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For the purposes of this article, it does not include: (i) facilities which are owned and operated by and exclusively for the on-site treatment, storage or disposal of wastes generated by the owner or operator; (ii) facilities for the treatment, storage or disposal of hazardous wastes used principally as fuels in an on-site production process; (iii) facilities used exclusively for the pretreatment of wastes discharged directly to a publicly owned sewage treatment works.\n\t\t“Hazardous waste management facility permit” means the permit for a hazardous waste management facility issued by the Director or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.\n\t\t“Host community” means any county, city or town within whose jurisdictional boundaries construction of a hazardous waste facility is proposed.\n\t\t“On-site” means facilities that are located on the same or geographically contiguous property which may be divided by public or private right-of-way, and the entrance and exit between the contiguous properties is at a cross-roads intersection so that the access is by crossing, as opposed to going along, the right-of-way. On-site also means noncontiguous properties owned by the same person but connected by a right-of-way which the owner controls and to which the public does not have access.\n\t\t“Operator” means a person who is responsible for the overall operation of a facility.\n\t\t“Owner” means a person who owns a facility or a part of a facility.\n\t\t“Storage” means the containment or holding of hazardous wastes pending treatment, recycling, reuse, recovery or disposal.\n\t\t“Treatment” means any method, technique or process, including incineration or neutralization, designed to change the physical, chemical or biological character or composition of any hazardous waste to neutralize it or to render it less hazardous or nonhazardous, safer for transport, amenable to recovery or storage or reduced in volume.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":294470,"text":"As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Applicant” means the person applying for a certification of site suitability or submitting a notice of intent to apply therefor.\n\t\t“Application” means an application to the Board for a certification of site suitability.\n\t\t“Certification of site suitability” or “certification” means the certification issued by the Board pursuant to this chapter.\n\t\t“Criteria” means the criteria adopted by the Board, pursuant to \u00a7 10.1-1436.\n\t\t“Fund” means the Technical Assistance Fund created pursuant to \u00a7 10.1-1448.\n\t\t“Hazardous waste facility” or “facility” means any facility, including land and structures, appurtenances, improvements and equipment for the treatment, storage or disposal of hazardous wastes, which accepts hazardous waste for storage, treatment or disposal. 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This law was first created in 1986. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 492 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1986 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1988, chapter 891.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":54464,"section_number":"10.1-1436","catch_line":"Site approval criteria","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1436\/"},{"id":55114,"section_number":"10.1-1448","catch_line":"Technical Assistance Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1448\/"}],"permalink":{"id":146401,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82154,"identifier":"10.1-1433","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/6\/10.1-1433","url":"\/10.1-1433\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1433\/","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/6\/10.1-1433","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1433","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Applicant<\/span>” means the person<\/span> applying for a certification of site suitability<\/span> or submitting a notice of intent<\/span> to apply therefor.\n\t\t“Application<\/span>” means an application<\/span> to the Board<\/span> for a certification of site suitability<\/span>.\n\t\t“Certification of site suitability<\/span>” or “certification” means the certification issued by the Board<\/span> pursuant to this chapter.\n\t\t“Criteria<\/span>” means the criteria<\/span> adopted by the Board<\/span>, pursuant to \u00a7 10.1-1436<\/a>.\n\t\t“Fund<\/span>” means the Technical Assistance Fund<\/span> created pursuant to \u00a7 10.1-1448<\/a>.\n\t\t“Hazardous waste facility<\/span>” or “facility” means any facility, including land and structures, appurtenances, improvements and equipment for the treatment<\/span>, storage<\/span> or disposal<\/span> of hazardous wastes<\/span>, which accepts hazardous waste for storage<\/span>, treatment<\/span> or disposal<\/span>. For the purposes of this article, it does not include: (i) facilities which are owned and operated by and exclusively for the on-site<\/span> treatment<\/span>, storage<\/span> or disposal<\/span> of wastes generated by the owner<\/span> or operator<\/span>; (ii) facilities for the treatment<\/span>, storage<\/span> or disposal<\/span> of hazardous wastes<\/span> used principally as fuels in an on-site<\/span> production process; (iii) facilities used exclusively for the pretreatment of wastes discharged directly to a publicly owned sewage treatment<\/span> works.\n\t\t“Hazardous waste management facility permit<\/span>” means the permit for a hazardous waste management facility issued by the Director<\/span> or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.\n\t\t“Host community<\/span>” means any county, city or town within whose jurisdictional boundaries construction of a hazardous waste facility<\/span> is proposed.\n\t\t“On-site<\/span>” means facilities that are located on the same or geographically contiguous property which may be divided by public or private right-of-way, and the entrance and exit between the contiguous properties is at a cross-roads intersection so that the access is by crossing, as opposed to going along, the right-of-way. On-site<\/span> also means noncontiguous properties owned by the same person<\/span> but connected by a right-of-way which the owner<\/span> controls and to which the public does not have access.\n\t\t“Operator<\/span>” means a person<\/span> who is responsible for the overall operation of a facility.\n\t\t“Owner<\/span>” means a person<\/span> who owns a facility or a part of a facility.\n\t\t“Storage<\/span>” means the containment or holding of hazardous wastes<\/span> pending treatment<\/span>, recycling, reuse, recovery or disposal<\/span>.\n\t\t“Treatment<\/span>” means any method, technique or process, including incineration or neutralization, designed to change the physical, chemical or biological character or composition of any hazardous waste to neutralize it or to render it less hazardous or nonhazardous, safer for transport<\/span>, amenable to recovery or storage<\/span> or reduced in volume.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 10.1-1433)\n\nAs used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Applicant” means the person applying for a certification of site\nsuitability or submitting a notice of intent to apply therefor.\n\t\t“Application” means an application to the Board for a\ncertification of site suitability.\n\t\t“Certification of site suitability” or “certification”\nmeans the certification issued by the Board pursuant to this chapter.\n\t\t“Criteria” means the criteria adopted by the Board, pursuant to \u00a7\n10.1-1436.\n\t\t“Fund” means the Technical Assistance Fund created pursuant to \u00a7\n10.1-1448.\n\t\t“Hazardous waste facility” or “facility” means any\nfacility, including land and structures, appurtenances, improvements and\nequipment for the treatment, storage or disposal of hazardous wastes, which\naccepts hazardous waste for storage, treatment or disposal. For the purposes of\nthis article, it does not include: (i) facilities which are owned and operated\nby and exclusively for the on-site treatment, storage or disposal of wastes\ngenerated by the owner or operator; (ii) facilities for the treatment, storage\nor disposal of hazardous wastes used principally as fuels in an on-site\nproduction process; (iii) facilities used exclusively for the pretreatment of\nwastes discharged directly to a publicly owned sewage treatment works.\n\t\t“Hazardous waste management facility permit” means the permit for\na hazardous waste management facility issued by the Director or the U.S.\nEnvironmental Protection Agency.\n\t\t“Host community” means any county, city or town within whose\njurisdictional boundaries construction of a hazardous waste facility is\nproposed.\n\t\t“On-site” means facilities that are located on the same or\ngeographically contiguous property which may be divided by public or private\nright-of-way, and the entrance and exit between the contiguous properties is at\na cross-roads intersection so that the access is by crossing, as opposed to\ngoing along, the right-of-way. On-site also means noncontiguous properties owned\nby the same person but connected by a right-of-way which the owner controls and\nto which the public does not have access.\n\t\t“Operator” means a person who is responsible for the overall\noperation of a facility.\n\t\t“Owner” means a person who owns a facility or a part of a\nfacility.\n\t\t“Storage” means the containment or holding of hazardous wastes\npending treatment, recycling, reuse, recovery or disposal.\n\t\t“Treatment” means any method, technique or process, including\nincineration or neutralization, designed to change the physical, chemical or\nbiological character or composition of any hazardous waste to neutralize it or\nto render it less hazardous or nonhazardous, safer for transport, amenable to\nrecovery or storage or reduced in volume.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, c. 492, \u00a7 10-288; 1988, c. 891.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}