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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="1-901" title_number="1" title_name="Definitions; General Provisions; Enforcement" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Clean Water Justice Act">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Costs of litigation” includes reasonable attorney’s fees, court costs, and expert witness fees.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Ephemeral stream” means a body of water with:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A stream bed located above the water table year–round;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A stream flow primarily sourced from rainfall runoff; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Flowing water only during, and for a short duration after, precipitation events in a typical year.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Intermittent stream” means a body of water with:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Flowing water during certain times of the year, when groundwater provides water for stream flow; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A stream flow supplemented by runoff from rainfall.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Person” means an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, or representative of any kind and any partnership, firm, association, corporation, or other nongovernmental entity.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>“Political subdivision” means:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A county;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The City of Baltimore;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A multicounty agency;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>A municipal corporation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>A single–purpose district; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>A sanitary district.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>“Standard” means any requirement, prohibition, limitation, or condition established by statute, regulation, permit, order, or license issued by the Secretary in accordance with:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Title 5, Subtitle 9 of this article, if the requirement, prohibition, limitation, or condition is related to nontidal wetlands that do not have a continuous surface connection to surface water; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Title 9, Subtitle 3 of this article, if the requirement, prohibition, limitation, or condition is related to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>An ephemeral stream; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>An intermittent stream.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
