For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALL WEATHER ROAD.
A road built of suitable material which allows for unrestricted and unaided vehicular movement in all forms of wet or dry weather.
BEDROCK.
The solid rock exposed at the surface of the earth or overlaid by unconsolidated material.
CELL.
Compacted refuse completely enclosed by cover material.
COMBUSTIBLE WASTE.
All waste substances capable of incineration or burning, but excluding explosive or highly inflammable material.
COMMERCIAL HAULER.
Any person collecting garbage for hire from more than two residences or from any commercial or industrial establishment or public building.
COMPACTION.
The reduction of volume of material under load.
CONTAINERS.
Five-gallon pails, 40- or 45- gallon fiberboard, steel and plastic drums, and 50- or 55-gallon steel drums.
COVER MATERIAL.
Soil or other material that is used to cover compacted solid waste in a sanitary landfill and that is free of objects that would hinder compaction and free of content that would be conducive to vector harborage, feeding or breeding.
DEVELOPMENT.
Construction or installation of a facility.
DISPOSAL AREA.
Any area within the county to which refuse is to be hauled for disposal. The term does not include the area on any person’s land used for the disposal of refuse from such person’s household, provided that the items of waste are covered as required.
FACILITY.
Any device, mechanism, equipment or area used for storage, transfer, processing, incineration or deposit of solid waste.
GARBAGE DISPOSAL AREA.
Any site, including a sanitary landfill or land reclamation area used for the disposal of solid or semi-solid refuse from more than one premises, or from a commercial or industrial operation, not suitable for discharge into water carriage waste disposal systems. It means any area within a county but outside any city, village or incorporated town in such county to which garbage is hauled for disposal. The term does not include the area on any person’s land used for disposal of garbage from such person’s own household.
GROUNDWATER.
Water occurring in the zone of saturation in any aquifer or soil.
HAZARDOUS WASTE.
Solid waste with inherent properties which make such waste difficult or dangerous to manage by normal means including, but not limited to, chemicals, explosives, pathological wastes, radioactive materials and wastes likely to cause fire.
LAND RECLAMATION AREA.
All land or parcels of land on which refuse or nonputrescible refuse or solid waste is accepted for deposit or permitted to be deposited regardless of whether a charge is made therefor.
LEACHATE.
Liquid containing materials removed from solid waste.
LIFT.
An accumulation of refuse which is compacted into a cell and over which a compacted cover is placed.
LIQUID.
A waste, or part of a waste, which yields any fluid when subjected to the paint filter test described in § 729.320 of the Environmental Protection Act (source: added at 9 Ill. Reg. 718, effective January 3, 1985).
MODIFICATION.
Any physical change, or change in the method of operation, of a solid waste management facility.
NON-COMBUSTIBLE WASTE.
All other waste substance not capable of incineration or burning such as earth fill, glass, metal, earthenware and the like.
REFUSE.
All waste substances, including animal and vegetable, as well as combustible and noncombustible waste and all putrescible matter.
OPERATOR.
A person who owns, leases or manages a solid waste management facility.
PERMEABILITY.
The capability of a material to pass a fluid.
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER.
An engineer registered to practice engineering in the state.
SALVAGING.
The return of solid waste materials to beneficial use.
SANITARY LANDFILL.
A method of disposing of refuse on land without creating nuisances or hazards to the public health or safety by confining refuse to the smallest practical volume by employing power equipment, and covering with a layer of compacted earth or suitable cover material at the conclusion of each day’s operation, or at such intervals on a more frequent basis as may be necessary.
SCAVENGING.
The removal of materials from a solid waste management facility in a manner not in conformity with the regulations governing salvaging.
SITE.
Any location, place or tract of land and facilities, used for solid waste management.
SLUDGE.
Any material containing less than 40% solids with no free-flowing liquids present.
SOLID WASTE.
Refuse having 40% or more solid contents.
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL.
Disposition of solid waste by means acceptable under regulations adopted by the County Board.
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT.
The processes of storage, processing or disposal of solid wastes, not including hauling or transport.
SURFACE WATER.
All water the surface of which is exposed to the atmosphere.
VECTOR.
Any living agent, other than human, capable of transmitting, directly or indirectly, an infectious disease.
WATER TABLE.
That surface in unconfined water at which the pressure is atmospheric and is defined by the levels at which water stands in wells that penetrate the water just far enough to hold standing water.
WORKING FACE.
Any part of a sanitary landfill where refuse is being disposed.
(1993 Code, § 111.03) (Ord. 89-3, passed 3-15-1989)