Jurisdictional Waters Impoundment

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015111",
  "term": "Jurisdictional Waters Impoundment",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Standing bodies of open water that contribute surface water flow to a water identified in paragraph (1)(i) of this definition in a typical year either directly or through one or more waters identified in paragraph (1)(ii), (iii), or (iv) of this definition. A lake, pond, or impoundment of a jurisdictional water does not lose its jurisdictional status if it contributes surface water flow to a downstream jurisdictional water in a typical year through a channelized non-jurisdictional surface water feature, through a culvert, dike, spillway, or similar artificial feature, or through a debris pile, boulder field, or similar natural feature. A lake or pond, or impoundment of a jurisdictional water is also jurisdictional if it is inundated by flooding from a water identified in paragraph (1)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this definition in a typical year. [Adapted from the source: [40 CFR 63.1990 (CFR 2020)]",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 120.2 (CFR 2020)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/jurisdictional-waters-impoundment/"
}