NR 162.003(46)(46) “Municipal WPDES storm water discharge permit” means any permit issued to a municipality by the department under s. 283.33 (3), Stats., for the purpose of controlling storm water discharges from an MS4.

NR 162.003(47)(47) “Municipality” has the meaning given in s. 281.59 (1) (c), Stats.

NR 162.003 NoteNote: Under s. 281.59 (1) (c), Stats., “municipality” means any city, town, village, county, county utility district, town sanitary district, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, metropolitan sewerage district, joint local water authority created under s. 66.0823, Stats., or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.

NR 162.003(48)(48) “New or changed WPDES permit limits” means an effluent limitation in a municipality’s most recent WPDES permit that is a completely new limit previously not included in the WPDES permit or is a change to a previous limit with which the municipality was already complying.

NR 162.003(49)(49) “Nonpoint source” has the meaning given in s. 281.65 (2) (b), Stats.

NR 162.003 NoteNote: Under s. 281.65 (2) (b), Stats., “nonpoint source” means a land management activity that contributes to runoff, seepage, or percolation which adversely affects or threatens the quality of waters of this state and which is not a point source under s. 283.01 (12), Stats.

NR 162.003(50)(50) “Operations” means labor, materials, and chemicals used regularly, and work activities performed on a recurring basis throughout the year that are intended to meet routine, daily functional needs. Work activities may include any of the following:

NR 162.003(50)(a)(a) Operational maintenance activities related to continuing normal performance of the functions for which a treatment works or BMP asset or item of equipment is intended, including activities to keep building systems such as HVAC, lighting, and electrical utilities working properly.

NR 162.003(50)(b)(b) Custodial maintenance activities, such as housekeeping duties, rodent and pest control, and lawn mowing, associated with general day-to-day care and cleaning necessary to maintain constructed assets.

NR 162.003(50)(c)(c) Trash removal activities to dispose of hazardous and non-hazardous waste and debris and to recycle products such as paper, cans, and bottles.

NR 162.003(50)(e)(e) Office activities related to billing, collections, customer communications, personnel, and other types of work activities that support the administration of the treatment works or BMP.

NR 162.003(50)(f)(f) Routine walk-through and other surveillance activities associated with identifying operational anomalies and ensuring all treatment works or BMP components are working as intended.

NR 162.003(51)(51) “Parallel cost percentage” means, for a scored project, the proportion of costs eligible for below–market rate financing, as delineated in s. NR 162.04 (1), relative to the total costs eligible for CWFP financing.

NR 162.003(52)(52) “Performance standards” means nonagricultural performance standards established by the department in ch. NR 151, under s. 281.16 (2), Stats.

NR 162.003(53)(53) “Place” means a concentration of population either legally bounded as an incorporated place, such as a city or village, or identified as a census designated place by the U.S. bureau of the census.

NR 162.003(54)(54) “Plans and specifications” means project drawings and specification manuals for all construction work to be included in the financial assistance for the scored project.

NR 162.003(55)(55) “Population” means the most recent year’s final population estimate published by the DOA demographic services center for the city, town, or village that submitted priority evaluation and ranking information as required by the department. For a municipality other than a city, town, or village, “population” means the most recent population count or estimate done for the municipality and provided to the department by the municipality for purposes such as completing a sanitary survey or an estimate determined by multiplying the number of households served by the sanitary sewer system by the average household size in the area, as determined by the department.

NR 162.003(56)(56) “Priority score” means the numerical value determined by the department that is assigned to each project in accordance with s. NR 162.50.

NR 162.003(57)(57) “Professional services” means non-construction work provided under contract for the project, including engineering, archaeological, legal, financial, or technical services provided by a higher education institution or a formally certified member of a professional body, such as a trade association or organized profession.

NR 162.003(58)(58) “Project” means a set of activities intended to result, or that has resulted, in completed construction of wastewater related or storm water related facilities or practices.

NR 162.003(59)(59) “Project closeout” means the procedures described in s. NR 162.13 (4) for projects funded under subchs. II and III, and in s. NR 162.46 (4) for projects funded under subch. IV.

NR 162.003(60)(60) “Project completion date” means the earliest date on which all of the following apply:

NR 162.003(60)(b)(b) The department or its agents have certified that the scored project was constructed according to department-approved plans and specifications.