NR 500.03(20m)(20m)“Borrow source” means a location where nonmetallic mining, as defined in s. NR 135.03 (13), is conducted for soils and aggregates used in landfill construction, operation and closure.
NR 500.03(20r)(20r)“Botanical residuals” means compostable materials and associated mineral soils derived from commercial and noncommercial horticultural activities such as greenhouse and plant nursery operations.
NR 500.03(21)(21)“Building materials” means non-combustible construction material including brick, concrete and drywall.
NR 500.03(22)(22)“Bulk blood and body fluids” means drippable or pourable quantities or items saturated with whole blood or blood components, blood specimens, semen, vaginal secretions, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, amniotic fluid, peritoneal fluid, peritoneal dialysate, pericardial fluid, pleural fluid and other body fluids visibly contaminated with blood.
NR 500.03(24)(24)“Captive insurance company” means a closely-held company owned by one or more organizations, parents, whose original purpose was and may continue to be, to insure some or all of the risks of shareholders or affiliated organizations.
NR 500.03(25)(25)“Category I nonfriable asbestos containing material” has the meaning specified in s. NR 447.02 (1) (a).
NR 500.03 NoteNote: Section NR 447.02 (1) (a) defines category I nonfriable asbestos-containing matter to mean “asbestos-containing packings, gaskets, resilient floor covering and asphalt roofing products containing more than 1% asbestos as determined using the method specified in Appendix E to Subpart E, 40 CFR part 763, section 1, Polarized Light Microscopy, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.04, that, when dry, cannot be crumbled, pulverized or reduced to powder by hand pressure.”
NR 500.03(26)(26)“Category II nonfriable asbestos containing material” has the meaning specified in s. NR 447.02 (1) (b).
NR 500.03 NoteNote: Section NR 447.02 (1) (b) defines category II nonfriable asbestos-containing matter to mean “any material, excluding Category I nonfriable ACM, containing more than 1% asbestos as determined using the method specified in Appendix E to Subpart E, 40 CFR part 763, section 1, Polarized Light Microscopy that, when dry, cannot be crumbled, pulverized or reduced to powder by hand pressure.”
NR 500.03(26b)(26b)“CCR” means coal combustion residuals, including fly ash, bottom ash, boiler slag, and flue gas desulfurization materials generated from burning coal for the purpose of generating electricity by electric utilities and independent power producers.
NR 500.03(26f)(26f)“CCR fugitive dust” means solid airborne particulate matter that contains or is derived from CCR, emitted from any source other than a stack or chimney.
NR 500.03(26k)(a)(a) “CCR landfill” means a landfill that receives CCR, including nonmetallic mining sites under s. 295.11 (6), Stats., that receive CCR, and any area of land or excavation that receives CCR, including sand and gravel pits and quarries that receive CCR, CCR piles, and any practice that does not meet the definition of a beneficial use of CCR under sub. (19m).
NR 500.03(26k)(b)(b) “CCR landfill” does not include a CCR surface impoundment or municipal solid waste landfill that receives CCR.
NR 500.03(26p)(a)(a) “CCR pile” means any non-containerized accumulation of solid, nonflowing CCR that is placed on the land.
NR 500.03(26p)(b)(b) “CCR pile” does not include CCR that is stored for beneficial use of CCR or beneficially used under ch. NR 538.
NR 500.03(26s)(26s)“CCR surface impoundment” means a natural topographic depression, man-made excavation, or diked area that is designed to hold an accumulation of CCR and liquids, and the unit treats, stores or disposes of CCR.
NR 500.03(26w)(a)(a) “CCR unit” means any CCR landfill, CCR surface impoundment, lateral expansion of a CCR landfill, or a combination of more than one of these units.
NR 500.03(26w)(b)(b) “CCR unit” includes both new and existing units, unless otherwise specified.
NR 500.03(26y)(26y)“CCR well” means a designated well installed at a CCR landfill whose location and depth have been approved by the department specifically for monitoring purposes under Subtitle D.
NR 500.03(27)(27)“Certificate of deposit” means a certificate issued by a bank or financial institution acknowledging receipt of a specified sum of money in a special kind of time deposit, drawing interest and requiring written notice for withdrawal.
NR 500.03(28)(28)“CFR” means the code of federal regulations.
NR 500.03(29)(29)“Class A compost” means compost derived from source-separated compostable materials that meets the requirements of s. NR 502.12 (16).
NR 500.03(30)(30)“Clay” means all soil particles less than .005 mm.
NR 500.03(30g)(30g)“Clean chipped wood” means unpainted, untreated and unlaminated wood that has been chipped, ground or shredded into small pieces and is free from contamination by bonding agents, dyes, finishes, chemical preservatives, or physical contaminants such as metal or plastic.
NR 500.03 NoteNote: Chapter NR 40 governs the identification, classification and control of invasive species in Wisconsin. Proper screening of compost feedstock materials and achievement of appropriate temperatures and residence times can help prevent the spread of viable seeds or other propagules of invasive species through compost.
NR 500.03(30r)(30r)“Clean sawdust” means sawdust from processing of unpainted, untreated and unlaminated wood that is free from contamination by bonding agents, dyes, finishes, chemical preservatives, or physical contaminants such as metal or plastic.
NR 500.03(33)(33)“Closure” means those actions to be taken by the owner or operator of a solid waste facility to prepare the facility for long-term care and to make it suitable for other uses.
NR 500.03(34)(34)“Closure period” means the 90-day period after the facility ceases to accept waste, unless otherwise specified in the approved plan of operation.
NR 500.03(35)(35)“Closure plan” means a written report and engineering plans detailing those actions that will be taken by the owner or operator to effect proper closure of a solid waste facility.
NR 500.03(36)(36)“Coarse-grained soil environment” means a soil environment in which a majority of the material within 25 feet of the proposed sub-base of the facility has less than 50% by weight passing the #200 sieve and which contains no extensive and continuous deposits of fine-grained or plastic soils.
NR 500.03 NoteNote: The determination as to whether a soil environment meets the definition of a coarse-grained soil environment shall be based on an interpretation of soil stratigraphy after consideration is given to the deposition and origin of the deposits and their engineering classification under the unified soil classification system specified in ASTM standard D2487-00 (2000). Copies of the standard may be obtained from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, (610) 832-9585, www.astm.org. Copies of the standard are available for inspection at the offices of the department of natural resources, the secretary of state and the legislative reference bureau.
NR 500.03(37)(37)“COD” means chemical oxygen demand.
NR 500.03(38)(38)“Collection” means the physical aggregating of solid waste from its primary source and includes all activities up to such time as the waste is delivered to a facility for transfer, processing, treatment or disposal.
NR 500.03(39)(39)“Collection and transportation service” means a solid waste facility which utilizes containers, vehicles or other means for the collection and transportation of solid waste.
NR 500.03(40)(40)“Collection basin lysimeter” means a device which is constructed with a geomembrane for monitoring the unsaturated zone.
NR 500.03(41)(41)“Commercial solid waste” means all types of solid waste generated by stores, offices, restaurants, warehouses, and other non-manufacturing activities, excluding residential and industrial wastes.
NR 500.03(43)(43)“Completeness determination” means a determination by the department that the minimum submittal requirements established by chs. NR 500 to 538 for a plan or report have been met.
NR 500.03(44)(44)“Compost” means a material which has been decomposed by composting to the extent that the material will not significantly reheat due to action of microorganisms when subjected to optimum oxygen, moisture, nutrients, and thermal conditions.
NR 500.03(44m)(44m)“Compostable” means susceptible to complete decomposition by aerobic biological processes to yield carbon dioxide, water, inorganic compounds, and organic matter, leaving no distinguishable or toxic residue.
NR 500.03(45)(45)“Composting” means the biological degradation and transformation of organic solid waste under controlled conditions designed to promote aerobic decomposition. “Composting” includes vermicomposting.
NR 500.03(46)(46)“Condensate” means the liquid which is generated due to a change in the temperature or pressure of landfill gas.
NR 500.03(47)(47)“Conductivity” means the measurement of a water’s ability to transmit an electrical current in micromhos/cm before correcting to 25°C.
NR 500.03(48)(48)“Confining unit” means a geologic formation, group of formations or part of a formation which restricts the movement of groundwater to or from a geologic formation, group of formations or part of a formation with a higher hydraulic conductivity than the confining unit.
NR 500.03(49)(49)“Construct” means to engage in facility construction for a new or expanded solid waste facility including but not limited to the erection or building of new structures, replacement, expansion, remodeling, alteration or extension of existing structures, the acquisition and installation of equipment associated with the new, expanded or remodeled structures, and clearing, grading or liner construction.
NR 500.03(50)(50)“Construction and demolition waste” means solid waste resulting from the construction, demolition or razing of buildings, roads and other structures.
NR 500.03 NoteNote: Construction and demolition waste typically consists of concrete, bricks, bituminous concrete, wood, glass, masonry, roofing, siding and plaster, alone or in combinations. It does not include waste paints, solvents, sealers, adhesives or similar materials.
NR 500.03(51)(51)“Construction documentation report” means a written report submitted under the seal of a registered professional engineer in the state of Wisconsin documenting that a solid waste facility has been constructed in substantial compliance with a department approved plan of operation or chs. NR 500 to 538.
NR 500.03(52)(52)“Container” means a manufactured receptacle or man-made receptacle used to confine or hold solid waste.
NR 500.03(53)(53)“Containerized storage facility” means a storage facility designed and operated to use containers for the storage and containment of solid waste. A building which is enclosed on 4 sides and has a floor and roof is considered a container for the purposes of this definition.
NR 500.03(54)(54)“Cultural features” means any structure or landscape alteration intended for use by humans.
NR 500.03(56)(56)“Decontamination” means a process of removing disease-producing microorganisms and rendering an object safe for handling.
NR 500.03(57)(57)“Department” means the department of natural resources.
NR 500.03(58)(58)“Design capacity” means the total volume in-place in cubic yards of solid waste disposed of in a land disposal facility together with daily and intermediate cover utilized in the facility, but not including liner material, drainage blanket, final cover or topsoil.
NR 500.03(59)(59)“Design capacity for a facility which burns municipal solid waste” means the facility’s rated capacity or any permit limitation, whichever is less, for burning municipal solid waste. The design capacity for facilities that burn multiple fuel types such as refuse derived fuel, wood and coal will be determined based on the municipal solid waste portion of the fuel.
NR 500.03(60m)(60m)“Destruction or adverse modification” means a direct or indirect alteration of critical habitat that appreciably diminishes the likelihood of the survival and recovery of threatened or endangered species using that habitat.
NR 500.03(61)(61)“Detection monitoring” means routine groundwater monitoring conducted in accordance with s. NR 507.19.
NR 500.03(62)(62)“Detrimental effect on ground or surface water” means having a significant damaging impact on ground or surface water quality for any present or future consumptive or nonconsumptive uses.
NR 500.03(63)(63)“Director” means the person in the highest ranking position in a medical facility, including but not limited to the administrator, chief executive officer or chair of the board of directors.
NR 500.03(64)(64)“Discarded material” means material that is no longer of use to the generator of the material in the process from which it is generated.
NR 500.03(65)(65)“Discharge area” means an area in which there are upward components of hydraulic head in the aquifer.
NR 500.03(66)(66)“Disinfection” means a process that kills or destroys most disease-producing microorganisms, except spores.
NR 500.03(67)(67)“Displacement” means the relative movement of any 2 sides of a fault measured in any direction.
NR 500.03(69)(69)“DMZ” means design management zone.
NR 500.03(70)(70)“DNR” means department of natural resources.
NR 500.03(71)(71)“Dredge material” means any solid waste removed from the bed of any surface water.
NR 500.03(71g)(71g)“Electronic device” has the meaning specified under s. 287.17 (1) (gm), Stats., but does not include a major appliance, as defined under sub. (136), or a motor vehicle.
NR 500.03(71m)(a)(a) “Electronics processing” means processing electronic devices for use in manufacturing processes or for recovery of usable materials and includes processing electronic devices or components derived from electronic devices by disassembling, baling, crushing, grinding, and shredding.
NR 500.03(71m)(b)(b) “Electronics processing” does not include any of the following:
NR 500.03(71m)(b)3.3. Reuse, repair, or any other process through which an electronic device is returned for use in its original form.
NR 500.03(71m)(b)4.4. Removal of an electronic device from another device, such as from a major appliance or motor vehicle.
NR 500.03(71m)(b)5.5. Hand disassembly of an electronic device in an educational setting for educational purposes.
NR 500.03(71m)(b)6.6. Hand disassembly of a waste electronic device generated by a household on the property where it is generated.
NR 500.03(71r)(71r)“Electronics processing facility” means a solid waste processing facility that accepts electronic devices or components derived from electronic devices for the purpose of electronics prcoessing.
Published under s. 35.93, Stats. Updated on the first day of each month. Entire code is always current. The Register date on each page is the date the chapter was last published.
