§ 16-10-102 — Definitions

(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Governing body" means the board of county
commissioners of a county, the governing body of a city or town
or a joint powers board;
(ii) "Surface water drainage system" means all
natural and man-made elements used to convey surface water from
the first point of impact with the surface of the earth to a
suitable area of disposal or controlled drainage. A surface
water drainage system may include, but is not limited to, all
pipes, curbs, gutters, treatment facilities, channels, streams,
ditches, wetlands, detention and retention basins, ponds and
other surface water conveyances and facilities for surface water
conveyances, management and treatment, whether public or
private;
(iii) "Surface water drainage utility" means an
enterprise fund function by which a governing body provides for
public needs in the area of surface water drainage management
and charges user fees to finance all or a portion of its
operations;
(iv) "Surface water drainage management" means the
planning, designing, construction, reconstruction, acquisition,
operation, improvement, extension or maintenance of a surface
water drainage system;
(v) "Surface water drainage area" means the land area
of a city, town or county, including any federal flood plain
insurance area, served by a surface water drainage system which
is under surface water drainage management;
(vi) "This act" means W.S. 16-10-101 through