Definitions

Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1. (a) “Ground water” means water existing under the earth in unconsolidated sediments or consolidated rock formations, which may be extracted through a well;
2. (b) “Over exploited watershed” means a watershed which has been declared as such by the Government under section 3;
3. (c) “Public drinking water source” means a well, or any other source of water from which water is used, or is likely to be used, by the public for drinking purposes, and includes any source of water managed or maintained by any local authority or the Government;
4. (d) “Public water supply system” means the structures and equipments used for the extraction, treatment, transmission, and distribution of water for drinking purposes;
5. (e) “Sink” means to dig, drill, or construct a well;
6. (f) “Water scarcity area” means an area so declared by the Government under section 3;
7. (g) “Watershed” means an area of land from which surface water and ground water drains into a common point;
8. (h) “Well” means a well, tube-well, filter point, or any other structure or device, whether dug, bored, or drilled, by means whereof ground water is extracted or is intended to be extracted, and includes a rain water harvesting structure: