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H Sediment - fine particulate material which is capable of gravity settlement, whether mineral or organic, and which is in suspension or has settled in a waterbody. Site - Any tract, lot or parcel of land or combination thereof where development is to be performed as part of a unit, subdivision, or project. Stormwater and Flood Management System - A system of natural or artificial waterbodies or watercourses which stores or conveys water. Structure - That which is built. Subdivision - A subdivision as defined by the County's subdivision and platting regulation.ordinance. System - A dam, impoundment, reservoir, appurtenant work or works, or a combination thereof, that is intended to provide drainage, water storage conveyance, prevent or impair inundation, or other water management capabilities in and for a discrete area or a work that traverses waters in the County. A system may be designed and constructed in phases. Thoroughfare Plan - The official map of present and future streets adopted by the Board of County Commissioners, Undeveloped Condition - The project site in its natu- rally existing unimproved state. Water - All water on or beneath the surface of the ground including natural or artificial water courses, lakes, ponds, or diffused surface water and water standing, percola- ting or flowing beneath the surface of _the ground, as well as all coastal waters within Indian River County. Waterbody - Any natural or artificial pond, lake, reservoir or other area which ordinarily or intermittently contains water and which has a discernible shoreline. Watercourse - Any natural or artificial channel, ditch, canal, stream, river, creek, waterway or wetland through which water flows in a definite direction, either continu- ously or intermittently, and which has a definite channel, bed, banks or other discernible boundary. Watershed - A drainage area or drainage basin con- tributing to the flow of water into, a receiving body of water. Wetland - That portion of the following categories of waters in Indian River County where one or a combination of the vegetative species listed in Section 17-4.02 (17), F.A.C. are dominant plant species: (a) Rivers and natural tributaries thereto; (b) Streams and natural tributaries thereto;