8 CCR 1206-1 Sec2 II Part 11.0 - Definitions
These definitions apply to Parts 11 through 18.
11.1. "Agricultural Chemical" for pesticides
means any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing,
destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest or any substance or mixture of
substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant;
except that the term "pesticide" shall not include any article that is a "new
animal drug" as designated by the United States Food and Drug
Administration.
11.2.
"Appurtenances" means all valves, pumps, fittings, pipes, hoses, metering
devices, mixing containers, and dispensing devices which are connected to a
storage container, or which are used to transfer bulk pesticide into or out of
a storage container.
11.3. "Bulk
pesticide" means any pesticide which is transported or held in an individual
container in undivided quantities of greater than fifty-five (55) U.S. gallons
liquid measure or one hundred (100) pounds net dry weight.
11.4. "Bulk pesticide storage facility" means
any facility or site where pesticides are being stored in bulk for a period of
more than 15 consecutive days. Any bulk storage facility within 300 feet of
another bulk pesticide storage facility shall be considered one facility for
the purpose of determining the number of consecutive days in storage.
11.5. "Dry pesticide" means any pesticide
which is in solid form prior to any application or mixing for application, and
includes formulations such as dusts, wetable powders, dry flowable powders, and
granules.
11.6. "Impervious" means
that the structure shall be maintained so that liquid pesticide or water does
not move through it at a rate that exceeds 1 X 10-7
centimeters per second (~0.0035 inches per day).
11.7. "Liquid pesticide" means any pesticide
in liquid form, and includes solutions, emulsions, suspensions and
slurries.
11.8. "Mixing and loading
area" means a physical site where pesticides are transferred, loaded, unloaded,
mixed, repackaged, refilled or where pesticides are cleaned, washed or rinsed
from containers or application, handling, storage or transportation equipment.
Any mixing and loading area within 300 feet of another mixing and loading area
shall be considered one mixing and loading area for the purpose of determining
the threshold amount of formulated product or active ingredient of
pesticides.
11.9. "Mobile
container" means any storage container designed for transportation.
11.10. "Primary containment" means the
storage of bulk liquid pesticides in storage containers at a storage
facility.
11.11. "Secondary
containment" means any structure used to contain product spills from primary
containment and prevent runoff or leaching.
11.12. "Sump" means a shallow reservoir or
area at the lowest point of the bulk pesticide facility or mixing and loading
area that allows for the temporary collection and retrieval of
liquid.
11.13. "Storage container"
means:
(a) A
container used for the storage of bulk pesticide; or
(b) A nurse tank, or other mobile container
used for the storage of bulk pesticide.
Notes
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