As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
GROUNDWATER
Any water beneath the surface of the earth in any natural
geologic formation.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, company,
corporation, association, trust, estate, political subdivision or
any other legal entity, or their legal representatives, agents or
assigns.
REFUSE
All waste substances, including but not limited to the following:
garbage; combustible rubbish, including but not limited to paper,
cartons, boxes, barrels, wood, excelsior, tree branches, yard trimmings,
wood furniture and bedding; noncombustible rubbish, including but
not limited to metals, tin cans, metal furniture, discarded or partially
or wholly dismantled used motor vehicles, glass, crockery and other
mineral waste; and solid and semisolid wastes resulting from industrial
processes and manufacturing operations; provided, however, that the
term "refuse" does not include any unprocessed earth, stone or minerals.
SANITARY LANDFILL OPERATION
A method of disposing of refuse on land, without creating
nuisances or hazards to the public health or safety, by confining
refuse to the smallest practical area, compacting it to the smallest
practical volume by employing suitable power equipment and covering
with a layer of compacted earth or other suitable cover material.
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SITE
Any site used for the disposal of refuse from more than one
residential premises or farm or one or more commercial, industrial,
manufacturing or municipal operations.
SURFACE WATER
Any body of water, the top surface of which is exposed to
daylight, including flowing bodies as well as ponds and lakes.
No person shall receive or accept for disposal or deliver, dump
or offer for disposal any refuse on any land or at any location, site
or area in the Town of Waterford unless such land, location, site
or area is a solid waste disposal site and has been licensed as such
as provided hereunder, and no person shall operate any such solid
waste disposal site unless the same has been licensed as provided
hereunder.