Section 4. NR 146.12 (1r) is repealed and recreated to read:
NR 146.12 (1r) Citations may be issued for violations relating to any of the activities listed in s. NR 812.45 (1). Section 5. NR 507.14 (4) (a) is amended to read:
NR 507.14 (4) (a) If the well is a public or private water supply well, any forms required under ss. NR 812.22812.10 and 812.26, such as well abandonment report form 3300-5. Section 6. NR 738.03 (9) (Note) is amended to read:
NR 738.03 (9) Note: Section NR 812.07 (119), defines well to meanhave the meaning specified in s. 281.34 (1) (h), Stats., which defines “well” as “any drillhole or other excavation or opening deeper than it is wide that extends more than 10 feet below the ground surface and is constructed for the purpose of obtaining groundwater." Section 7. NR 812.07 (1d) is repealed.
Section 8. NR 812.07 (1r) is created to read:
NR 812.07 (1r) “Alcove” means a pit that shares a wall with a basement and is accessible from the basement.
Note: In prior versions of ch. NR 812, an alcove was also sometimes referred to as a “subsurface pumproom.” Section 9. NR 812.07 (10) and (Note) are amended to read:
NR 812.07 (10) "ASTM" or "ASTM International" means the international technical standards organization formerlyoriginally known as the American Society for Testing and Materials.
Note: The ASTM or ASTM International headquarters address is 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19148-2959.
Section 10. NR 812.07 (10m), (13), (19), and (21) are repealed.
Section 11. NR 812.07 (22) is amended to read:
NR 812.07 (22) "Clay slurry" means a fluid mixture of water, clean native clay, and drill cuttings or sand having a mud weight of at least 11 pounds per gallon.
Section 12. NR 812.07 (23), (24) and (27t) are repealed and recreated to read:
NR 812.07 (23) "Clear water" has the meaning specified in s. SPS 381.05 (56). Note: Section SPS 381.01 (56) defines “clear water” as wastewater other than storm water, having no impurities or where impurities are below a minimum concentration considered harmful by the department, including but not limited to noncontact cooling water and condensate drainage from refrigeration compressors and air conditioning equipment, drainage of water used for equipment chilling purposes and cooled condensate from steam heating systems or other equipment. (24) "Community water system" has the meaning specified in s. NR 810.02 (6). Note: Section NR 810.02 (6) defines “community water system” as a public water system which serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Any water system serving 7 or more homes, 10 or more mobile homes, 10 or more apartment units, 10 or more duplex units, or 10 or more condominium units shall be considered a community water system unless information is provided by the owners indicating that 25 year-round residents will not be served. (27t) "Cross connection" has the meaning specified in s. NR 810.02 (9). Note: Section NR 810.02 (9) defines “cross connection” as a connection or potential connection between any part of a water supply system and another environment containing substances in a manner that, under any circumstances, would allow the substances to enter the water supply system by means of back siphonage or back pressure. Section 13. NR 812.07 (29m) and (30x) are repealed.
Section 14. NR 812.07 (31), (32) and (33) are amended to read:
NR 812.07 (31) "Drawdown" means the extent to which the water level or water pressurehydraulic head in and near a well is lowered when water is pumped or flows from the well.
(32) "Drilled wells" means a wells or drillholes constructed by digging, boring, drilling, jetting, driving or similar methods. “Drilled wells” do not include driven point (sand point) wells unlessincludes a well constructed by driving the point is combined with a process to remove material below the 10-foot depth, or by a combination of jetting and driving.
(33) “Drillhole” means an excavation,or opening or driven point well deeper than it is wide that extends more than 10 feet below the ground surface constructed for any purpose other than to obtain groundwater.
Section 15. NR 812.07 (33) is repealed.
Section 16. NR 812.07 (35) and (Note 1) are amended to read:
NR 812.07 (35) "Driven point well" means a well constructed by joining a drive point with lengths of pipe, and driving the assembly into the ground with percussion equipment or by hand, but without first removing material below the 10-foot depth. "Driven point well" does not include a well constructed by driving a point in combination with a process to remove material below the 10-foot depth or by a combination of jetting and driving.
Note: A "driven point well" is also known as a point well or sand point well.
Section 17. NR 812.07 (35) (Note 2) and (35e) are repealed.
Section 18. NR 812.07 (36) is created to read:
NR 812.07 (36) “Entry point” has the meaning specified in s. NR 809.04 (29). Note: Section NR 809.04 (29) defines “entry point" as a location in the public water system after treatment or chemical addition, if any, but prior to the distribution system. A sample collected in the distribution system may be considered an entry point sample if the department has determined it is more representative of the water sources. Section 19. NR 812.07 (38) is amended to read:
NR 812.07 (38) "Existing installations" means wells and water systems whichthat were constructed, reconstructed or installed before October 1, 2014the effective date of this rule [LRB inserts date].
Section 20. NR 812.07 (42) is repealed.
Section 21. NR 812.07 (43), (44) and (45) are repealed and recreated to read:
NR 812.07 (43) "Floodfringe" has the meaning specified in s. NR 116.03 (14). Note: Section NR 116.03 (14) defines "floodfringe" as that portion of the floodplain outside of the floodway, which is covered by flood water during the regional flood. The term, "floodfringe" is generally associated with standing water rather than flowing water. (44) "Floodplain" has the meaning specified in s. NR 116.03 (16). Note: Section NR 116.03 (16) defines "floodplain" as that land which has been or may be covered by flood water during the regional flood. The floodplain includes the floodway, floodfringe, shallow depth flooding, flood storage and coastal floodplain areas. Note: Section NR 116.03 (22) defines "floodway" as the channel of a river or stream, and those portions of the floodplain adjoining the channel required to carry the regional flood discharge. Section 22. NR 812.07 (47m) is repealed.
Section 23. NR 812.07 (48) is repealed and recreated to read:
NR 812.07 (48) "Grease interceptor” or “grease trap" has the meaning specified in s. NR 113.03 (21). Note: Section NR 113.03 (21) defines “grease interceptor" as a water tight receptacle designed to intercept and retain grease or fatty substances contained in kitchen and other food wastes. Grease interceptor and grease trap mean the same thing. Section 24. NR 812.07 (49) is amended to read:
NR 812.07 (49) "Groundwater'” means any of the waters of the state, as defined in s. 281.01 (18), Stats., occurring in a saturated subsurface geological formation of rock or soil. Section 25. NR 812.07 (49) (Note) is created to read:
NR 812.07 (49) Note: Section 281.01 (18), Stats., defines “waters of the state" to include those portions of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior within the boundaries of this state, and all lakes, bays, rivers, streams, springs, ponds, wells, impounding reservoirs, marshes, watercourses, drainage systems and other surface water or groundwater, natural or artificial, public or private, within this state or its jurisdiction. Section 26. NR 812.07 (50) is amended to read:
NR 812.07 (50) "Hazardous waste treatment facility" has the meaning designatedmeans “treatment facility” as defined in s. 291.01 (22), Stats. Section 27. NR 812.07 (50) (Note) is created to read:
NR 812.07 (50) Note: Section 291.01 (22), Stats., defines “treatment facility" as a facility at which hazardous waste is subjected to treatment and may include a facility where hazardous waste is generated. This term does not include a wastewater treatment facility whose discharges are regulated under ch. 283, Stats., unless the facility is required to be permitted as a hazardous waste treatment facility under the resource conservation and recovery act. Section 28. NR 812.07 (50b) and (50d) are created to read:
NR 812.07 (50b) “Heat exchange driller” means an individual who performs heat exchange drilling.
(50d) "Heat exchange drillhole" has the meaning specified in s. 280.01 (2b), Stats. Note: Section 280.01 (2b), Stats., defines “heat exchange drillhole” as an excavation or opening in the ground that is deeper than it is wide, that extends more than 25 feet below the ground surface, and that is made for the purpose of installing a geothermal closed−loop heat exchange system. Section 29. NR 812.07 (50e) is repealed and recreated to read:
NR 812.07 (50e) "Heat exchange drilling" has the meaning specified in s. 280.01 (2c), Stats.
