NR 113.03(35)(35) “Nuisance” means any source of filth or probable cause of sickness not in compliance with this rule. NR 113.03(35g)(35g) “Nutrients” means plant nutrients derived from commercial fertilizers, manure, organic wastes, soil reserves, legumes, or other sources. NR 113.03(35r)(35r) “Operator-in-charge” or “OIC” means the master operator who has been designated by the owner to be responsible for the operation of a septage servicing business. NR 113.03(36)(36) “Parcel of land” means property that is contiguous and under the same ownership interest. NR 113.03 NoteNote: If a farmer owns a parcel of land that is split or divided by a public or private road or a railroad, the land on the other side of the road will be considered part of the same parcel of land.
NR 113.03(37)(37) “Pasture crop” means a crop such as legumes, grasses, grain stubble, or stover which is consumed by animals while grazing. NR 113.03(38)(38) “Pathogens” means disease causing organisms. This includes certain bacteria, protozoa, viruses and viable helminth ova. NR 113.03(39)(39) “Permeability” means the rate of movement of liquid through the soil. NR 113.03(39m)(39m) “pH” means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration measured at 25 degrees Centigrade or measured at another temperature and then converted to an equivalent value at 25 degrees Centigrade. NR 113.03(40)(40) “Ponding” means the presence of free liquid over an area of 4 square feet or more, visible 2 hours after application of the septage. An example of a 4 square foot area would be an area 4 feet by 1 foot. NR 113.03(41)(41) “Portable restroom” means fixtures, incorporating holding tank facilities, designed to directly receive human excrement. Portable restrooms are self-contained units, may be designed for one or more person’s use at a given time and are readily transportable. NR 113.03(42)(42) “Posting” means the placement of signs on the perimeter of a site or field that contain a notice of septage application, name, address, and telephone number of the hauler spreading the septage and are spaced not more than 500 feet apart. NR 113.03(42m)(42m) “Private onsite wastewater treatment system” or “POWTS” has the meaning given under s. 145.01 (12), Stats. NR 113.03(43)(43) “Privy” means an enclosed nonportable toilet into which human wastes not carried by water are deposited to a subsurface storage chamber that may or may not be watertight. This includes all of the following: NR 113.03(43)(a)(a) Pit privy for which a cavity in the ground is constructed for toilet uses and receives human excrement to be partially absorbed directly by the surrounding soil. NR 113.03(43)(b)(b) Vault privy in which human excrement is stored for decomposition and periodic servicing. NR 113.03(44)(44) “Public contact site” means land with a high potential for contact by the public. Some examples include public parks, ball fields, cemeteries, plant nurseries, turf farms, and golf courses. NR 113.03(46)(46) “Publicly owned treatment works holding tank service area” means the area outside the POTW’s sewer service area, where the area has a contract for service with the POTW to provide permanent service and the area has been added to the POTW’s service area. NR 113.03(47)(47) “Publicly owned treatment works planning area” means the area delineated in map form in which the service area delineation for a specific POTW is being or has been prepared to cover. NR 113.03(48)(48) “Publicly owned treatment works sewer service area” means the area presently served and anticipated to be served by a sewage collection system as approved under ch. NR 121 or as a facility planning effort done under ch. NR 110, if no ch. NR 121 designation has been made. NR 113.03(50)(50) “Recreational site” means a designated area clearly identified and maintained for the purpose of providing an opportunity for recreational activity. NR 113.03(51)(51) “Restricted public access” means private property or the limiting of entry for a period of time by means such as signs, traditional agricultural fencing, or remote location. NR 113.03(52)(52) “Seepage bed” means an excavated area larger than 5 feet in width which contains a bedding of aggregate and has more than one distribution line so constructed as to allow disposal of effluent by soil absorption. NR 113.03(53)(53) “Seepage pit” means an underground receptacle so constructed as to allow disposal of effluent by soil absorption through its floor and walls. NR 113.03(54)(54) “Seepage trench” means an area excavated one to 5 feet in width which contains a bedding of aggregate and a single distribution line so constructed as to allow disposal of effluent by soil absorption. NR 113.03(55)(55) “Septage” means the scum, liquid, sludge, or other waste in any of the following: NR 113.03(55)(a)(a) A septic or holding tank, dosing chamber, grease interceptor, seepage bed, seepage pit, seepage trench, distribution cell, or other component of private onsite wastewater treatment systems.