19-6-202.  Definitions.
     As used in this part:

(1)  “Board” means the Waste Management and Radiation Control Board created in Section 19-1-106.

Terms Used In Utah Code 19-6-202

  • Board: means the Waste Management and Radiation Control Board created in Section 19-1-106. See Utah Code 19-6-202
  • Disposal: means the final disposition of hazardous wastes into or onto the lands, waters, and air of this state. See Utah Code 19-6-202
  • Hazardous wastes: means hazardous waste as defined in Section 19-6-102. See Utah Code 19-6-202
  • Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Site: means land used for the treatment, disposal, or storage of hazardous wastes. See Utah Code 19-6-202
  • Siting plan: means the state hazardous waste facilities siting plan adopted by the board pursuant to Sections 19-6-204 and 19-6-205. See Utah Code 19-6-202
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Storage: means the containment of hazardous wastes for a period of more than 90 days. See Utah Code 19-6-202
  • Treatment: means any method, technique, or process designed to change the physical, chemical, or biological character or composition of any hazardous waste to neutralize or render it nonhazardous, safer for transport, amenable to recovery or storage, convertible to another usable material, or reduced in volume and suitable for ultimate disposal. See Utah Code 19-6-202
(2)  “Disposal” means the final disposition of hazardous wastes into or onto the lands, waters, and air of this state.

(3)  “Hazardous wastes” means hazardous waste as defined in Section 19-6-102.

(4)  “Hazardous waste treatment, disposal, and storage facility” means a facility or site used or intended to be used for the treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste materials, including physical, chemical, or thermal processing systems, incinerators, and secure landfills.

(5)  “Site” means land used for the treatment, disposal, or storage of hazardous wastes.

(6)  “Siting plan” means the state hazardous waste facilities siting plan adopted by the board pursuant to Sections 19-6-204 and 19-6-205.

(7)  “Storage” means the containment of hazardous wastes for a period of more than 90 days.

(8)  “Treatment” means any method, technique, or process designed to change the physical, chemical, or biological character or composition of any hazardous waste to neutralize or render it nonhazardous, safer for transport, amenable to recovery or storage, convertible to another usable material, or reduced in volume and suitable for ultimate disposal.

Amended by Chapter 152, 2019 General Session