Section R. 299.4101 - Definitions; A, BRule 101. As used in these rules:
(a) "AASHTO" means American association of state highway and transportation officials.(b) "Act" means 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.101 to 324.90106, and known as the natural resources and environmental protection act.(c) "Act 299" means 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.101 to 339.2919, and known as the occupational code.(d) "Act 399" means 1976 PA 399, MCL 325.1001 to 325.1023, and known as the safe drinking water act.(e) "Active life" means the period of operation beginning with the initial receipt of solid waste and ending with the completion of closure activities in accordance with the act and these rules.(f) "Active portion" means that part of a facility or unit that has received or is receiving wastes and that has not been partially or finally closed in accordance with these rules. The active portion does not include areas that have interim cover which complies with R 299.4429(7) or a constructed unit or portion of a unit that has not received waste.(g) "Active work area" means the area which is or will be used for the storage, transport, or disposal of solid waste, methane gas, or leachate or in which heavy equipment is or will be used as part of the landfill operation. The active work area includes all of the following: (ii) Leachate collection and storage systems, exclusive of any of the following:(iii) Gas collection and handling systems, exclusive of any of the following:(B) Energy recovery facilities.(C) Pipelines for gas and gas condensate associated with energy recovery facilities.(iv) Heavy equipment storage and maintenance areas and borrow area in which heavy equipment is or will be used.(v) Haul roads used for waste transport, exclusive of the entrance and scales.(vi) Any on-site processing plant.(vii) Other operations that involve the storage or disposal of solid waste or leachate. Operations that do not involve the storage or disposal of solid waste or leachate, such as any of the following, are not part of the active work area: (E) Stormwater retention ponds.(F) Light duty maintenance buildings.(h) "Applicant" means an owner or operator who has applied for a construction permit or operating license under part 115 of the act.(i) "Appropriate organization" means any organization that has demonstrated, or is demonstrating, a substantial interest in solid waste management.(j) "Aquifer" means a geologic formation, group of formations, or portion of a formation that is capable of yielding significant quantities of groundwater to wells or springs.(k) "Asbestos waste" means asbestos-containing waste material, as defined in 40 C.F.R. §61.141 under the national emission standard for asbestos. The definition of asbestos-containing waste material and related definitions are adopted by reference in R 299.4131.(l) "ASTM" means the American society for testing and materials.(m) "Attendant" means the individual who accepts solid waste at the entrance to the solid waste disposal area.(n) "Average daily flow rate" means the average flow, in gallons per acre per day, removed from a secondary collection system or leak detection during the last 3 months. The average daily flow rate shall be calculated monthly by averaging the flow rate for the current month with those from the preceding 2 months.(o) "Background" means the concentration or level of a substance which exists in the environment at or regionally proximate to a site and which is not attributable to any release at or regionally proximate to the site.Mich. Admin. Code R. 299.4101
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