As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
APPLICATION
The physical act of placing or spreading natural gas waste
or oil waste on any road or real property located within the Town
of Griswold.
HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
The fracturing of underground rock formations, including
shale and nonshale formations, by man-made fluid-driven techniques
for the purpose of stimulating oil, natural gas, or other subsurface
hydrocarbon production.
NATURAL GAS EXTRACTION ACTIVITIES
All geologic or geophysical activities related to the exploration
for or extraction of natural gas, including, but not limited to, core
and rotary drilling and hydraulic fracturing.
NATURAL GAS WASTE
A.
Any liquid or solid waste or its constituents, that is generated
as a result of natural gas extraction activities, which may consist
of water, brine, chemicals, naturally occurring radioactive materials,
heavy metals, or other contaminants;
B.
Leachate from solid wastes associated with natural gas extraction
activities;
C.
Any waste that is generated as a result of or in association
with the underground storage of natural gas;
D.
Any waste that is generated as a result of or in association
with liquefied petroleum gas well storage operations; and
E.
Any products or byproducts resulting from the treatment, processing,
or modification of any of the above wastes.
OIL EXTRACTION ACTIVITIES
All geologic or geophysical activities related to the exploration
for or extraction of oil, including, but not limited to, core and
rotary drilling and hydraulic fracturing.
OIL WASTE
A.
Any liquid or solid waste or its constituents that is generated
as a result of oil extraction activities, which may consist of water,
brine, chemicals, naturally occurring radioactive materials, heavy
metals, or other contaminants;
B.
Leachate from solid wastes associated with oil extraction activities;
and
C.
Any products or byproducts resulting from the treatment, processing,
or modification of any of the above wastes.
TOWN
The Town of Griswold.
Nothing in this article shall be interpreted to ban the transportation
of any product or byproduct described herein on any roadway through
the Town.
If any provision of this article shall be determined by any
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid and unenforceable to
any extent, the remainder of this article shall not be affected thereby,
and each provision hereof shall be valid and shall be enforced to
the fullest extent permitted by law.