Definitions.

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  • (1) "Account" means the Environmental Voluntary Cleanup restricted account created under Section 19-8-103.
  • (2) "Agreement" means a voluntary cleanup agreement under this chapter.
  • (3) "Applicant" means the person:
    • (a) who submits an application to participate in a voluntary cleanup agreement under this chapter; or
    • (b) who enters into a voluntary cleanup agreement made under this chapter with the executive director.
  • (4) "Completion" means, regarding property covered by an agreement:
    • (a) no further response actions are necessary; or
    • (b) the applicant is satisfactorily maintaining the engineering controls, remediation systems, postclosure care, and institutional controls to the extent required pursuant to the voluntary cleanup agreement.
  • (5) "Contaminant" means:
    • (a) hazardous materials as defined in Section 19-6-302;
    • (b) hazardous substance as defined in Section 19-6-302;
    • (c) hazardous waste as defined in Section 19-6-102;
    • (d) hazardous waste constituent listed in 40 C.F.R. Part 261, Subpart D, or Table One, 40 C.F.R. 261.24;
    • (e) pollution as defined in Section 19-5-102;
    • (f) regulated substance as defined in Section 19-6-402; and
    • (g) solid waste as defined in Section 19-6-102.
  • (6) "Environmental assessment" means the assessment described in Section 19-8-107.
  • (7) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Utah Department of Environmental Quality or the executive director's representative.
  • (8) "Program" means the Voluntary Environmental Cleanup Program created under this chapter.
  • (9) "Response action" means the cleanup or removal of a contaminant from the environment.
  • (10) "Solid waste" has the same meaning as defined in Section 19-6-102.




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