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,
drilli ng 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:
(1) cause or significantly contribute to an increase in
mortality or an increase in morbidity in either an individual
or the total population; or
(2) pose a substantial present or potential hazard to
human health or the environment when improperly treated,
stored, transported, disposed of or otherwise managed.
The term "hazardous waste" shall not include coal refuse as
defined in the act of September 24, 1968 (P.L.1040, No.318),
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