Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 330 - MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE › Subchapter A - GENERAL INFORMATION › Section 330.3 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Unless otherwise noted, all terms contained in this section
					 are defined by their plain meaning. This section contains definitions for terms
					 that appear throughout this chapter. Additional definitions may appear in the
					 specific section to which they apply. The following words and terms, when used
					 in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise.
(1) 100-year
				  flood--A flood that has a 1.0% or greater chance of recurring in any given year
				  or a flood of a magnitude equaled or exceeded once in 100 years on the average
				  over a significantly long period.
(2) Active disposal area--All landfill
				  working faces and areas covered with daily and alternative daily
				  cover.
(3) Active life--The period
				  of operation beginning with the initial receipt of solid waste and ending at
				  certification/completion of closure activities in accordance with §§
										330.451,
				  330.453,
				  330.455,
				  330.457,
				  and
				  330.459
				  of this title (relating toApplicability; Closure Requirements for Municipal
				  Solid Waste Landfill Units that Stopped Receiving Waste Prior to October 9,
				  1991, Type IV Landfills, and Municipal Solid Waste Sites; Closure Requirements
				  for Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Units that Received Waste on or after
				  October 9, 1991, but Stopped Receiving Waste Prior to October 9, 1993; Closure
				  Requirements for Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Units that Receive Waste on or
				  after October 9, 1993; and Closure Requirements for Municipal Solid Waste
				  Storage and Processing Units ).
(4)
				  Active portion--That part of a facility or unit that has received or is
				  receiving wastes and that has not been closed in accordance with §§
										330.451,
				  330.453,
				  330.455,
				  330.457,
				  and
				  330.459
				  of this title (relating to Applicability; Closure Requirements for Municipal
				  Solid Waste Landfill Units that Stopped Receiving Waste Prior to October 9,
				  1991, Type IV Landfills, and Municipal Solid Waste Sites; Closure Requirements
				  for Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Units that Received Waste on or after
				  October 9, 1991, but Stopped Receiving Waste Prior to October 9, 1993; Closure
				  Requirements for Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Units that Receive Waste on or
				  after October 9, 1993; and Closure Requirements for Municipal Solid Waste
				  Storage and Processing Units ).
(5)
				  Airport--A public-use airport open to the public without prior permission and
				  without restrictions within the physical capacities of available
				  facilities.
(6) Ancillary
				  equipment--Any device that is used to distribute, meter, or control the flow of
				  solid waste from its point of generation to a storage or processing tank(s),
				  between solid waste storage and processing tanks to a point of disposal
				  on-site, or to a point of shipment for disposal off-site. Such devices include,
				  but are not limited to, piping, fittings, flanges, valves, and pumps.
(7) Animal crematory--A facility for the
				  incineration of animal remains that meets the following criteria:
(A) control of combustion air to maintain
				  adequate temperature for efficient combustion;
(B) containment of the combustion reaction in
				  an enclosed device to provide sufficient residence time and mixing for complete
				  combustion; and
(C) control of the
				  emission of the combustion products.