In addition to the definitions provided in A.R.S. § 44-1301, the following definitions apply in this Article:
"Aquifer protection permit" means an authorization issued by the Department under A.R.S. § 49-241 et seq.
"Burial cell" means an area where mining waste tires are placed in or on the land for burial.
"Mining" means activities dedicated to the exploration, extraction, beneficiation, and processing, including smelting and refining, of metallic ores.
"Mining facility" means any land, building, installation, structure, equipment, device, conveyance, or area dedicated to mining.
"Mining waste tire" means an off-road tire that is greater than three feet in outside diameter that was used in mining.
"Operator" means an owner, part owner, management agency, or lessee of a mining facility, a person responsible for the overall operation or control of a mining facility, or an authorized representative of the operator.
"Person" is defined in A.R.S. § 49-201.
"Waste tire cover" means waste tires that are chopped or shredded into pieces that do not exceed four inches in diameter used for cover at a solid waste landfill.
Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-13-1201