Colorado § 25-15-200.3 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 25-15-200.3 — Definitions

Colorado § 25-15-200.3

Title 25Public

Art.Hazardous Waste

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-200.3 (2026).

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As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Repealed.

(2)Existing hazardous waste disposal site means a hazardous waste disposal site which is in active operation prior to July 1, 1981.

(3)Governmental unit means the state of Colorado, every county, city and county, municipality, school district, special district, and authority located in this state, every public body corporate created or established under the constitution or any law of this state, and every board, commission, department, institution, or agency of any of the foregoing or of the United States.

(4)(a) Hazardous waste disposal means any final action to abandon, deposit, inter, or otherwise discard hazardous waste after its use has been achieved or a use is no longer intended or any discha

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As used in this part 2, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Repealed.

(2) Existing hazardous waste disposal site means a hazardous waste
disposal site which is in active operation prior to July 1, 1981.

(3) Governmental unit means the state of Colorado, every county, city and
county, municipality, school district, special district, and authority located in this
state, every public body corporate created or established under the constitution or
any law of this state, and every board, commission, department, institution, or
agency of any of the foregoing or of the United States.

(4) (a) Hazardous waste disposal means any final action to abandon,
deposit, inter, or otherwise discard hazardous waste after its use has been achieved
or a use is no longer intended or any discharging of hazardous waste into the
environment.

(b) The term includes the off-site surface impoundment of hazardous waste
such as a holding, storage, settling, or aeration pit, pond, or lagoon, except as
provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection (4) or section 25-15-201 (4).

(c) The term does not include:

(I) (A) Recycling, reclaiming, incineration, processing, or other treatment of
hazardous waste.

(B) For the purposes of this subparagraph (I), the surface impoundment
which is part of a sewage treatment works or feedlot operation shall be considered
as treatment and not disposal.

(C) Any recycling, reclaiming, incineration, processing, or treatment facility
shall be subject to all local land use regulations.

(II) The beneficial use, including use for fertilizer, soil conditioner, fuel, or
livestock feed, of sludge from wastewater treatment plants if such sludge meets
all applicable standards of the department.

(5) Hazardous waste disposal site means all contiguous land, including
publicly-owned land, under common ownership which is used for hazardous waste
disposal; except that such term shall not include any site which is in compliance
with an approved reclamation plan contained in a permit issued pursuant to article
32 of title 34, C.R.S., or article 33 of title 34, C.R.S.

(6) Publicly owned land means any land owned by the federal government
or any agency thereof or land owned by the state or any agency or political
subdivision thereof.

Legislative History

Source: L. 83: Entire section added, p. 1089, � 3, effective June 3. L. 91: (1) repealed, p. 855, � 8, effective June 5. L. 92: (5) amended, p. 1258, � 17, effective August 1.