§ 28-162. Definitions.

For the purpose of this article, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural include the singular, and words in the singular include the plural. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.

District is the Southwest Florida Water Management District.

Person is any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind.

Water resource means any and all water on or beneath the surface of the ground, including natural or artificial watercourses, lakes, ponds or diffused surface water, and water percolating, standing or flowing beneath the surface of the ground.

Water shortage condition is when sufficient water is not available to meet present or anticipated needs of persons using the water resource, or when conditions are such as to require temporary reduction in total water usage within a particular area to protect the water resource from serious harm. A water shortage usually occurs due to drought.

Water shortage plan means Chapter 40D-21, Florida Administrative Code, the codification of the water shortage plan adopted and published by the Southwest Florida Water Management District July 1983, as such rules may be amended or renumbered from time to time.

(Ord. No. 85-14, § 1, 7-9-85; Ord. No. 2006-09, § 1, 6-20-06)