Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 140 - ILLEGAL DRUG LAB CLEANUP ASSISTANCE › Section 340-140-0020 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
As used in these rules:
(1) "Administrative Costs" means direct
			 staff, overhead and indirect costs of operating the program. Costs will be
			 established using previous experience with cleanup management.
(2) "Chemical" has that meaning set forth
			 inORS 475.405(1).
(3) "Cleanup
			 Costs" has the meaning set forth inORS 475.405(3).
(4) "Department" means the Department of
			 Environmental Quality, or its authorized representative.
(5) "Full Cost" means all cleanup costs, as
			 defined inORS 475.405(3), incurred by the Department at or related to a
			 site.
(6) "Generator Status" means
			 the role accepted by either the Department or the law enforcement agency where
			 a registered hazardous waste generator is required for waste disposal, and at
			 those times when materials are in transport with a contracted waste
			 hauler.
(7) "Illegal Drug Cleanup
			 Fund" is the funding account established under ORS 475.495.
(8) "Illegal Drug Lab Material Management"
			 refers to the legal and responsible custody of hazardous materials and
			 hazardous waste from the time they are received from a law enforcement agency
			 to the time of final disposal.
(9)
			 "Invoice" for the purpose of these rules shall mean any written notification
			 from the DEQ to the law enforcement agency used to identify the amount of money
			 to be repaid to the DEQ for the illegal drug lab cleanup fund.
(10) "Law Enforcement Agency" means any
			 organization authorized under federal, state, or local laws or ordinances
			 related to illegal drug manufacturing.
(11) "Qualified Vendor" means any waste
			 management company able to provide proper waste management for the type of
			 materials being managed, who is not currently in violation of any relevant
			 statutes or rules.
(12) "Residual
			 Contamination" means the residual odors and trace chemicals resulting from the
			 operation of an illegal drug lab, or storage of materials associated with
			 illegal drug manu-facturing.
(13)
			 "Responsible Party" means a person or persons who is liable for cleanup costs
			 underORS 475.455.
(14) "Scheduled
			 Substances" are chemicals listed by the State Board of Pharmacy and/or federal
			 government as controlled substances.
(15) "Site" has the meaning set forth inORS
			 475.405(9). The Department may include as part of the site those locations to
			 which chemicals have been taken.
(16) "Site Cleanup" means the limited removal
			 of chemicals related to the production of illegal drugs from any location
			 identified by the participating agency to prevent further site contamination or
			 criminal activity.
(17) "Temporary
			 Storage" means the secure warehousing of confiscated material being held as
			 evidence away from the point of seizure by the law enforcement
			 agency.
(18) "TSDF" means a
			 treatment, storage, or disposal facility that is a fully regulated and licensed
			 waste management operation possessing proper approvals to handle the waste
			 stream type originating from an illegal drug lab.
Stat. Auth.:ORS 466.705 -ORS 466.995 &ORS 475.405 -ORS
				  475.495
Stats. Implemented:ORS
				  475.405