Indiana Code > Title 14 > Article 25 > Chapter 7 – Water Resource Management
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- beneficial use: means the use of water for any useful and productive purpose. See Indiana Code 14-25-7-2
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- ground water: means all water occurring beneath the surface of the ground regardless of location and form. See Indiana Code 14-25-7-3
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: means an individual, an incorporated or unincorporated organization or association, a trustee or legal representative, the state, a political subdivision of the state, the United States of America, an agency of the state, a political subdivision of the state or of the United States of America, or a group of such persons acting in concert. See Indiana Code 14-25-7-5
- Population: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- stream: means a natural or an altered river, creek, slough, watercourse, or artificial channel that has:
Indiana Code 14-25-7-7
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- water resource: means all water:
Indiana Code 14-25-7-8
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5