Definitions

Definitions. Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Business day” or “working day” means each day except Saturday, Sunday and “Legal Holidays” as provided in s. 995.20 , Stats. (2) “Department” means the department of natural resources. (3) “Environmental damage” means the harming of any wildlife or wildlife habitat including fish, bird, animal, or plant life, or degradation of the air, land, and waters within the state. (4) “Environmental pollution” has the meaning specified in s. 299.01 (4) , Stats. (5) “Field investigation” means a physical inspection of the location of a proposed action requiring a permit or approval under ch. 30 or 31 , Stats., or s. 23.321 or 281.36 , Stats., and surrounding areas that may be directly or indirectly affected by the proposed action, carried out by an employee or agent of the department for the purpose of determining whether the proposed action meets applicable requirements of law. (6) “General permit” means a permit issued by the department to allow a category of regulated activities regulated under ss. 30.206 , 30.12 (3) , 30.123 (7) , 30.19 (3r) 30.20 (1t) , or 281.36 (3g) , Stats. (7) (a) “Individual permit” means a permit issued by the department for a single project under specific applicable provisions of s. 281.36 (3m) , Stats., or ch. 30 , Stats., excluding s. 30.206 , Stats. (b) “Individual permit” includes a contract issued under s. 30.20 , Stats. (8) “Navigable waterway” has the same meaning specified in s. 30.01 (4m) , Stats. (10) “Person” means an individual, owner, operator, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, municipality, interstate agency, state agency, or federal agency. (11) “Secondary impacts” means impacts to wetlands that are causally linked to the proposed project. (12) “Waters of the state” has the meaning specified in s. 281.01 (18) , Stats.