Surface waters means all waters of the state as defined in G.S. 143-212 except underground waters
Surface water means all water which is open to the atmosphere and subject to surface runoff.
Surface mining means mining by removing the overburden lying above the natural deposits and excavating directly from the natural deposits exposed, or by excavating directly from deposits lying exposed in their natural state and shall include dredge operations conducted in or on natural waterways or artificially created waterways within the state.
Lands means the purchase of real property or interest in real property.
Soil means all unconsolidated mineral and organic material of any origin.
Surface owner means any person who holds record title to the surface of the land as an owner.
Surface impoundment or "impoundment" means a facility or part of a facility which is a natural topographic depression, man-made excavation, or diked area formed primarily of earthen materials (although it may be lined with man-made materials), which is designed to hold an accumulation of liquid wastes or wastes containing free liquids, and which is not an injection well. Examples of surface impoundments are holding, storage, settling, and aeration pits, ponds, and lagoons.
Groundwater means all water, which is below the surface of the ground in the saturation zone and in direct contact with the ground or subsoil.
Subject Lands means the lands subject to or covered by the oil and gas leases described in Exhibit A, insofar and only insofar as they are located within the AMI Area and cover the Target Formation, subject to the exceptions, exclusions and reservations set forth on such Exhibit A.
Tract means 2 or more parcels that share a common property line and are under the same ownership.
Land means the land described in Exhibit A.
Crown lands has the same meaning as is given to that term by the Land Act;
Submerged lands means those lands which are inundated by water on a seasonal or more frequent basis.
Acre or “Acreage” means the land area of an Assessor’s Parcel as shown on an Assessor’s Parcel Map, or if the land area is not shown on an Assessor’s Parcel Map, the land area shown on the applicable Final Map or other parcel map recorded at the County Recorder’s Office.
Drainage area means a geographic area within which stormwater, sediments, or dissolved materials drain to a particular receiving waterbody or to a particular point along a receiving waterbody.
Water surface elevation means the height, in relation to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929, the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988, or other datum, where specified, of floods of various magnitudes and frequencies in the floodplains of riverine areas.
Water well means an excavation that is drilled, cored, bored, augered, washed, driven, dug, jetted, or otherwise constructed for the purpose of exploring for groundwater, monitoring groundwater, utilizing the geothermal properties of the ground, or extracting water from or injecting water into the aquifer. “Water well” does not include an open ditch or drain tiles or an excavation made for obtaining or prospecting for oil, natural gas, minerals, or products mined or quarried.
Detached building means a building whose walls and roof are independent of any other building with open spaces on all sides;
Underground area means an underground room, such as a basement, cellar, shaft or vault, providing enough space for physical inspection of the exterior of the tank situated on or above the surface of the floor.
Mineral means gas, oil, and coal; other gaseous, liquid, and solid hydrocarbons; oil shale; cement material; sand and gravel; road material; building stone; chemical raw material; gemstone; fissionable and nonfissionable ores; colloidal and other clays; steam and other geothermal resources; and any other substance defined as a mineral by a law of this state.
Landing area means that part of a movement area intended for the landing or take-off of aircraft;
impermeable surface means a surface or pavement constructed and maintained to a standard sufficient to prevent the transmission of liquids beyond the pavement surface, and should be read in conjunction with the term “sealed drainage system” (below).
Mine drainage means any drainage, and any water pumped or siphoned, from an active mining area or a post-mining area. The abbreviation “ml/l” means milliliters per liter.
Easement Area means the area of the servient lot marked on the survey-strata plan as being subject to the relevant easement; and
Parcel 2 A NON-EXCLUISVE EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER LOT 11 OF RENWICK PLAXX, XXXXX X XXXXXXXXXXX XX PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEROF RECORDED AUGUST 14, 1998, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R98-094653, AND OVER LOT 15 IN THE RESUBDIVISON OF LOT 8 OR RENWICK PLACE, BEING A XXXXXXIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF SAID RESUBDIVISION RECORDED DECEMBER 29, 1999, AS DOCUMENT R99-157784, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 3: A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR PARKING OVER ALL LOTS CONTAINED IN RENWICK PLACE, BEING A SXXXXXXXION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 14, 1998, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R98-094653, AND THE RESUBDIVISION OF LOT 8 OF RENWICK PLACX, XXXXX X XXXXXXXXXXXXX OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SESCTION 22, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF SAID RESUBDIVISION RECORDED DECEMBER 29, 1999, AS DOCUMENT R99-157784, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AND AMENDED BY AMENDEMENT TO THE EASEMENTS OF RENWICK PLACE, AND THE XXXXX AND PROVISIONS CONTAINED THEREIN, RECORDED NOVEMBER 25, 1998 AS DOCUMENT R98-141755.
Buildings means any and all buildings, structures, garages, utility sheds, workrooms, air conditioning towers, open parking areas and other improvements, and any and all additions, alterations, betterments or appurtenances thereto, now or at any time hereafter situated, placed or constructed upon the Land or any part thereof.