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Watercourse - Any natural or artificial channel, ditch, canal, stream, river, creek, waterway or wetland through which water flows in a definite direction, either continuously or intermittently, and which has a definite channel, bed, banks or other discernible boundary. Watershed - A drainage area or drainage basin contributing to the flow of water into a receiving body of water. Weeds - Any accumulation of untended, dead or living grasslike and/or herbaceous vegetation, generally found in association with an unkept yard area, which become infested with vermin, constitute a health hazard, or become a fire hazard under drought conditions. For the purposes of this definition, weeds generally refers to unkept sod grass, such as Bermuda, Centipede, Bahia, St. Augustine, and Zoysia grass. Such definition shall not include trees or shrubs, or understory vegetation which is in association with an undeveloped wooded lot. The term "weeds" shall not be deemed to include any vegetation protected under county land development regulations. Well - Any excavation that is drilled, cored, bored, washed, driven, dug, jetted, or otherwise constructed when the intended use of such excavation is to conduct groundwater from a source bed to the surface, by pumping or natural flow, when groundwater from such excavation is used or is to be used for public water supply well. Wellfield, Public - An area where one or more public water supply wells are located. Wellfield, Regulated Area - that area within the Zone of Protection surrounding each Public Water Supply Well. Wellfield, Regulated Substances - Substances which are: (1) known to have hazardous and toxic properties such as those listed by the EPA in federal regulations set forth in 40 CFR 302; or (2) listed as a priority toxic pollutant by the EPA in federal regulations in 40 CFR 122.21;or (3) a toxic degradation product, which includes petroleum- based products; or (4) on the Restricted Use Pesticide List promulgated pursuant to Chapter 487, Florida Statutes, set forth in Chapters 5E-2 and 5E-9, Florida Administrative Code. Wellfield, Zone of Protection - That area within a radial distance of on thousand (1000) feet of a public water supply well. Wetland - Land transitional between terrestrial and aquatic systems where the water table is usually at or near the surface or the land is covered by shallow water. For purposes of this classification, wetlands must have one or more of the following three attributes: 1. At least periodically, the land supports predominantly hydrophytes; 2. The substrate is predominantly undrained hydric soil; and 85