Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0012 - Voluntary Remediation Program › Chapter 1 - POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY IN THE VRP › Section 1-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
For purposes of this Chapter:
"Contaminant" means as defined in
				  W.S.
				  35-11-103(g)(iii).
"CFR" means the Code of Federal Regulations.
"Facility" means the specific type of site identified by
				  Section
				  4(a) and
				  (b), which is subject to pollution prevention
				  plan requirements as a condition of eligibility for the VRP.
"Household do-it-yourselfer used oil" means oil that is
				  derived from households, such as used oil generated by individuals who generate
				  used oil through the maintenance of their personal vehicles.
"Household do-it-yourselfer used oil generator" means an
				  individual who generates household do-it-yourselfer used oil.
"Household waste" means any material (including garbage,
				  trash and sanitary wastes in septic tanks) derived from households (including
				  single and multiple residences, hotels and motels, bunkhouses, ranger stations,
				  crew quarters, campgrounds, picnic grounds and day-use recreation
				  areas).
"Pollution Prevention" means:
(i) Source reduction and other practices or
				activities that reduce or eliminate the volume or toxicity of contaminants used
				at or created by a facility. Examples of source reduction include use of less
				toxic raw materials; reformulation or redesign of products or processes to
				reduce the volume or toxicity of waste generated; improvements in work
				practices that prevent or reduce off-specification products; and better
				inventory control to reduce or prevent wastage;
(ii) Reducing or eliminating the volume or
				toxicity of contaminants from entering a waste stream, or otherwise being
				released to the environment; and
(iii) Practices or activities that prevent
				the accidental spillage of contaminants. Examples of such activities include
				installation of specialized spill containment equipment; operational controls
				to prevent spills; storing contaminants properly; utilizing employee programs
				to periodically conduct pipe pressure testing, pipeline pigging, equipment
				maintenance or inspections; replacement of process or transfer lines that do
				not meet specifications; installation of cathodic protection systems; raising
				product transfer lines above ground; and installation of overfill prevention
				apparatus.
"P2 Plan" means a Pollution Prevention Plan for purposes of
				  W.S. W.S.
				  35-11-1602(a)(ii).
"Release" means spilling, leaking, emitting, discharging,
				  escaping, leaching or disposing of a contaminant into groundwater, surface
				  water, surface or subsurface soils or other environmental media.
"Site" means as defined in W.S. W.S.
				  W.S.
				  35-11-103(g)(x).
"Small quantity inventory" means that the total amount of all
				  contaminants being used, stored or generated at the site or place of business
				  at any one specific time is never greater than or equal to either 500 pounds or
				  55 gallons.
"VRP" means the Voluntary Remediation Program as created by
				  Article 16 of the Environmental Quality Act, W.S. W.S.
				  W.S.
				  35-11-1601 through
				  35-11-1613.