§ 18-100. Definitions.

[The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:]

Hazardous waste means any waste or combination of wastes which because of its quantity, concentration, physical or chemical characteristics may cause or significantly contribute to an increase in morality or increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness or poses a potential presence or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of or managed.

Solid waste means any garbage, refuse, or sludge from a wastewater-treatment plant, water supply treatment and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial, mining and agricultural operations, and from community activities. Solid waste does not include solid or dissolved material in return flows; industrial discharges that are point sources subject to permits under R.S. 30:2075; source or special nuclear, or by-product material defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.

Solid waste facility also referred to herein as landfill and/or garbage dump, is a facility used for the disposal of solid waste for permanent long term or ongoing storage of solid waste and includes all facility types as defined in the Louisiana Environmental Regulatory Code, Title 33 Part VII Solid Waste.

Solid waste storage facility is a site where solid waste is deposited for permanent long term or ongoing storage of solid waste and includes a depot or transfer station where solid waste is held on a regular basis, even temporarily, for future transport.

(Ord. No. 11-38, 7-25-11)