The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the
meanings given to them in this section:
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"Drill cuttings." Rock cuttings and related mineral residues
created during the drilling of wells pursuant to [the act of
December 19, 1984 (P.L.1140, No.223), known as the "Oil and Gas
Act,"] 58 Pa.C.S. (relating to oil and gas) provided such
materials are disposed of at the well site and pursuant to
[section 206 of the "Oil and Gas Act."] 58 Pa.C.S. § 3216
(relating to well site restoration).
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"Hazardous waste." Any garbage, refuse, sludge from an
industrial or other waste water treatment plant, sludge from a
water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility,
drilling fluids, produced waters and other wastes associated
with the exploration, development or production of crude oil,
natural gas or geothermal energy and other discarded material
including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material
resulting from municipal, commercial, industrial, institutional,
mining, or agricultural operations, and from community
activities, or any combination of the above, (but does not
include solid or dissolved material in domestic sewage, or solid
or dissolved materials in irrigation return flows or industrial
discharges which are point sources subject to permits under §
402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (86
Stat. 880) or source, special nuclear, or by-product material as
defined by the U.S. Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (68
Stat. 923)), which because of its quantity, concentration, or
physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may:
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