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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2802. Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter, the term -
(1) "Administrator" means the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency;
(2) "coastal ecosystem" means a system of interacting
biological, chemical, and physical components throughout the
water column, water surface, and benthic environment of coastal
waters;
(3) "coastal water quality" means the physical, chemical and
biological parameters that relate to the health and integrity of
coastal ecosystems;
(4) "coastal water quality monitoring" means a continuing
program of measurement, analysis, and synthesis to identify and
quantify coastal water quality conditions and trends to provide a
technical basis for decisionmaking;
(5) "coastal waters" means waters of the Great Lakes, including
their connecting waters and those portions of rivers, streams,
and other bodies of water having unimpaired connection with the
open sea up to the head of tidal influence, including wetlands,
intertidal areas, bays, harbors, and lagoons, including waters of
the territorial sea of the United States and the contiguous
zone"; (!1) and
(6) "Under Secretary" means Under Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere.
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