In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 49-171

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Contaminant: means any substance that has been released to the environment and that qualifies as any of the following:

    (a) A hazardous substance as defined in section 49-201. See Arizona Laws 49-171

  • Environmental claim: means a claim for defense or indemnity submitted under a general liability insurance policy by an insured in response to a claim of potential liability for bodily injury or property damage arising from a release of pollutants onto or into land, air or water. See Arizona Laws 49-171
  • Insured: means any person who is included as a named insured on a general liability insurance policy and who has or had a property interest in a site in this state that involves an environmental claim. See Arizona Laws 49-171
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Site: means the areal extent of contamination. See Arizona Laws 49-171

1. "Characterization" means a process to determine the nature, degree and extent of contaminants at a site or a portion of a site.

2. "Contaminant" means any substance that has been released to the environment and that qualifies as any of the following:

(a) A hazardous substance as defined in section 49-201.

(b) A pollutant as defined in section 49-201.

3. "Engineering control" has the same meaning prescribed in section 49-151.

4. "Environmental claim" means a claim for defense or indemnity submitted under a general liability insurance policy by an insured in response to a claim of potential liability for bodily injury or property damage arising from a release of pollutants onto or into land, air or water.

5. "Institutional control" has the same meaning prescribed in section 49-151.

6. "Insured" means any person who is included as a named insured on a general liability insurance policy and who has or had a property interest in a site in this state that involves an environmental claim.

7. "Person" has the same meaning prescribed in section 49-201.

8. "Remediation" means action taken to address a contaminant by reducing the level of the contaminant in the environment or preventing or reducing exposure to the contaminant.

9. "Site" means the areal extent of contamination.

10. "Source" means a site or portion of a site where a contaminant is or may be released to waters of the state.

11. "Waters of the state" has the same meaning prescribed in section 49-201.

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