As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Eligible applicant” means a city, a town, a county, a regional water district, a special improvement district, a public facilities board, a rural development authority, a rural waterworks facilities board including boards and commissions thereof, other public entity, or a nonprofit corporation which provides water, sewer, or solid waste services to one (1) or more cities, towns, or counties;
(2) “Commission” means the Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission.