In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Corporation" means any pollution control corporation incorporated by a municipality or county pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Any such corporation when formed shall be a political subdivision of the state and have only such governmental powers as are set forth in this chapter.

2. "County" means any county in this state in which a corporation may be organized and in which it is contemplated the corporation will function.

3. "Governing body" means the board or body in which the general powers of the municipality or the county are vested.

4. "Municipality" means any incorporated city or town, including charter cities, in this state in which a corporation may be organized and in which it is contemplated the corporation will function.

5. "Pollution control facilities" means real and personal properties including but not limited to machinery and equipment, whether or not now in existence or under construction, which are used in whole or in part to control, prevent, abate, alter, dispose or store, solid waste, thermal, noise, atmospheric or water pollutants, contaminants or products therefrom, whether such facilities serve one or more purposes or functions in addition to controlling, preventing, abating, altering, disposing or storing such pollutants, contaminants or the products therefrom.