49-151

49-151. Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Engineering control" means a remediation method such as a barrier or cap that
is used to prevent or minimize exposure to contaminants and that includes technologies
that reduce the mobility or migration of contaminants.

2. "Institutional control" means a legal or administrative tool or action taken to
reduce the potential for exposure to contaminants.

3. "Nonresidential use" means those uses of property other than residential uses.

4. "Owner" means all persons or entities that currently hold fee title to property
other than as security for an obligation. On transfer of fee title of an affected
property and after notice is provided pursuant to section 49-152.01, subsection C, the
successor owner is the owner for purposes of this article and assumes all of the
obligations of an owner pursuant to this article and the person who transferred title is
no longer responsible for those obligations except as prescribed in section 49-152.01,
subsection C.

5. "Remediation" means either:

(a) The treatment or removal of contaminated environmental media to meet
predetermined risk levels or site specific risk levels.

(b) Environmental media that meet predetermined risk levels or site specific risk
levels as determined by a risk assessment.

6. "Residential use" means those uses of remediated property where natural persons
are reasonably expected to be in frequent, repeated contact with soil.