66-1102. Terms, defined.
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As used in sections 66-1101 to 66-1106 , unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)Geothermal resources shall mean
(a)the natural heat of the earth and the energy produced by that heat, including pressure, and
(b)the material medium containing that energy;
(2)Geothermal fluids shall mean the naturally present ground water in geothermal occurrences;
(3)Geothermal occurrence shall mean an underground geologic formation at temperatures higher than the normal gradient; and
(4)Material medium shall mean geothermal fluids or other substances injected into a geothermal occurrence by which geothermal energy is transported to the surface.