§ 1. Definitions
Section 1.1
1. The following definitions shall apply in this Act and the provisions based thereon, unless otherwise
provided:
body of groundwater: distinct volume of groundwater;
body of surface water: a distinct volume of water on the surface of the earth, including the substances
therein as well as its bed, shore and, where explicitly designated pursuant to this act, dryer shore areas,
as well as flora and fauna;