Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 9 > Chapter 84 > Subchapter I - General Provisions

• Dam: shall mean any artificial barrier, including appurtenant works, with the ability to impound or divert water, wastewater, or liquid-borne materials. See Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 4202
• Department: shall mean the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. See Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 4202
• Owner: shall include any of the following who own, control, operate, maintain, manage, or propose to construct, reconstruct, enlarge, repair, alter, remove or abandon a dam or reservoir: the State and its departments, institutions, agencies and political subdivisions; every municipal or quasi-municipal corporation; every public utility; every district; every person; the duly authorized agents, lessees, or trustees of any of the foregoing; and receivers or trustees appointed by any court for any of the foregoing. See Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 4202
• Secretary: shall mean the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. See Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 4202
• State: shall mean the State of Delaware. See Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 4202
• Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302