Kentucky Statutes 224.10-110 – Enforcement of rules and regulations adopted by secretary — Policies — Plans — Programs
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The Energy and Environment Cabinet shall enforce the rules and regulations adopted by the secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet for the regulation and control of the matters set out below and shall formulate, promote, establish and execute policies, plans and programs relating to natural resources and environmental protection, including but not limited to the following matters:
(1) The proper disposal of waste;
(2) The purification of water for public and semipublic use;
(3) The proper construction and operation of public water distribution systems and water treatment systems in public water purification plants and swimming pools;
(4) The review, approval or disapproval of plans for construction, modification or extension of water purification and distribution systems and water treatment systems in swimming pools; and
(5) The certification of water and sewage plant operators.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 352, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended
1978 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 2, effective June 17, 1978; and ch. 117, sec. 24, effective
July 1, 1978. — Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 299, sec. 95, effective June 19, 1976.
Formerly codified as KRS § 224.032.
(1) The proper disposal of waste;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 224.10-110
- Cabinet: means the Energy and Environment Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 224.1-010
- Disposal: means the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of any waste into or on any land or water so that such waste or any constituent thereof may enter the environment or be emitted into the air or discharged into any waters, including ground waters. See Kentucky Statutes 224.1-010
- Secretary: means the secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 224.1-010
- Treatment: means any method, technique, or process, including neutralization, designed to change the physical, chemical, or biological character or composition of any waste so as to neutralize such waste or so as to render such waste nonhazardous, safer for transport, amenable for recovery, amenable for storage, or reduced in volume. See Kentucky Statutes 224.1-010
- Waste: means :
(a) "Solid waste" means any garbage, refuse, sludge, and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial, mining (excluding coal mining wastes, coal mining by-products, refuse, and overburden), agricultural operations, and from community activities, but does not include those materials including, but not limited to, sand, soil, rock, gravel, or bridge debris extracted as part of a public road construction project funded wholly or in part with state funds, recovered material, post-use polymers or recovered feedstocks, tire-derived fuel, special wastes as designated by KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 224.1-010
(2) The purification of water for public and semipublic use;
(3) The proper construction and operation of public water distribution systems and water treatment systems in public water purification plants and swimming pools;
(4) The review, approval or disapproval of plans for construction, modification or extension of water purification and distribution systems and water treatment systems in swimming pools; and
(5) The certification of water and sewage plant operators.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 352, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended
1978 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 2, effective June 17, 1978; and ch. 117, sec. 24, effective
July 1, 1978. — Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 299, sec. 95, effective June 19, 1976.
Formerly codified as KRS § 224.032.