ATCP 50.01(17) (17) “Local governmental unit” has the meaning given in s. 92.15 (1) (b), Stats., and includes a county, town, city, village, lake district, and county drainage board.

ATCP 50.01(18) (18) “Local regulation” means any of the following regulations that require conservation practices on farms:

ATCP 50.01(18)(a) (a) Soil and water conservation standards that a county land conservation committee adopts under s. 92.07 (2), Stats.

ATCP 50.01(18)(b) (b) An ordinance or regulation that a county adopts under s. 59.69, 59.692, 92.07 (2), 92.11, 92.15, 92.16, 92.17, or 93.90, Stats., or under other county authority.

ATCP 50.01(18)(c) (c) An ordinance or regulation that a town, city, or village adopts under s. 92.11, 92.15, 92.16, 92.17, or 93.90, Stats., or under other town, city, or village authority.

ATCP 50.01(18)(d) (d) A regulation adopted by a county drainage board, a lake district, or other special purpose district, or a tribe.

ATCP 50.01(19) (19) “LWCB” means the state of Wisconsin land and water conservation board.

ATCP 50.01(20) (20) “Manure” means livestock excreta. “Manure” includes the following when intermingled with excreta in normal farming operations: debris including bedding, water, soil, hair, and feathers; processing derivatives including separated sand, separated manure solids, precipitated manure sludges, supernatants, digested liquids, composted biosolids, and process water; and runoff collected from barnyards, animal lots, and feed storage areas.

ATCP 50.01(21) (21) “Manure management system” has the meaning given in s. ATCP 50.62 (1) (b).

ATCP 50.01(22) (22) “Manure storage facility” has the meaning given in s. ATCP 50.62 (1) (c).

ATCP 50.01(23) (23) “Manure storage structure” has the meaning given in s. ATCP 50.62 (1) (d).

ATCP 50.01(24) (24) “Nonpoint source” has the meaning given in s. 281.65 (2) (b), Stats.

ATCP 50.01(25) (25) “Nonpoint source water pollution” has the meaning given in s. 281.16 (1) (f), Stats.

ATCP 50.01(26) (26) “NRCS” means the natural resources conservation service of the United States department of agriculture.

ATCP 50.01(27) (27) “NRCS conservation practice standard” means the standard found in the Wisconsin NRCS field office technical guide, unless otherwise specified.

ATCP 50.01 Note Note: Copies of the NRCS conservation practice standards are on file with the department and the legislative reference bureau. Copies of individual standards contained in the NRCS field office technical guide may be obtained from a county land conservation department, an NRCS field office, the Wisconsin NRCS website at: http://www.wi.nrcs.usda.gov, or the national NRCS website at: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/.

ATCP 50.01(28) (28) “Nutrient management plan” means a farm nutrient plan prepared or approved by a qualified plan writer per s. ATCP 50.48 and meeting the requirements under s. ATCP 50.04 (3) or 50.62 (5) (f).

ATCP 50.01(29) (29) “Nutrients” means plant nutrients derived from commercial fertilizers, manure, organic wastes, soil reserves, legumes, or other sources.

ATCP 50.01(29m) (29m) “Pasture” has the meaning given in s. NR 151.015 (15m).

ATCP 50.01(29s) (29s) “Performance payment” means payments provided to landowners in return for the landowner meeting certain conservation benchmarks. Performance payments can vary based on the conservation practice or practices used and the estimated environmental benefits.

ATCP 50.01(30) (30) “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, cooperative association, limited liability company, trust, or other legal organization or entity.

ATCP 50.01(32) (32) “Secretary” means the secretary of the department.

ATCP 50.01(32m) (32m) “Silurian bedrock” means the area in Wisconsin where the bedrock consists of Silurian dolomite with a depth to bedrock of 20 feet or less. This area comprises portions of the following counties: Brown, Calumet, Dodge, Door, Fond du Lac, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington, and Waukesha. Areas where Silurian bedrock occurs in Wisconsin can be identified by the most current NRCS, Wisconsin Geological Natural History Survey, department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, department of natural resources, county maps, or infield bedrock verification methods.

ATCP 50.01(33) (33) “State regulation” means ch. 88, 91, 92, 93, 281, or 283, Stats., and rules promulgated by the department or DNR under ch. 88, 91, 92, 93, 281, or 283, Stats.

ATCP 50.01(34) (34) “Structural height” means the difference in elevation in feet between the point of lowest elevation of the structure or embankment before overtopping and the lowest elevation of the natural stream or lake bed at the downstream toe of the structure or embankment.

ATCP 50.01(34m) (34m) “Technical standard” refers to standards for which the department or DNR is a custodian.

ATCP 50.01(35) (35) “Tribe” has the meaning given in s. 165.91 (1), Stats.

ATCP 50.01(36) (36) “T-value” means the maximum average annual rate of soil erosion for each soil type that will permit a high level of crop productivity to be sustained economically and indefinitely. For most soils, “T-value” is equivalent to 1 to 5 tons of soil loss per acre per year.

ATCP 50.01(37) (37) “Unconfined manure pile” means a quantity of manure, at least 175 cu. ft. in volume, that covers the ground surface to a depth of at least 2 inches and is not confined within a manure storage facility, livestock housing facility, or barnyard runoff control facility.