Pursuant to RSA 31:39, it shall be unlawful, unless approved
by the voters of the Town, for any individual, partnership, corporation
or other entity to maintain, within the Town of Conway, any privately
owned or privately operated dump, storage place or other facility
primarily used for the collecting, receiving, processing, reprocessing,
treatment, recovery, storage, disposal or burial of hazardous waste.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
HAZARDOUS WASTE
A solid, semisolid, liquid or contained gaseous waste or
any combinations of these materials which:
A.
Because of either quantity, concentration or physical, chemical
or infectious characteristics may cause or contribute to an increase
in mortality or an increase in irreversible or incapacitating reversible
illness, or pose a present or potential threat to human health or
the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed
of or otherwise mismanaged.
B.
Has been identified as a hazardous waste by the New Hampshire
Bureau of Solid Waste Management, using the criteria established under
RSA 147-A:2. Such wastes include, but are not limited to, those which
are radioactive, toxic, corrosive, ignitable, irritants, strong sensitizers
or which generate pressure through decomposition, heat or other means.
[Amended 4-11-2017 ATM by Art. 29]