Colorado § 25-15-200.3 - Definitions.
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§ 25-15-200.3. Definitions.
As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Repealed.
(2) "Existing hazardous waste disposal site" means a hazardous waste disposal site which is in active operation prior to July 1, 1981.
(3) "Governmental unit" means the state of Colorado, every county, city and county, municipality, school district, special district, and authority located in this state, every public body corporate created or established under the constitution or any law of this state, and every board, commission, department, institution, or agency of any of the foregoing or of the United States.
(4) (a) "Hazardous waste disposal" means any final action to abandon, deposit, inter, or otherwise discard hazardous waste after its use has been achieved or a use is no longer intended or any discharging of hazardous waste into the environment.
(b) The term includes the off-site surface impoundment of hazardous waste such as a holding, storage, settling, or aeration pit, pond, or lagoon, except as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection (4) or section 25-15-201 (4).
(c) The term does not include:
(I) (A) Recycling, reclaiming, incineration, processing, or other treatment of hazardous waste.
(B) For the purposes of this subparagraph (I), the surface impoundment which is part of a sewage treatment works or feedlot operation shall be considered as treatment and not disposal.
(C) Any recycling, reclaiming, incineration, processing, or treatment facility shall be subject to all local land use regulations.
(II) The beneficial use, including use for fertilizer, soil conditioner, fuel, or livestock feed, of sludge from wastewater treatment plants if such sludge meets all applicable standards of the department.
(5) "Hazardous waste disposal site" means all contiguous land, including publicly-owned land, under common ownership which is used for hazardous waste disposal; except that such term shall not include any site which is in compliance with an approved reclamation plan contained in a permit issued pursuant to article 32 of title 34, C.R.S., or article 33 of title 34, C.R.S.
(6) "Publicly owned land" means any land owned by the federal government or any agency thereof or land owned by the state or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Source: L. 83: Entire section added, p. 1089, § 3, effective June 3. L. 91: (1) repealed, p. 855, § 8, effective June 5. L. 92: (5) amended, p. 1258, § 17, effective August 1.
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