Section 108.02. Definitions.

 

(1)  "Approval" means the written approval of the department for any project requiring approval pursuant to s. 281.41 , Stats., and s. NR 108.03 .

(2)  "Community water system" means a public water system which serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents.

(2m)  "Construction" means any placement, assembly or installation of facilities or equipment at the premises where such equipment will be used.

(3)  "Compliance determination systems" means devices, such as flow meters and mechanical sampling equipment, used to determine whether a discharge is complying with permit conditions.

(4)  "Department" means the department of natural resources.

(5)  "Groundwater monitoring system" means wells, piezometers or other equipment used to determine groundwater quality or elevation.

(6)  "Industrial pretreatment facility" means a facility which reduces or removes pollutants from industrial wastes prior to discharge to a publicly owned sewerage system.

(7)  "Industrial wastewater facility" means a facility which reduces or removes pollutants from industrial wastes prior to discharge to waters of the state, other than through publicly owned treatment works.

(8)  "Living unit" means a domicile.

(9)  "Municipal water system" means a community water system owned by a county, city, village, town, town sanitary district, utility district, public institution as defined in s. 49.10 (12) (f) 1. , Stats., or a privately owned water utility serving any of the above.

(10)  "Non-community water system" means a public water system that is not a community water system. A non-community water system typically serves a transient population rather than permanent year-round residents.

(11)  "Permit" means a Wisconsin pollution discharge elimination system permit for the discharge of pollutants issued by the department under ch. 283 , Stats.

(12)  "Public water system" means a system providing piped water to the public for human consumption, if the system has at least 15 service connections or regularly serves an average of at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year. A public water system is either a "community water system" or a "non-community water system". A public water system includes:

(a) Any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under control of the operator of the public water system and used primarily in connection with the public water system, and

(b) Any collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under control of the operator of the public water system which are used primarily in connection with the public water system.

(13)  "Reviewable project" means any construction or installation project for which department approval is required, pursuant to s. 281.41 , Stats. The following projects are reviewable within the meaning of this chapter:

(a) Any new community water system or any water system intended to serve 7 or more homes, 10 or more apartments, 10 or more mobile homes or 10 or more condominium units.

(b) Any improvements, extensions or alterations which may affect the quality or quantity of water delivered by an existing community water system or delivered by a water system serving 7 or more homes, 10 or more apartments, 10 or more mobile homes or 10 or more condominiums units except distribution systems not in streets or easements, or water systems where all of the living units are owned by a single owner and the owner provides information indicating that less than 25 year-round residents will be served.

(c) Any new sewerage system.

(d) Any improvements, extensions or alterations of existing sewerage systems which may affect the quality or quantity of effluent or the location of any outfall;

(e) Any new industrial wastewater facility or any modification or alteration of an existing industrial wastewater facility, including compliance determination systems.

(f) Any new industrial pretreatment facility or any modification or alteration of an existing industrial pretreatment facility which may affect the quality or quantity of the discharge to a sewerage system.

(g) Any groundwater monitoring system associated with a wastewater treatment facility.

(14)  "Sewerage system" means all structures, including sewage treatment facilities, conduits and pipelines, by which sewage is collected and disposed of.

(15)  "Waterworks" or "water system" means any facility installed or constructed to obtain, treat, store or convey the water for drinking or domestic uses for a public water system.

Cr. Register, November, 1974, No. 227 , eff. 12-1-74; am. Register, March, 1978, No. 267 , eff. 4-1-78; renum. (3) to (6), (8) to (10) to be (4), (7) to (9) and (13) to (15) and am. (13) (e), cr. (2m), (3), (5), (6), (10) to (12) and (13) (f) and (g), r. (7), Register, January, 1987, No. 373 , eff. 2-1-87; am. (13) (a) and (b), Register, December, 2000, No. 540 , eff. 1-1-01; corrections in (1), (11) and (13) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, December, 2000, No. 540 .

Note

1985 Wis. Act 29 repealed s. 49.10, Stats. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Plan review of water distribution systems for community water systems intended to serve less than 15 living units or not in streets or easements is required by ch. SPS 382 , Wis. Adm. Code. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1