Title 13, ENVIRONMENT

Sec. 0.7. "ABS sensor", for purposes of IC 13-20-17.7, refers to an anti-lock braking system G-force sensor. As added by P.L.114-2008, SEC.4.

Sec. 1. "Active area", for purposes of IC 13-20-10, means: (1) the raw compostable matter storage area; (2) the composting matter area; (3) the compost curing area; or (4) the compost storage area; of a composting facility for vegetative matter. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation:…

Sec. 1.5. "Acute hazardous waste", for purposes of IC 13-22-4-3.1, has the meaning set forth in 40 CFR Part 261. As added by P.L.143-2000, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-2001, SEC.10.

Sec. 10. "Asbestos", for purposes of IC 13-17-6, means an asbestiform variety of the following: (1) Chrysotile (serpentine). (2) Crocidolite (riebeckite). (3) Amosite (cummingtonite-grunerite). (4) Anthophyllite. (5) Tremolite. (6) Actinolite. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 1…

Sec. 100. "Hazardous waste facility", for purposes of environmental management laws, means a plant or site where hazardous waste is subjected to treatment, storage, or disposal. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citations: 13-7-1-3 part; 13-7-1-13.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.

Sec. 101. "Hazardous waste landfill", for purposes of IC 13-22-9, means a hazardous waste disposal facility at which hazardous waste is deposited on or beneath the surface of the ground as an intended place of final location. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-32-1.] As adde…

Sec. 102. "High level radioactive waste", for purposes of IC 13-22-10, has the meaning set forth in Section 2 of the federal Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101), as in effect on January 1, 1987. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-8.6-2(l).] As added by P.L.1-1…

Sec. 102.6. "Host agreement", for purposes of IC 13-20-23, means a valid and enforceable agreement entered into between a county and another person for the payment of a disposal fee in exchange for the county's permission to construct or operate a landfill. As added by P.L.133-19…

Sec. 103. "Host state", for purposes of IC 13-29-1, means any state which is designated by the Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission to host a regional facility. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-5-9-2 part.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.

Sec. 103.9. "Household", for purposes of section 47.7 of this chapter and IC 13-20.5, means the occupants of a dwelling located in Indiana who use a video display device at the dwelling primarily for personal use or home office use. As added by P.L.178-2009, SEC.11.

Sec. 104. "Household hazardous waste", for purposes of IC 13-20-20 and IC 13-21, means hazardous waste generated by households. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 13-7-33-3; subsection (b) formerly 13-9.5-1-1 part; 13-9.5-1-16.5 part; subsection (c) forme…

Sec. 104.5. "Hulk crusher", for purposes of this chapter, means an enterprise that engages in the business of handling and flattening, compacting, or otherwise demolishing motor vehicles or their remains for economical delivery to a scrap metal processor or other appropriate faci…

Sec. 104.6. "IHCDA", for purposes of IC 13-19-7, has the meaning set forth in IC 13-19-7-3. As added by P.L.88-2017, SEC.3.

Sec. 104.7. "In lieu fee mitigation program", for purposes of IC 13-18-22-6, means a program under which a person proposing a wetland activity in a state regulated wetland provides funds to a third party that will use the funds to offset the loss of wetlands resulting from the pr…

Sec. 104.8. "In lieu fee", for purposes of 13-18-22-6, means a fee that: (1) is paid pursuant to: (A) the department of natural resources stream and wetland mitigation program; or (B) another in lieu fee mitigation program; (2) is paid to: (A) the state government; or (B) the Ind…

Sec. 105. "Incidental concentrations of PCB", for purposes of IC 13-20-15-3, means concentrations of PCB that are beyond the control of the person and that are not the result of the person: (1) exposing the: (A) item; (B) product; or (C) material; to concentrations of PCB; (2) fa…

Sec. 106. "Incinerator", for purposes of IC 13-21 and environmental management laws, means an engineered apparatus designed for the burning of solid waste under the effect of controls on the following: (1) Temperature. (2) Retention time. (3) Air. (4) Other combustion factors. [P…

Sec. 107. "Includes" means includes but is not limited to. [1996 Recodification Citations: New.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.

Sec. 108. "Industrial permit", for purposes of IC 13-14-8-11.6 and IC 13-18-20, refers to a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit other than a permit issued to any of the following: (1) a municipal facility; (2) a state facility; (3) a federal facility; (…

Sec. 109. "Industrial pretreatment permit", for purposes of IC 13-18-20, refers to a permit issued by the state to an industry discharging to a publicly owned treatment works that: (1) meets the criteria set forth in the applicable rules or regulations; and (2) has been approved …

Sec. 11. (a) "Asbestos containing material", for purposes of IC 13-17-6, means material that contains more than one percent (1%) asbestos by area and that: (1) is friable; or (2) has a reasonable probability of becoming friable in the course of ordinary or anticipated use of the …

Sec. 111. "Intentionally introduced", for purposes of IC 13-20-17, means any time that mercury is present in a battery, unless the mercury is only incidentally present in other materials in the battery. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-16-1.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.…

Sec. 112. "Interstate agency", for purposes of IC 13-18-2, means an agency of at least two (2) states having powers or duties pertaining to the abatement of water pollution. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-4-1(d), (f) part.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.

Sec. 112.5. "Isolated wetland", for purposes of IC 13-18, is a wetland that is not subject to regulation under Section 404(a) of the Clean Water Act. As added by P.L.282-2003, SEC.25.

Sec. 113. "Joint solid waste management district" or "joint district", for purposes of IC 13-21, refers to a solid waste management district that consists of at least two (2) counties. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citations: 13-9.5-1-1 part; 13-9.5-1-18.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.…

Sec. 113.5. "Knee of the curve", for purposes of IC 13-18, means the point where the incremental change in the cost of the control alternative per change in performance of the control alternative changes most rapidly. As added by P.L.140-2000, SEC.9.

Sec. 114. "Land application", for purposes of section 205 of this chapter and IC 13-18-12, means the disposal of: (1) septage; (2) solid waste, as defined in section 205(a) of this chapter; or (3) industrial waste products, as allowed under IC 13-18-12-2.5; by injection below the…

Sec. 114.2. "Land application operation", for purposes of IC 13-18-12 and IC 13-19-3, means an operation in which sludge, waste products, or wastewater generated by industrial, municipal, or semipublic facilities are disposed of by spraying or spreading onto the land surface, inc…

Sec. 115. "Land disposal", for purposes of IC 13-22-12, includes the following: (1) Interim status and permitted hazardous waste landfills. (2) Interim status and permitted hazardous waste surface impoundments. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-16.1-3(e).] As added by P.L.1…

Sec. 116. (a) "Landfill", for purposes of IC 13-20-2, IC 13-20-24, and IC 13-20.5, means a solid waste disposal facility at which solid waste is deposited on or beneath the surface of the ground as an intended place of final location. (b) "Landfill", for purposes of section 114.2…

Sec. 116.5. "Large construction activity site", for purposes of IC 13-18-27, has the meaning set forth in IC 13-18-27-7. As added by P.L.248-2019, SEC.6.

Sec. 118. "Lead acid battery", for purposes of IC 13-20-16, means a battery that: (1) contains lead and sulfuric acid; and (2) has a nominal voltage of at least six (6) volts. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-15-1.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.

Sec. 118.4. (a) "Legitimate use", for purposes of this article, IC 13-19, and IC 13-20, means the use or reuse of a material, otherwise defined as a solid or hazardous waste, under all of the following circumstances: (1) The material is used or reused: (A) in a manufacturing proc…

Sec. 119. (a) "Lender", for purposes of IC 13-23-13, means any of the following: (1) An insured depository institution (as defined in Section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)). (2) An insured credit union (as defined in Section 101 of the Federal Credit Uni…

Sec. 12. "Asbestos contractor", for purposes of IC 13-17-6, means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a sole proprietorship, an unincorporated association, a franchise, an enterprise, or any other entity that enters into one (1) or more contracts providing for the indivi…

Sec. 120. "Local emergency planning committee", for purposes of IC 13-25-1 and IC 13-25-2, refers to a committee established under Title III of the federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 for a local emergency planning district. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citat…

Sec. 120.5. "Long term control plan", for purposes of section 31.5 of this chapter, IC 13-14-9-14, and IC 13-18, means a plan that: (1) is consistent with the federal Combined Sewer Overflow Control Policy (59 Fed. Reg. 18688); (2) is developed in accordance with the recommendati…

Sec. 121. (a) "Low level radioactive waste", for purposes of IC 13-22-10, means radioactive material that: (1) is not: (A) high level radioactive waste; (B) spent nuclear fuel; or (C) byproduct material; and (2) is classified by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in…

Sec. 122. "Major modification", for purposes of IC 13-15-4, when applied to a solid waste permit, means any change in a permitted solid waste facility that would: (1) increase the facility's permitted capacity to process or dispose of solid waste by the lesser of: (A) more than t…

Sec. 123. "Major permit", for purposes of IC 13-18-20, refers to a NPDES permit: (1) as classified by the Region V Regional Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the commissioner; and (2) as set forth in the Major Dischargers List developed by the…

Sec. 124. "Management plan", for purposes of IC 13-29-1, means the plan adopted by the commission for the storage, transportation, treatment, and disposal of waste within the region. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-5-9-2 part.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.

Sec. 125. "Manifest", for purposes of environmental management laws except IC 13-20-4-7, means the form used for identifying the: (1) quantity; (2) composition; and (3) origin, routing, and destination; of hazardous waste during its transportation from the point of generation to …

Sec. 126. (a) "Manufacturer", for purposes of IC 13-20-16, means a person who is engaged in the business of making lead acid batteries: (1) in Indiana; or (2) for sale in Indiana. (b) "Manufacturer", for purposes of sections 179.9, 180.1, 195.7, and 245.4 of this chapter and IC 1…

Sec. 126.5. "Manure" means the following: (1) Liquid or solid animal excreta. (2) Waste liquid generated at a livestock or poultry production area, including the following: (A) Excess drinking water. (B) Cleanup water. (C) Contaminated livestock truck or trailer washwater. (D) Mi…

Sec. 126.9. "Mass balance attribution" means a chain of custody accounting methodology with rules defined by a third party certification system that enables the attribution of the mass of advanced recycling feedstocks to one (1) or more advanced recycling products. As added by P.…

Sec. 127. "Mass balance calculation", for purposes of IC 13-27, means a determination of the annual quantities of each toxic material that is: (1) transported to; (2) produced at; (3) used at; (4) accumulated or stored at; (5) released from; or (6) transported from; a business or…