Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part I - Office of the Secretary
Subpart 1 - Departmental Administrative Procedures
Chapter 1 - Public Notification of Contamination
Section I-107 - Definitions

A. The following terms used in this Chapter shall have the meanings listed below, unless the context otherwise requires, or unless specifically redefined in a particular Section.

Administrative Authority- the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality or his designee or the appropriate assistant secretary or his designee.

Applicable Federal or State Health and Safety Standard- those health and/or safety standards promulgated under federal or state health or safety laws or other universally accepted health or safety standards that the department, based on its knowledge and expertise, reasonably determines are applicable to a particular release and release site. Examples of applicable federal or state health and safety standards include, but are not limited to:

a. USEPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) in a drinking water well or aquifer. MCLs are not applicable for non-potable groundwater or surface water;

b. Louisiana primary ambient air quality standards (LAC 33:III.Chapter 7); and

c. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) minimal risk levels (MRLs) for air.

Corrective Action- activities conducted to protect human health and the environment.

Department- the Department of Environmental Quality.

Off-Site- areas beyond the property boundary of the release site.

Person- any individual, municipality, public or private corporation, partnership, firm, the state of Louisiana, political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, the United States government, and any agent or subdivision thereof or any other juridical person, which shall include, but not be limited to, trusts, joint stock companies, associations, commissions, and interstate bodies.

Release- the accidental or intentional spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, escaping, leaching, or dumping of hazardous substances or other pollutants into or on any land, air, water, or groundwater. A release shall not include a federal or state permitted release or other release authorized by the department.

Release Site- area within the property boundary of the site where the release has occurred.

Responsible Party- any person required by law or regulation to undertake corrective action at a site.