Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 58 - Environmental Quality, Department of › Rule 58.01.06 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES › Section 58.01.06.005 - DEFINITIONS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Active Portion
. That part of
			 a unit where waste had been, or may be, disposed of, treated, or otherwise
			 managed, and that has not been closed in accordance with applicable rules.
			 (3-24-22)
02.
Backyard
			 Composting
. Composting operations used only by the owner or person in
			 control of a residential dwelling unit to process garbage and yard waste
			 generated at that dwelling unit. (3-24-22)
03.
Beneficial Use
. Various uses
			 of ground water in Idaho including, but not limited to, domestic water
			 supplies, industrial water supplies and agricultural water supplies. A
			 beneficial use is defined as actual current and projected future uses of ground
			 water. (3-24-22)
04.
Commercial Solid Waste Facility
. A MSWLF owned and operated as an
			 enterprise conducted with the intent of making a profit by any individual,
			 association, firm, or partnership for the disposal of solid waste, but
			 excluding a MSWLF owned or operated by a political subdivision, state or
			 federal agency or, municipality or a MSWLF owned or operated by any individual,
			 association, firm, or partnership exclusively for the disposal of solid waste
			 generated by such individual, association, firm, or partnership.
			 (3-24-22)
05.
Composting
			 Facility
. See definition of Processing Facility. (3-24-22)
06.
Very Small Quantity Generator
			 (VSQG) Hazardous Waste
. As defined in 40 CFR Part 260.10 .
			 (3-24-22)
07.
Very Small
			 Quantity Generator (VSQG) Management Facility
. A facility or portion
			 thereof where household hazardous waste or VSQG wastes are transferred from a
			 vehicle or container and subsequently transported to another facility. A VSQG
			 management facility does not include temporary drop off locations or other
			 facilities where individuals or businesses are authorized to store waste for
			 ultimate collection and disposal. (3-24-22)
08.
Contamination
. The
			 introduction of a substance into the surface or ground water causing: (3-24-22)
a. At or beyond the point of compliance, the
			 concentration of that substance in ground water to result in significant
			 degradation, as determined pursuant to Subsection
			 400.02.b of IDAPA 58.01.11,
			 "Ground Water Quality Rule," or in an exceedance of the maximum contamination
			 level (MCL) specified in the Ground Water Quality Rule; (3-24-22)
b. The concentration of that substance in
			 surface water exceeds a numerical criteria or fails to protect designated
			 beneficial uses specified in the "Water Quality Standards," IDAPA 58.01.02;
			 (3-24-22)
c. A statistically
			 significant increase in the concentration of that substance in the ground water
			 at or beyond the point of compliance, or in surface water, where the existing
			 concentration of that substance exceeds the contamination level specified in
			 Subsections 005.08.a. or 005.08.b. of this
			 rule; or (3-24-22)
d. A
			 statistically significant increase in the concentration of that substance in
			 ground water at the point of compliance, or in surface water, above background
			 of a substance which; (3-24-22)
i. Is not
			 specified in Subsections
			 005.08.a. or 005.08.b. of this
			 rule; and (3-24-22)
ii. Is a result
			 of the disposal of solid waste; and (3-24-22)
iii. Has been determined by the department to
			 present a substantial risk to human health or the environment in the
			 concentrations found in the ground water at the point of compliance, or in
			 surface water. (3-24-22)