Definitions

Definitions. Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) “Business” means a business licensed under s. NR 113.05 that does septage servicing. (2) “Certificate” means a certificate issued under s. NR 114.21 . (3) “Certified operator” means a person who has been issued a certificate by the department to do septage servicing. (3e) “Certified operator continuing education” means continuing education approved by the department with a focus on code compliance with chs. NR 113 , 114 , and other relevant provisions in the administrative code. (3m) “Department” means the department of natural resources. (3s) “Disposal” means the controlled discharge of septage to a POTW, treatment or storage lagoon, or agricultural field for the purpose of recycling nutrients back into the environment. (4) “Grade” means the classification assigned to a person under s. NR 114.17 . (4e) “Land application” or “landspreading” or “land applied” or “landspread” means the spreading of septage onto the land surface, the injection of septage below the land surface, or the incorporation of septage into the soil, so that the septage can either condition the soil or fertilize crops or vegetation grown in the soil. (4m) “Master operator” means a certified operator who has been issued a master operator certificate by the department. (5) “Operator–in–charge” or “OIC” means the master operator who has been designated by the owner to be directly responsible for the operation of the septage servicing business. (6) “Operator–in–training” or “OIT” means a person who has been properly registered as an operator–in–training with the department by the operator–in–charge under s. NR 114.16 (2) (c) . (7) “Owner” means the holder of a septage service business license issued under s. NR 113.05 . (8) “Portable restroom servicing assistant” means a person who services portable restrooms under the supervision of an operator–in–charge. (8g) “Private onsite wastewater treatment system” or “POWTS” has the meaning given under s. 145.01 (12) , Stats. (8r) “Publicly owned treatment works” or “POTW” has the meaning given under s. NR 211.03 (11) . (9) “Septage” has the meaning given under s. NR 113.03 (55) . (10) “Service” or “Servicing” has the meaning given under s. NR 113.03 (57) . (11) “Service shop” means a shop from which work is dispatched.