{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-49-171","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 49-171","heading":"Definitions","body":"In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:\n\n1. \"Characterization\" means a process to determine the nature, degree and extent of contaminants at a site or a portion of a site.\n\n2. \"Contaminant\" means any substance that has been released to the environment and that qualifies as any of the following:\n\n(a) A hazardous substance as defined in section 49-201.\n\n(b) A pollutant as defined in section 49-201.\n\n3. \"Engineering control\" has the same meaning prescribed in section 49-151.\n\n4. \"Environmental claim\" means a claim for defense or indemnity submitted under a general liability insurance policy by an insured in response to a claim of potential liability for bodily injury or property damage arising from a release of pollutants onto or into land, air or water.\n\n5. \"Institutional control\" has the same meaning prescribed in section 49-151.\n\n6. \"Insured\" means any person who is included as a named insured on a general liability insurance policy and who has or had a property interest in a site in this state that involves an environmental claim.\n\n7. \"Person\" has the same meaning prescribed in section 49-201.\n\n8. \"Remediation\" means action taken to address a contaminant by reducing the level of the contaminant in the environment or preventing or reducing exposure to the contaminant.\n\n9. \"Site\" means the areal extent of contamination.\n\n10. \"Source\" means a site or portion of a site where a contaminant is or may be released to waters of the state.\n\n11. \"Waters of the state\" has the same meaning prescribed in section 49-201.","path":["Title 49 The Environment"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/49/00171.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"a29b310411c22d18d18d0c7a9cc7e679ab41a595e7df192315e6d6d91fa47e51","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-49-159","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-49-172"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}