Reuse of industrial byproducts.

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  • (1) As used in this section:
    • (a) "Director" is as defined in Section 19-6-1102.
    • (b) "Industrial byproduct" has the same meaning as defined in Section 19-6-1102.
    • (c) "Public project" has the same meaning as defined in Section 19-6-1102.
    • (d) "Reuse" has the same meaning as defined in Section 19-6-1102.
  • (2) Consistent with the protection of public health and the environment and generally accepted engineering practices, the department shall, to the maximum extent possible considering budgetary factors:
    • (a) allow and encourage the reuse of an industrial byproduct in:
      • (i) a plan, specification, and estimate for a public project; and
      • (ii) advertising for a bid for a public project;
    • (b) allow for the reuse of an industrial byproduct in, among other uses:
      • (i) landscaping;
      • (ii) a general geotechnical fill;
      • (iii) a structural fill;
      • (iv) concrete or asphalt;
      • (v) a base or subbase; and
      • (vi) geotechnical drainage materials; and
    • (c) promulgate and apply public project specifications that allow reuse of an industrial byproduct based upon:
      • (i) cost;
      • (ii) performance; and
      • (iii) engineered equivalency in lifespan, durability, and maintenance.
  • (3) After the director issues an approval under Section 19-6-1104 and the department uses the industrial byproduct in compliance with the director's approval:
    • (a) the department is not responsible for further management of the industrial byproduct; and
    • (b) the generator or originator of the industrial byproduct is not responsible for the industrial byproduct under Title 19, Environmental Quality Code.




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