NR 151.015(3)(3) “Conservation practice” means a best management practice designed to reduce or prevent soil or sediment loss to the waters of the state. NR 151.015(4)(4) “Crop producer” means an owner or operator of an operation engaged in crop related agricultural practices specified in s. 281.16 (1) (b), Stats. NR 151.015(5)(5) “Cropland practice” means the method, activity or management measure used to produce or harvest crops. NR 151.015(6)(6) “County land conservation committee” means the committee created by a county board under s. 92.06, Stats. “County land conservation committee” includes employees or agents of the committee whom, with committee authorization, act on behalf of the committee. NR 151.015(7)(a)(a) Runoff from a feedlot that can be predicted to discharge a significant amount of pollutants to surface waters of the state or to a direct conduit to ground water. NR 151.015(7)(b)(b) Runoff of stored manure, including manure leachate, that discharges a significant amount of pollutants to surface waters of the state or to a direct conduit to ground water. NR 151.015(7)(c)(c) Construction of a manure storage facility in permeable soils or over fractured bedrock without a liner designed in accordance with s. NR 154.04 (3). NR 151.015(7)(d)(d) Discharge of a significant amount of leachate from stored manure to waters of the state. NR 151.015(7m)(7m) “Established crop” means a growing annual crop, perennial crop, or cover crop that provides vegetative cover of the soil. NR 151.015(8)(8) “Feedlot” means a barnyard, exercise area, or other outdoor area where livestock are concentrated for feeding or other purposes and self-sustaining vegetative cover is not maintained. “Feedlot” does not include a winter grazing area or a bare soil area such as a cattle lane or a supplemental feeding area located within a pasture, provided that the bare soil area is not a significant source of pollution to waters of the state. NR 151.015(8h)(8h) “Infield bedrock verification” means determining bedrock depth using available data which may include well construction reports, location of drill cores or other subsurface investigations, location of quarries and natural bedrock outcrops, geophysical investigations, and uneven crop growth patterns that are linked to fracture traces in the field. NR 151.015(8t)(8t) “Liquid manure” has the meaning given in s. NR 243.03 (32) when applied to facilities subject to ch. NR 243, and the meaning given in UW A2809 for all other agricultural facilities where manure is generated. NR 151.015 NoteNote: Copies of the University of Wisconsin — Extension publication A2809 Nutrient Application Guidelines for Field, Vegetable, and Fruit Crops in Wisconsin, dated 2012 (A2809) may be inspected at the office of the department, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and the legislative reference bureau, Madison, Wisconsin. A2809 is also available electronically at: http://learningstore.uwex.edu/assets/pdfs/A2809.pdf. NR 151.015(9)(9) “Livestock facility” means a structure or system constructed or established on a livestock operation. NR 151.015(10)(10) “Livestock producer” means an owner or operator of a livestock operation. NR 151.015(11m)(11m) “Long term no-till” means no-till farming that has been implemented a minimum of 3 consecutive years. NR 151.015(12)(12) “Manure” means a material that consists primarily of excreta from livestock, poultry or other animals. NR 151.015(13)(13) “Manure storage facility” means an impoundment made by constructing an embankment or excavating a pit or dugout or by fabricating a structure to contain manure and other animal or agricultural wastes. NR 151.015(13j)(13j) “Mechanical application” means surface application, injection, or incorporation of manure on cropland or pastures using manure hauling vehicles or equipment. NR 151.015(15)(15) “Operator” means a person responsible for the oversight or management of equipment, facilities or livestock at a livestock operation, or is responsible for land management in the production of crops. NR 151.015(15e)(15e) “Overflow” means discharge of manure to the environment resulting from flow over the brim of a facility or from flow directed onto the ground through a man-made device including a pump or pipe. NR 151.015(15m)(15m) “Pasture” means land on which livestock graze or otherwise seek feed in a manner that maintains the vegetative cover over the grazing area. Pasture may include limited areas of bare soil such as cattle lanes and supplemental feeding areas provided the bare soil areas are not significant sources of pollution to waters of the state.