- 1. “Aquifer protection permit” means an authorization issued by the Department under A.R.S. § 49-241 et seq.
- 2. “Burial cell” means an area where mining waste tires are placed in or on the land for burial.
- 3. “Mining” means activities dedicated to the exploration, extraction, beneficiation, and processing, including smelting and refining, of metallic ores.
- 4. “Mining facility” means any land, building, installation, structure, equipment, device, conveyance, or area dedicated to mining.
- 5. “Mining waste tire” means an off-road tire that is greater than three feet in outside diameter that was used in mining.
- 6. “Operator” means an owner, part owner, management agency, or lessee of a mining facility, a person responsible for the overall operation or control of a mining facility, or an authorized representative of the operator.
- 7. “Person” is defined in A.R.S. § 49-201.
- 8. “Waste tire collection site” is defined in A.R.S. § 44-1301.
- 9. “Waste tire cover” means waste tires that are chopped or shredded into pieces that do not exceed four inches in diameter used for cover at a solid waste landfill.
In addition to the definitions provided in A.R.S. § 44-1301, the following definitions apply in this Article:
Historical Note
Section recodified from A.A.C. R18-8-701, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State September 29, 2000 (Supp. 00-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 5695, effective November 27, 2001 (Supp. 01-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 348 (January 24, 2025), with an immediate effective date of December 24, 2024 (Supp. 24-4).