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\G /M(S ]Juuument Retncval 1 "2t'1e ti 01 ,4 whether the source is ground water or surface water or both, as part of the state source water assessment program (SWAP) approved by EPA under section 1453 of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Species means species, subspecies, population stocks, or distinct vertebrate populations. Terrestrial ecological community with a limited range means a non - aquatic or non- aquatic dependent ecological community that covers less than five (5) acres. Terrestrial species with a limited range means a non - aquatic or non - aquatic dependent animal. or plant species that has a range of no more than five (5) acres. Threatened and endangered species (T&E) means an animal or plant species that has been listed and is protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA-73) (16 G.S.C. 1531 et seq.). "Endangered species" is defined as "any species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range" (16 U.S.C. 1532). "Threatened species" is defined as "any species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range" (16 U.S.C. 1532). Transient Non - community Water. System (TNCWS) means a public water system that does not regularly serve at least 25 of the same persons over six months per year. This type of water system serves a transient population found at rest stops, campgrounds, restaurants, and parks with their own source of water. [[Page 130]] Wellhead Protection Area (WHPA) means the surface and subsurface area surrounding a well or well field that supplies a public water system through which contaminants are likely to pass and eventually reach the water well or well field. Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network (WHSRN) site means an area that contains migratory shorebird concentrations and has been designated as a hemispheric reserve, international reserve, regional reserve, or endangered species reserve. Hemispheric reserves host at least 500,000 shorebirds annually or 30% of a species flyway population. International reserves host 100,000 shorebirds annually or 15% of a species flyway population. Regional reserves host 20,000 shorebirds annually or 5% of a species flyway population. Endangered species reserves are critical to the survival of endangered species and no minimum number of birds is required. [Arndt. 195 -71, 65 ER 80544, Dec. 21, 2000] http: / /frwebgate. access .gpo.gov /cgi- bin/get- efr.c_'1 1 - W23/02