Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 16 > Chapter 4 > Part 3 - Enforcement

• Account: means the Environmental Voluntary Cleanup restricted account created under Section 19-8-103. See Utah Code 19-8-102
• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Agreement: means a voluntary cleanup agreement under this chapter. See Utah Code 19-8-102
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Applicant: means the person:
       (3)(a) who submits an application to participate in a voluntary cleanup agreement under this chapter; or
       (3)(b) who enters into a voluntary cleanup agreement made under this chapter with the executive director. See Utah Code 19-8-102
• Completion: means , regarding property covered by an agreement:
       (4)(a) no further response actions are necessary; or
       (4)(b) the applicant is satisfactorily maintaining the engineering controls, remediation systems, postclosure care, and institutional controls to the extent required pursuant to the voluntary cleanup agreement. See Utah Code 19-8-102
• Contaminant: means :
       (5)(a) hazardous materials as defined in Section 19-6-302;
       (5)(b) hazardous substance as defined in Section 19-6-302;
       (5)(c) hazardous waste as defined in Section 19-6-102;
       (5)(d) hazardous waste constituent listed in Utah Code 19-8-102
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Corporation: means a nonprofit corporation or a profit corporation. See Utah Code 16-4-102
• Department: means the Department of Environmental Quality. See Utah Code 19-1-103
• Environmental assessment: means the assessment described in Section 19-8-107. See Utah Code 19-8-102
• Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Executive director: means the executive director of the Utah Department of Environmental Quality or the executive director's representative. See Utah Code 19-8-102
• Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Land: includes :
       (18)(a) land;
       (18)(b) a tenement;
       (18)(c) a hereditament;
       (18)(d) a water right;
       (18)(e) a possessory right; and
       (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Person: means :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Program: means the Voluntary Environmental Cleanup Program created under this chapter. See Utah Code 19-8-102
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Response action: means the cleanup or removal of a contaminant from the environment. See Utah Code 19-8-102
• Share: means a share as defined in:
       (4)(a) Section 16-6a-102 for a nonprofit corporation; and
       (4)(b) Section 16-10a-102 for a profit corporation. See Utah Code 16-4-102
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Water company: means a corporation in which a shareholder has the right, based on the shareholder's shares, to receive a proportionate share of water delivered by the corporation. See Utah Code 16-4-102
• Writing: includes :
       (48)(a) printing;
       (48)(b) handwriting; and
       (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5