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22-27-2
Section 22-27-2 Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall
have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) AGENCY. Any controlling
agency, public or private, elected, appointed, or volunteer utilizing methods approved by
the health department or the department for the purpose of controlling and supervising the
collection or management of solid wastes or recyclable materials. (2) ALTERNATIVE COVER. Material
other than earth used to cover a landfill or sanitary landfill. An alternative cover shall
be approved by the Department of Environmental Management in compliance with federal law and
United States Environmental Protection Agency rules or guidance to achieve a level of performance
equal to or greater than earthen cover material. (3) ASHES. The solid residue from burning
of wood, coal, coke, or other combustible material used for heating, from incineration of
solid wastes, or for the production of electricity at electric generating...
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22-30-3
Section 22-30-3 Definitions. When used in this chapter and except where the context
prohibits, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings: (1) COMMISSION.
The Environmental Management Commission of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management
as created by Section 22-22A-6. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Environmental
Management as created by Section 22-22A-4. (3) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Alabama
Department of Environmental Management. (4) DISPOSAL. The discharge, deposit, injection, dumping,
spilling, leaking or placing of any hazardous waste into or on any land or water so that such
hazardous waste or any constituent thereof may enter the environment or be emitted into the
air or discharged into any waters, including ground waters. (5) HAZARDOUS WASTE. A solid waste,
or combination of solid wastes, which, because of its quantity, concentration or physical,
chemical or infectious characteristics may: a. Cause, or significantly contribute to,...
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45-49-252
Section 45-49-252 Definitions. The following words, phases, or terms as used in this
part, unless the context indicates otherwise, shall have the following meanings: (1) ABANDONED
PROPERTY. Wrecked or derelict property having no value other than nominal salvage value, if
any, which has been left abandoned and unprotected from the elements and shall include wrecked,
inoperative, or partially dismantled motor vehicles, trailers, boats, machinery, refrigerators,
washing machines, plumbing fixtures, and other similar articles which have no value other
than nominal salvage value, if any; and is in a condition violative of Alabama statutes. (2)
ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT. The department charged by the Mobile County Commission with the
administrative management of this part. (3) COMMISSION. The Mobile County Commission of Mobile
County, Alabama. (4) BULKY WASTE. Items whose large size precludes or complicates their handling
by normal collection, processing, or disposal methods. (5) BUNDLE. A...
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22-40A-3
Section 22-40A-3 Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings
unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) APPROVED. Authorized, certified, permitted
by, or meets standards of a regulatory authority. (2) AUTHORIZED DISPOSAL. For purposes of
this chapter only, authorized disposal shall be the deposit of a tire in a landfill properly
permitted to accept tires and tire materials for disposal. (3) CLEANUP. For purposes of this
chapter, cleanup means the cleaning up, remediation, control, or removal of scrap tires from
the environment. (4) CONSUMER. a. For purposes of this chapter a consumer is defined as either:
1. A retail purchaser. 2. A dealer who buys a tire to be installed on a vehicle for resale.
b. A wholesale purchaser who buys tires for resale is not considered a consumer. (5) DEPARTMENT.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) or its successor organization or
organizations having similar responsibility. (6) ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. An...
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22-27-3
Section 22-27-3 Authority of local governing bodies as waste collections and disposal;
household exemptions; state regulatory program. (a) Generally. (1) The county commission or
municipal governing body may, and is hereby authorized to, make available to the general public
collection and disposal facilities for solid wastes in a manner acceptable to the department.
The county commission or municipal governing body may provide such collection or disposal
services by contract with private or other controlling agencies and may include house-to-house
service or the placement of regularly serviced and controlled bulk refuse receptacles within
reasonable (generally less than eight miles) distance from the farthest affected household
and the wastes managed in a manner acceptable to the department. (2) Any county commission
or municipal governing body providing services to the public under this article shall have
the power and authority by resolution or ordinance to adopt rules and...
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22-27-12
Section 22-27-12 Powers of department. The department may do the following: (1) Adopt
rules to implement this article. (2) Adopt rules establishing requirements and restrictions
for the management of solid waste, excluding the collection and transportation of nonhazardous
and nonmedical solid waste. The rules may include factors such as the characteristics of the
solid waste, the potential for contamination of soils or ground and surface waters, the design
and operation of management facilities, the financial capabilities of the applicant, soil
and geological considerations, human health, and other environmental considerations. With
respect to solid waste disposal or materials recovery facilities, the rules may also include
factors such as the quantity, nature, and origin of solid wastes and recovered materials to
be managed. The department may condition the issuance of a permit for any solid waste management
or materials recovery facility upon the facility being consistent with...
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22-27-17
Section 22-27-17 Disposal fees; disposition of funds; exemptions; review of records;
biennial report. (a) Beginning on October 1, 2008, the following disposal fees are levied
upon generators of solid waste who dispose of solid waste at solid waste management facilities
permitted by the department subject to this chapter, which shall be collected in accordance
with subsection (b): (1) One dollar ($1) per ton for all waste disposed of in a municipal
solid waste landfill. (2) One dollar ($1) per ton or twenty-five cents ($0.25) per cubic yard
for all waste disposed of in public industrial landfills, construction and demolition landfills,
non-municipal solid waste incinerators, or composting facilities, which receive waste not
generated by the permittee. (3) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) per cubic yard for all waste disposed
of in a private solid waste management facility, not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)
per calendar year. (4) Regulated solid waste that may be approved by the...
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22-27-47
Section 22-27-47 Local plans required. (a) Each county and any municipality as described
below shall submit to the department, within one and one-half years of May 16, 1989, a plan
for the management of solid waste generated within its boundaries. A county's plan shall include
the municipal jurisdictions within its boundaries except that any municipality may choose
to submit its own solid waste management plan intended for implementation within its city
limits and thereby be excluded from its county plan. Cities which do not choose to exclude
themselves from their county's plan shall be responsible to share in the county's costs proportionately
on a per capita basis. The content of all plans shall be consistent with the requirements
of this article and every plan shall not become final until it has been officially adopted
and approved pursuant to the requirements of this article. In the event a county or city does
not submit a required plan or if said plan does not meet the minimum...
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22-27-5.2
Section 22-27-5.2 Solid waste landfill moratorium. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any provision
of law, until May 31, 2014, neither the department nor any state or local agency may grant
any new permits to a new public solid waste landfill facility which is intended to receive
waste not generated by the permittee. (2) The moratorium period is necessary in order to allow
the department and the Alabama Department of Public Health to review their duties and responsibilities
pursuant to the Solid Wastes and Recyclable Materials Management Act. As appropriate, following
this review, the department, with input from the Alabama Department of Public Health, shall
make recommendations for necessary legislation or undertake rulemaking to implement enhancement
identified during the review period. (3) For the purpose of evaluating solid waste landfill
management issues facing the state and to allow for the update of the state's comprehensive
solid waste management plan to identify and provide for the...
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22-22-1
Section 22-22-1 Short title; definitions. (a) This chapter may be cited as the "Alabama
Water Pollution Control Act." (b) For the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise
indicated, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this
section: (1) COMMISSION. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management. (2) WATERS.
All waters of any river, stream, watercourse, pond, lake, coastal, ground or surface water,
wholly or partially within the state, natural or artificial. This does not include waters
which are entirely confined and retained completely upon the property of a single individual,
partnership or corporation unless such waters are used in interstate commerce. (3) POLLUTION.
The discharge of a pollutant or combination of pollutants. A pollutant includes but is not
limited to dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge,
munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or...
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