DEFINITIONS.

473.842 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. As used in sections 473.842 to 473.847, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 1a.Closure. "Closure" means actions that will prevent, mitigate, or minimize the threat to public health and the environment posed by a closed solid waste disposal facility including application of final cover; grading and seeding of final cover; installation of an adequate monitoring system, if necessary; and construction of ground and surface water diversion structures. § Subd. 2.Market development. "Market development" means the location and facilitation of markets for materials, substances, energy, or other products contained within or derived from waste. § Subd. 3.Mixed municipal solid waste disposal facility. "Mixed municipal solid waste disposal facility" means a waste facility used for the disposal of mixed municipal solid waste. § Subd. 4.Operator. "Operator" means: (1) the permittee of a mixed municipal solid waste disposal facility that has an agency permit; or (2) the person in control of a mixed municipal solid waste disposal facility that does not have an agency permit. § Subd. 4a.Postclosure, postclosure care. "Postclosure" and "postclosure care" mean actions taken for the care, maintenance, and monitoring of a solid waste disposal facility after closure that will prevent, mitigate, or minimize the threat to public health and environment posed by the closed facility. § Subd. 5.Response. "Response" has the meaning given it in section 115B.02, subdivision 18. § Subd. 6.Solid waste disposal facility. "Solid waste disposal facility" means a waste facility which is used for the disposal of solid waste. History: 1984 c 644 s 72; 1985 c 274 s 31,32; 1987 c 348 s 43