RELATES TO: KRS 224.01, 224.10, 224.40, 224.43, 224.46, 224.50,
224.99
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: This chapter establishes
standards for enforcement and compliance monitoring of hazardous waste and
solid waste management and practices. This administrative regulation defines
essential terms that are used in this chapter.
Section 1. Definitions. Unless otherwise
specifically defined in KRS Chapter 224 or otherwise specifically indicated by
context, terms in 401 KAR Chapter 40 shall have the meanings given in this
Section.
(1) "Cabinet" shall have the meaning
specified in
KRS
224.01-010.
(2) "Contamination" means the degradation of
naturally occurring water, air, or soil quality either directly or indirectly
as a result of human activities.
(3) "Hazardous waste" shall have the meaning
specified in
KRS
224.01-010.
(4) "Operator" means any person responsible
for overall operation of an on-site or off-site waste facility, including any
private contractor conducting operational activities at a federal
facility.
(5) "Owner" means any
person who owns an on-site or off-site waste facility, or any part of a
facility.
(6) "Permittee" means any
person holding a valid permit issued by the cabinet to manage, treat, store, or
dispose of waste.
(7) "Person"
shall have the meaning specified in
KRS
224.01-010.
(8) "Secretary" shall have the meaning
specified in
KRS
224.01-010.
(9) "Solid waste" shall have the same meaning
as
KRS
224.01-010.
Section 2. Acronyms and Abbreviations. Unless
otherwise specifically indicated by context, acronyms and abbreviations used in
401 KAR Chapter 40 shall have the meaning as identified in Table 1 of this
administrative regulation.
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Table 1. Acronyms and
Abbreviations.
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KAR
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Kentucky Administrative Regulation
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KRS
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Kentucky Revised Statute
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