) (viii).

(b) The following definitions, contained in Section 18-5-302(a) of Article 3, Real Estate Subdivisions as of July 1, 2001, apply to this chapter:

(i) "Sewage System" means all pipelines, conduits, pumping stations, force mains and other constructions used for collecting or conducting wastes to a treatment plant or disposal system; any plant or other works used for the purpose of treating, stabilizing or holding wastes; and any system used for disposing of wastes, either by surface or underground methods, including any treatment plant, disposal wells and absorption fields;

(ii) "Subdivider" means any person who lays out any subdivision or parts thereof either for the account of the subdivider or others;

(iii) "Subdivision" means the creation or division of a lot, tract, parcel or other unit of land for the immediate or future purpose of sale, building development or redevelopment, for residential, recreational, industrial, commercial or public uses. The word "subdivide" or any derivative thereof shall have reference to the term subdivision, including mobile home courts, the creation of which constitutes a subdivision of land.

(iii) "Water supply system" includes development of the source and all structures for conveyance of raw water to the treatment plant or delivery systems; all water treatment plants including disinfection facilities; and all finished water delivery systems including pipelines, pumping stations and finished water storage facilities. Separate water supply systems used solely for irrigation or stock water are not included.

(c) The following definition supplements those definitions contained in Section 35-11-103 of the Environmental Quality Act.

"Enhanced treatment system" means a facility or system reviewed and approved by the administrator in accordance with Section 5, Chapter 11,Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations, that will meet or exceed the applicable standards contained within this chapter.

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