ATCP 93.050(32) (32) “Construction project” means a site or project that is under development, renovation, or demolition and is temporary in nature and has restricted public access.

ATCP 93.050 Note Note: A construction project may involve a transportation corridor, building or structure, excavation or landscaping, or the replacement or upgrade of an existing storage tank system.

ATCP 93.050(33) (33) “Consumptive use” means consumed on the premises where the storage tank system is located.

ATCP 93.050(34) (34) “Continuous monitoring” means a leak detection method using equipment that routinely performs the required monitoring on a periodic or cyclic basis throughout each day.

ATCP 93.050(35) (35) “Contractor” means a person or firm undertaking to do work or supply goods or a service.

ATCP 93.050(36) (36) “Day” means any calendar day unless specifically stated otherwise in this chapter.

ATCP 93.050(37) (37) “Department” means the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

ATCP 93.050(37m) (37m) “Direct supervision” means to assume the responsibility of an activity of others and its results by providing oversight and guidance at the site where the activity is being conducted.

ATCP 93.050(38) (38) “Dispenser” means a device or configuration of components consisting of a motor or fluid control, and an area for storing a hose nozzle valve with or without a pump, that dispenses and measures the amount of product dispensed by means of a mechanical or electronic metering mechanism.

ATCP 93.050(39) (39) “Dispensing” means the transfer of fuel into a vehicle or portable container from a storage tank system.

ATCP 93.050(40) (40) “Dispensing area” means a zone around the dispenser that extends a distance of 20 feet horizontally from the dispenser body, exclusive of the length of the hose and nozzle.

ATCP 93.050(41) (41) “Dispensing system” or “product transfer system” includes the dispensers, nozzles, dispensing hoses, suction fuel pump, pipe and any necessary core components between the emergency shutoff valve and dispensing nozzle that allow the dispensing system to function as intended and in accordance with the installation requirements.

ATCP 93.050 Note Note: In a typical fueling island, the dispensing system begins immediately downstream of the emergency shutoff valve, and all components upstream of that point, including the shut-off valve, are part of the tank system, as defined in sub. (115).

ATCP 93.050(42) (42) “Electronic monitoring” means an electrical device installed to monitor tanks or piping for leaks.

ATCP 93.050 Note Note: Typically, electronic monitoring uses an audible or visual alarm and may incorporate an automatic shutdown of the dispensing system. Examples include electronic line leak detectors and sump or interstitial liquid sensors.

ATCP 93.050(43) (43) “Empty tank system” means a tank system from which all materials have been removed using commonly employed practices so that no more than one inch of residue remains in the system.

ATCP 93.050(43g) (43g) “EPA” means United States environmental protection agency.

ATCP 93.050(43r) (43r) “Equivalency” means having the same degree of safety, health, or public welfare as contained in the requirements specified in this chapter.

ATCP 93.050(44) (44) “Excavation zone” means the volume containing the tank system and backfill material bounded by the ground surface, walls, and floor of the pit and trenches into which the underground storage tank system is placed at the time of installation.

ATCP 93.050(45) (45) “Existing” means installed or in place since before November 1, 2019, unless context requires otherwise.

ATCP 93.050(46) (46) “Existing tank system” means a tank system used to contain an accumulation of regulated substances, or for which installation commenced, prior to November 1, 2019. Installation is considered to have commenced if the owner or operator has obtained all federal, state, and local approvals or permits necessary to begin physical construction of the tank system site or installation of the tank system, and a continuous on-site physical construction or installation program has begun.

ATCP 93.050(47) (47) “Facility” means a plot of land developed or designated to serve a particular function.

ATCP 93.050(48) (48) “Farm premises” and “farming” have the meaning given in s. 102.04 (3), Stats.

ATCP 93.050 Note Note: Section 102.04 (3), Stats., reads as follows:

ATCP 93.050 Note As used in this chapter, ‘farming’ means the operation of farm premises owned or rented by the operator. ‘Farm premises’ means areas used for operations herein set forth, but does not include other areas, greenhouses or other similar structures unless used principally for the production of food and farm plants. ‘Farmer’ means any person engaged in farming as defined. Operation of farm premises shall be deemed to be the planting and cultivating of the soil thereof; the raising and harvesting of agricultural, horticultural or arboricultural crops thereon; the raising, breeding, tending, training and management of livestock, bees, poultry, fur-bearing animals, wildlife or aquatic life, or their products, thereon; the processing, drying, packing, packaging, freezing, grading, storing, delivering to storage, to market or to a carrier for transportation to market, distributing directly to consumers or marketing any of the above-named commodities, substantially all of which have been planted or produced thereon; the clearing of such premises and the salvaging of timber and management and use of wood lots thereon, but not including logging, lumbering or wood cutting operations unless conducted as an accessory to other farming operations; the managing, conserving, improving and maintaining of such premises or the tools, equipment and improvements thereon and the exchange of labor, services or the exchange of use of equipment with other farmers in pursuing such activities. The operation for not to exceed 30 days during any calendar year, by any person deriving the person’s principal income from farming, of farm machinery in performing farming services for other farmers for a consideration other than exchange of labor shall be deemed farming.

ATCP 93.050(49) (49) “Flammable liquid” means any liquid that has a flash point below 100°F.

ATCP 93.050 Note Note: Under NFPA 30 section 4.3.1, flammable liquids are classified as being Class I liquids and are subclassified as Class IA, IB, or IC liquids.

ATCP 93.050(50) (50) “Flash point” means the minimum temperature at which a liquid will give off sufficient vapor to form an ignitable mixture with air near the surface of the liquid or within the test vessel.

ATCP 93.050 Note Note: See NFPA 30 for the appropriate test method for a specific liquid.