16-10-102. Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) 'Governing body' means the board of county commissioners of a county, the governing body of a city or town or a joint powers board; (ii) 'Surface water drainage system' means all natural and man-made elements used to convey surface water from the first point of impact with the surface of the earth to a suitable area of disposal or controlled drainage. A surface water drainage system may include, but is not limited to, all pipes, curbs, gutters, treatment facilities, channels, streams, ditches, wetlands, detention and retention basins, ponds and other surface water conveyances and facilities for surface water conveyances, management and treatment, whether public or private; (iii) 'Surface water drainage utility' means an enterprise fund function by which a governing body provides for public needs in the area of surface water drainage management and charges user fees to finance all or a portion of its operations; (iv) 'Surface water drainage management' means the planning, designing, construction, reconstruction, acquisition, operation, improvement, extension or maintenance of a surface water drainage system; (v) 'Surface water drainage management' means the planning, designing, construction, reconstruction, acquisition, operation, improvement, extension or maintenance of a surface water drainage system; (v) 'Surface water drainage area' means the land area of a city, town or county, including any federal flood plain insurance area, served by a surface water drainage system which is under surface water drainage management; (vi) 'This act' means W.S. 16-10-101 through 16-10-110.
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