Definitions. The following special definitions shall apply to activities
in either of the overlay zones.
ANIMAL UNIT
One slaughter or feeder cow, 1.43 dairy cows, or 0.4 swine.
AQUIFER
A geologic formation, group of formations, or part of a formation
that contains sufficient saturated permeable material to yield adequate
quantities of groundwater to wells.
BULK STORAGE
Materials stored in large quantities which are usually dispensed
in smaller units for use or consumption.
CONTAMINATION
The degradation of natural water quality as a result of human
activities to the extent that its usefulness is impaired.
DEICING CHLORIDE SALT
Any bulk quantities of chloride compounds and other deicing
compounds intended for application to roads, including mixtures of
sand and chloride compounds in any proportion where the chloride compounds
constitute over 8% of the mixture. "Bulk quantity of chloride compounds"
means any quantity, but does not include any chloride compounds in
a solid form which are packaged in waterproof bags or containers which
do not exceed 100 pounds each.
DISPOSAL
The discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking
or release by any other means of a substance to the surface or subsurface
of the ground, surface waters, or groundwater.
FERTILIZERS
Any commercially produced mixture generally containing phosphorous,
nitrogen and potassium which is applied to the ground to increase
nutrients from plants.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE
Any substance listed as a hazardous substance in 6 NYCRR
Part 597, Hazardous Substance List, or a mixture thereof. In general,
a hazardous substance means any substance which:
(1)
Because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical
or infectious characteristics poses a significant hazard to human
health or safety if improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed
of, or otherwise managed;
(2)
Poses a present or potential hazard to the environment when
improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise
managed; or
(3)
Because of its toxicity or concentration within biological chains,
presents a demonstrated threat to biological life cycles when released
into the environment.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
A waste, or combination of wastes, which are identified or
listed as hazardous pursuant to 6 NYCRR Part 371, Identification and
Listing of Hazardous Wastes. Hazardous wastes include but are not
limited to petroleum products, organic chemical solvents, heavy metal
sludges, acids with a pH less than or equal to 2.0, alkalies with
a pH greater than or equal to 12.5, radioactive substances, pathological
or infectious wastes, or any material exhibiting the characteristics
of ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity or EP toxicity.
HERBICIDES
Any substance or mixture of substances intended for prevention,
destroying, repelling, or mitigating any weed, and those substances
defined pursuant to Environmental Conservation Law § 33-0101.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE
Any man-made material, such as pavement used in parking lots
or driveways or any building or other structure on a lot, that does
not allow surface water to penetrate into the soil.
INFILTRATION BASIN
An impoundment made by excavation or embankment construction
to contain water and allow the downward movement of water into the
soil.
ON-SITE CONSUMPTION
The use of petroleum to heat or cool a residential or nonresidential
structure, to operate machinery necessary for agricultural activities,
or for processing or manufacturing activities. On-site consumption
does not include the sale or distribution of petroleum for or into
vehicles, except vehicles used only on site.
PESTICIDE
Any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing,
destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest; any substance or mixture
of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant or
desiccant; and those substances defined pursuant to Environmental
Conservation Law § 33-0101.
RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Any material in any form that emits radiation spontaneously,
excluding those radioactive materials or devices containing radioactive
materials which are exempt from licensing and regulatory control pursuant
to regulations of the New York State Department of Labor or the United
States Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
SECONDARY CONTAINMENT
A structure which prevents any materials that have spilled
or leaked from primary containment structures, such as piping, tanks
or other containers, from reaching the land surface, subsurface or
a water body.
SEPTAGE
The contents of a septic tank, cesspool or other individual
wastewater treatment work which receives domestic sewage wastes.
SLUDGE
The solid, semisolid, or liquid waste generated from a waste
processing facility but does not include the liquid stream of effluent.
SOLID WASTE
Any garbage, refuse, sludge from a wastewater treatment plant,
water supply treatment plant, or air-pollution control facility, and
other discarded materials, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained
gaseous material, resulting from industrial, commercial, mining (other
than earthen materials) and agricultural operations, and from community
activities.
SPILL
Any discharge of a substance from the containers employed
in storage, transfer, processing or use.
SURFACE WATER BODY
Those water bodies which are identified as drainage features
(perennial stream or river, intermittent stream, canals, ditches,
etc.) lakes, ponds, reservoirs, springs or wetlands on United States
Geological Survey or New York State Department of Transportation 7.5-minute
topographic maps, United States Department of Agriculture soil survey
maps, or wetlands maps by the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation.
UNDERGROUND STORAGE
Storage within a tank or other container which is completely
covered with earth or other backfill material.
WASTEWATER
Aqueous-carried waste, including, but not limited to, solid
waste, hazardous waste, incinerator ash and residue, septage, garbage,
refuse, sludge, chemical waste, infectious waste, biological material,
radioactive materials, heat and commercial, industrial, municipal
and agricultural waste.