Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Article 29 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Section 28-29-300 - Definitions

Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 28-29-300

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 12, March 20, 2024

(a) For the purposes of K.A.R. 28-29-300 through K.A.R. 28-29-333, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) "C&D" means construction and demolition.

(2) "C&D contact water" means liquid, consisting primarily of precipitation, that has infiltrated through the C&D waste or has been in contact with the C&D waste for any period of time. This term shall include all runoff from the active area of the C&D landfill and all liquid derived from the C&D waste.

(3) "C&D landfill" shall have the meaning assigned to "construction and demolition landfill" in K.S.A. 65-3402, and amendments thereto.

(4) "C&D waste" shall have the meaning assigned to "construction and demolition waste" in K.S.A. 65-3402, and amendments thereto. For the purposes of this definition, the following clarifications shall apply:
(A) "Furniture and appliances" shall not include computer monitors and other computer components, televisions, videocassette recorders, stereos, and similar waste electronics.

(B) "Treated wood" shall include wood treated with any of the following:
(i) Creosote;

(ii) oil-borne preservatives, including pentachlorophenol and copper naphthenate;

(iii) waterborne preservatives, including chromated copper arsenate (CCA), ammoniacal copper zinc arsenate (ACZA), and ammoniacal copper quaternary compound (ACQ); or

(iv) any other chemical that poses a risk to human health or safety or the environment that is similar to any of the risks posed by the chemicals specified in paragraphs (a)(4)(B)(i) through (iii).

(C) "Untreated wood" shall include the following, if the wood has not been treated with any of the chemicals listed in paragraphs (a)(4)(B)(i) through (iv):
(i) Coated wood, including wood that has been painted, stained, or varnished; and

(ii) engineered wood, including plywood, laminated wood, oriented-strand board, and particle board.

(5) "Hazardous waste" means material determined to be hazardous waste as specified in K.A.R. 28-31-261.

(6) "Household hazardous waste" shall have the meaning specified in K.A.R. 28-29-1100.

(7) "Lower explosive limit" and "LEL" mean the lowest percent volume of a mixture of explosive gases in air that will propagate a flame at 25°C and atmospheric pressure.

(8) "Non-C&D waste" means all solid waste that is not specifically defined as construction and demolition waste in K.S.A. 65-3402, and amendments thereto. Non-C&D waste shall include hazardous waste and household hazardous waste.

(b) If a requirement in K.A.R. 28-29-300 through K.A.R. 28-29-333 conflicts with a requirement of K.A.R. 28-29-12 or K.A.R. 28-29-23, the requirement in K.A.R. 28-29-300 through K.A.R. 28-29-333 shall control.

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