Section 237.03. General definitions.

  In addition to the definitions set forth in ss. NR 205.03 , 205.04 , and 211.03 , the following definitions are applicable to the terms used in this chapter:

(1)  "Cyanide destruction unit" means a treatment system specifically designed to remove cyanide.

(2)  "Existing source" means any point source, except for a new source as defined in sub. (7) , from which pollutants are or may be discharged either into waters of the state or into a publicly owned treatment works.

(3)  "Extraction operation" means an operation which produces either biological or natural extraction products, such as blood fractions, vaccines, serums, animal bile derivatives, endocrine products, or medicinal products, such as alkaloids, isolated from botanical drugs and herbs.

(4)  "Long term daily average raw waste load" means the average daily mass of a pollutant discharged to the wastewater treatment system over the 12 consecutive month period with the greatest production within the most recent 36 months.

(5)  "Maximum 30-day average" means the maximum average of daily values for 30 consecutive days.

(6)  "Mixing, compounding, and formulation operation" means an operation which blends, mixes, compounds, or formulates pharmaceutical ingredients into preparations, such as ampules, tablets, capsules, vials, ointments, medicinal powders, solutions, and suspensions, for either human or veterinary use.

(7)  "New source" means any point source for which construction commenced after November 26, 1982, and from which pollutants are or may be discharged directly to the waters of the state or to a publicly owned treatment works.

History: Cr. Register, May, 1990, No. 413 , eff. 6-1-90.