Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-48-1

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 28-48-1 - Definitions

In addition to the terms defined in K.S.A. 65-171v and amendments thereto, each of the following terms, as used in this article of the department's regulations, shall have the meaning specified in this regulation:

(a) "Department" means Kansas department of health and environment.

(b) "Discovery" means the act of finding a release or acquiring knowledge that a release has occurred.

(c) "Person responsible for the release" means either or both of the following:

(1) The person producing, handling, storing, transporting, refining, disposing of, or otherwise in control of a pollutant when the release of that pollutant occurred; or

(2) the person who owns or owned the property upon which the release occurred at the time the release occurred, if that person leased the property to the person meeting the criteria of paragraph (c)(1) at the time of the release.

(d) "Secretary" means secretary of the Kansas department of health and environment.

(e) "24-hour spill reporting telephone number" means the telephone number, designated by the department pursuant to K.S.A. 65-171v and amendments thereto, to call to notify the department of a release.

(f) "Waters of the state" has the meaning specified in K.S.A. 65-161, and amendments thereto.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-48-1

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 65-171v; effective May 1, 1986; amended by Kansas Register Volume 43, No. 12; effective 4/5/2024.