Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 46-12.11 - Uniform Septage Disposal Fee

• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Director: shall mean the director of the department of environmental management. See Rhode Island General Laws 46-12.11-2
• Disposal facility: shall mean any wastewater treatment facility, or portion thereof, or any other facility that receives septage from septage transporters, pursuant to authorization by the department of environmental management. See Rhode Island General Laws 46-12.11-2
• Disposal facility operator: shall mean the person responsible for operating the disposal facility, who has authority to charge fees for the receipt of septage. See Rhode Island General Laws 46-12.11-2
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: shall mean an individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, corporation (including a government corporation), partnership, association, the Federal government, or any agency or subdivision thereof, a state, municipality, commission, political subdivision of a state, or any interstate body. See Rhode Island General Laws 46-12.11-2
• Septage: shall mean any solid, liquid or semi-solid removed from a septic tank, cesspool, privy, domestic or other wastewater holding tank, or similar onsite sewage disposal system. See Rhode Island General Laws 46-12.11-2
• Septage transporter: shall mean any person lawfully authorized to transport septage. See Rhode Island General Laws 46-12.11-2