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Clean fill definition

Clean fill means material consisting of soil, rock, concrete, brick, building block, tile or asphalt paving, which do not contain contaminants which could adversely impact the waters of the State or public health. This term does not include putrescible wastes, construction and demolition wastes and industrial solid wastes.
Clean fill means fill consisting solely of uncontaminated natural soil and rock, hardened asphalt rubble, bricks, and concrete rubble.
Clean fill means an uncontaminated nonwater-soluble, nondecomposable, inert solid such as concrete, glass and/or clay or ceramic products. Clean fill does not mean processed or unprocessed mixed construction and demolition debris including, but not limited to, wallboard, plastic, wood or metal. The non-water soluble, non-decomposable inert products generated from an approved Class B recycling facility are considered clean fill.

Examples of Clean fill in a sentence

  • Clean fill meeting the requirements of 6 NYCRR Part 375-6.7(d) will be brought in to complete the backfilling of the excavation and establish the designed grades at the site.

  • Clean fill meeting the requirements of 6 NYCRR Part 375-6.7(d) will be brought in to replace the excavated soil and establish the designed grades at the site.

  • Clean fill may be disposed of at other sites if approved in advance in writing by the Director of Building and Development Services or his designee.

  • Clean fill meeting the requirements of 6 NYCRR Part 375-6.7(d) will be brought in to replace the excavated soil or complete the backfilling of the excavation and establish the designed grades at the site.

  • Clean fill meeting the requirements of 6 NYCRR Part 375-6.7(d) will be brought in to replace the excavated soil or complete the backfilling of the excavation and establish the designed grades at each property.


More Definitions of Clean fill

Clean fill means clean soil, rock, sand, and other unaltered geological materials which have not been used in any type of industrial process; building and paving brick, stone, clay tile, asphalt and other paving materials, including reinforced and non-reinforced concrete.
Clean fill means uncontaminated natural earthen materials such as soil, sand and gravel.
Clean fill means “clean fill” as defined under the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994;”.
Clean fill means soil, dirt, sand, gravel, rocks, and rebar-free concrete, emplaced free of charge to the person placing the fill, in order to adjust or create topographic irregularities for agricultural or construction purposes.
Clean fill means earth or crushed rock fill (less than 100 mm) or waste of a similar nature that contains no putrescible material nor soluble or decomposable chemical substances;
Clean fill means soil, sediment or fill material which does not contain contaminants,
Clean fill means soil or sediment material, including topsoil, turf and sod, containing substances in quantities or concentrations less than those specified in the Contaminated Sites Regulation of the Environmental Management Act, that has been approved by the City, and does not contain contaminants such as, but not limited to Garbage, Wood Waste, plastic, metals, or vegetation.