Local Enforcement Agency Permit Toolbox

Summary of Permit Definitions

This page provides a directory to regulatory definitions that must be read in conjunction with the permit process overseen by the California Integrated Waste Management Board.

Statutory Definitions--Public Resources Code (PRC)

• Waste Management (Sections 40100-40201)

Title 27 Definitions--California Code of Regulations (CCR)

• Combined CIWMB & SWRCB Technical Definitions for Landfills (Section 20164)
• Design and Operation (Section 21663)
• Landfill Capacity Definitions [Section 21570(f)(9)]
• Permit Procedure Definitions, including Complete and Correct, Informational Meeting, Nonmaterial Change, and Significant Change... (Section 21563)

Title 14 Definitions--(CCR)

• Asbestos (Section 17897.1)
• Activities That Are Not Subject to the Transfer/Processing Regulatory Requirements (Section 17402.5)
• CEQA Definitions (Section 15350 to 15387)
• Complete and Correct (Section 18101)
• Composting  (Section 17852)
• Construction and Demolition/Inert Debris Transfer/Processing (Section 17381)
• C&D and Inert Debris Disposal (Section 17388)
• Inventory Definitions (Section 18361)
• LEA Certification Regulations (Section 18011)
• Minimum Standards for Solid Waste Handling and Disposal (Section 17225)
• Nonhazardous Petroleum Contaminated Soil (Section 17361)
• Regulatory Tiers (Section 18101)
• Transfer/Processing Regulations (Section 17402)
• Waste Management Planning Definitions (Title 14, Section 18720)

Subtitle D Definitions--Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

• Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR), Part 258 (Subtitle D) Section 258.2  (Text Version or Adobe Acrobat)

Other Resources

• Glossary of Common Permit Terms
• Solid Waste Acronyms
• SWIS Database Definitions
• Local Government Integrated Waste Management Glossary

Last updated: October 30, 2007