As used in this subchapter:(1) 'Petroleum' means crude oil, gasoline, or any other nonvaporous petroleum product carried in a pipeline that crosses into the watershed of a public surface water supply;(2)(A) 'Public surface water supply' means a body of water, including without limitation a river, lake, reservoir, or other impoundment and the watershed that drains into the river, lake, reservoir, or other impoundment that is owned, leased, or otherwise used by a public water provider.(B) 'Public surface water supply' does not include water contained in an aquifer or aboveground water storage tank;(3)(A) 'Public water provider' means an entity that provides water for domestic, business, or industrial purposes.(B) 'Public water provider' includes without limitation a consolidated waterworks system created under the Consolidated Waterworks Authorization Act, § 25-20-301 et seq., city government, county government, regional water district, and nonprofit organization; and(4) 'Watercourse' means a river, stream, bayou, cove, or canal.Added by Act 2013, No. 1484,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
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