Alabama Administrative Code › Title 287 - ALABAMA DRYCLEANING ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE TRUST FUND ADVISORY BOARD › Chapter 287-1-1 - THE ALABAMA DRYCLEANING ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE TRUST FUND › Section 287-1-1-.01 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Unless otherwise defined in this chapter, the definitions of terms included in
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								22-30-3 shall be applicable to this chapter. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) ABANDONED DRYCLEANING FACILITY. Any real property premises or individual leasehold space located in this state owned by any person in which a drycleaning facility or wholesale distribution facility formerly operated; provided, however, that any owner or operator or wholesale distributor who shall have elected not to be covered by the provisions of this chapter shall not be considered a person owning or leasing such a facility for the purposes of this chapter.
(2) ADJACENT LAND OWNER. Any owner, lessor, or mortgagee of any real property onto which contamination from a drycleaning facility, abandoned drycleaning facility, or wholesale distribution facility of any owner or operator or wholesale distributor who shall have elected to be covered by the provisions of this chapter has migrated or is threatening to migrate; or any of the successors or assigns, predecessors-in- title, and successors-in-title of the foregoing.
(3) AHWMMA. The Alabama Hazardous Waste Management and Minimization Act.
(4) BOARD. The Alabama Drycleaning Environmental Response Trust Advisory Board created under
Code of Ala. 1975
, §22-3OD-8.
(5) CONTAMINATION. The presence of drycleaning agent in soil, groundwater, surface water, or any other medium at or on a drycleaning facility, abandoned drycleaning facility, wholesale distribution facility, or any real property of any impacted third party.
(6) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management, or any successor department or agency of the state.
(7) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, or any successor department or agency of the state.
(8) DRYCLEANING AGENT. Any non-hydrocarbon chlorine or hydrocarbon-based formulations or products used or to be used as a primary cleaning agent in the cleaning of garments, apparel, or household fabrics at a drycleaning facility and includes, but is not limited to, perchloroethylene, also known as tetrachloroethylene, other chemicals using CAS No. 127-18-4, solvent-charged detergent, agents, glutone and any other chlorine or petroleum-based formulations or products and the substances into which any such formulations or products degrade.
(9) APPROVED DRYCLEANER ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT ("ADEC"). A person or company responsible for conducting and overseeing the inspection, investigation, remediation oversight, or remediation of a Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund (DERTF) site.
(10) DRYCLEANING FACILITY. A place of business, located at or on any real property premises or individual leasehold space located in this state which operates, or has operated in the past, in whole or in part, as a commercial facility for the purpose of laundering or cleaning garments, apparel, or household fabrics for the general public using any process that involves the use of drycleaning agents. The term "drycleaning facility" specifically includes: All contiguous land, structures, and other appurtenances and improvements on the land used in connection with a drycleaning facility; tuxedo rental facilities renting to the general public which conduct drycleaning operations on the premises; and "route sales," "dry stores," "stores," or other facilities located in this state which do not engage in on-site laundering or drycleaning but which have laundering or drycleaning performed off-site by any person, including the person owning the "route sales," "dry store," or "pick-up store". The following facilities are excepted from the definition of "drycleaning facility":
(a) "stand-alone" coin-operated laundry or a coin-operated drycleaning facility.
(b) A facility located on a United States military base or owned by the United States, or any department or agency thereof.
(c) A facility owned or leased by the state, any county, city, town, or public or quasi-public organization of the state, any public subdivision thereof, or any agency or department thereof, or any body corporate or system of the state under the management or administration of a board of control or governing board established by the state.
(d) A facility primarily engaged in uniform service or linen supply.
(e) Prisons, hotels, motels, industrial launderers or drycleaners not providing services to the general public, hospitals, or nursing homes.
(f) Any facility owned or leased by any owner or operator who shall elect not to be covered by this chapter.