Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 567 - Environmental Protection Commission › Title VIII - Solid Waste Management and Disposal › Chapter 119 - Used Oil and Used Oil Filters › Rule 567-119.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The following definitions apply to the provisions of this
				  chapter:
"Contaminated"
means used oil mixed with
				  hazardous waste as defined by the resource conservation and recovery Act or
				  with incompatible wastes including, but not limited to: antifreeze, solvents,
				  paints, pesticides, or household hazardous materials. Minimal amounts of
				  vehicle fuel shall not be considered an incompatible waste.
"Customer "
means any individual who
				  purchases oil or oil filters or generates used oil or used oil filters for
				  personal or family purposes, including a farmer or a farm household.
"Department"
means the department of natural
				  resources.
"Retailer "
means a person offering for sale
				  or selling a petroleum-based or synthetic oil or oil filter to the ultimate
				  consumer or user of the product, as an over-the-counter product or whereby the
				  consumer is charged separately for the oil or oil filter when coupled with a
				  service.
"Tank"
means a closable stationary or mobile
				  device designed to contain an accumulation of used oil and constructed of
				  nonearthen materials (e.g., concrete, steel, plastic) that provide structural
				  support.
"Used oil"
means any petroleum-based or
				  synthetic oil which through its use, storage, or handling has become unsuitable
				  for its original purpose due to the presence of chemical or physical
				  impurities. Used oil includes, but is not limited to, the following:
1. Spent lubricating fluids which have been
				removed from an engine crankcase, transmission, gearbox, or differential of an
				automobile, bus, truck, vessel, plane, heavy equipment, or machinery powered by
				an internal combustion engine.
2.
				Spent industrial oils, including compressor, turbine, bearing, hydraulic,
				metalworking, electrical, and refrigerator oils.
Used oil does not include oil which has been contaminated or
				  contains PCBs of 5ppm or greater.
"Used oil collection site "
means any
				  commercial, municipal, or nonprofit establishment or operation which has a used
				  oil collection tank on the premises, and accepts used oil for temporary storage
				  prior to the recycling of that which is collected.
"Used oil collector"
means any sanitary
				  landfill operator, sanitary disposal project operator, oil retailer, or other
				  individual who operates a used oil collection site.
"Used oil filter"
means a filter that
				  removes impurities from the oil used to lubricate an internal combustion engine
				  and has been used for its intended purpose.
"Used oil filter recycling "
means the
				  preparation of used oil filters for steel recovery.
"Used oil recycling "
means the preparation
				  of used oil for reuse as a petroleum product by rerefining, reprocessing,
				  reclaiming, or other means or to use used oil as a substitute for a petroleum
				  product made from new oil, provided that the preparation or use is
				  operationally safe, environmentally sound, and complies with all federal and
				  state laws.