Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this section shall govern the construction of the following terms as used in this article:
- 1. "Plan" shall mean the comprehensive management plan established pursuant to section 55-0115 of this article.
- 2. "Recharge" shall mean the downward movement of water to the water table through the soil overlying an aquifer.
- 3. "Special groundwater protection area" shall mean recharge watershed area within a designated sole source area contained within counties having a population of one million or more which is particularly important for the maintenance of large volumes of high quality groundwater for long periods of time.
- 4. "Watershed" shall mean an area where water drains into a specific basin or reservoir, or, for groundwater, a region where water is abundantly recharged to the subsurface groundwater reservoir.