§1015 Definitions

Summary

Defines key words used in the chapter so people know who and what the rules talk about. "Affected stakeholder" means an organization or group that strongly affects, or is strongly affected by, the amount or quality of water in a watershed, as the Secretary decides. "Disadvantaged community" means a city, town, county, or clearly separate part of a larger place whose annual median household income is less than 100 percent of the State's statewide median, based on the most recent decennial census. "Grant recipient" means a watershed group the Secretary picks to receive a grant under the program. "Program" means the Cooperative Watershed Management Program run by the Secretary. "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. "Watershed group" means a self-sustaining, cooperative group made up of affected stakeholders that includes a wide range of interests (like power, farming, timber, development, recreation, irrigation, environmental groups, water suppliers, private landowners, disadvantaged communities), relevant federal, state, and local agencies, and tribes with land or trust land in the watershed; it is nonregulatory, works to use and protect water sustainably (by conserving water, improving water quality and ecosystem resilience, and reducing conflicts), and makes decisions by consensus under its bylaws. "Watershed management project" means a project that saves water (including alternate uses), improves water quality, strengthens river or stream ecosystems (benefiting fish, wildlife, or habitat), reduces water conflicts, or advances other water quality or quantity goals the Secretary approves.