Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 159 - Management Of Class B Firefighting Foam › Section NR 159.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1) "Calibration testing" means the
				comparison of measurement values delivered by a device under testing with those
				of a calibration standard of known accuracy.
Note:
Calibration testing is typically
				  associated with the installation, maintenance, and repair of emergency fire
				  suppression and firefighting equipment.
(2) "Class B firefighting foam" has the
				meaning specified in s.
				299.48(1)
				(a), Stats.
Note:
Under s.
				  299.48(1)
				  (a), Stats., "Class B firefighting foam"
				  means a foam designed for use on a flammable liquid fire, which may include a
				  dual action Class A and B foam.
(3) "Conformance testing" means testing or
				other activities that determine whether a process, product, or service complies
				with the requirements of a specification, technical standard, contract, or
				regulation.
(4) "Container" means
				any device in which a material is stored, transported, treated, disposed of, or
				otherwise handled.
(5)
				"Containment" means use of a container or secondary containment structure or
				device to keep foam under control or within boundaries.
(6) "Department" means the department of
				natural resources.
(7) "Discharge"
				has the meaning specified in s.
				292.01(3),
				Stats.
Note:
Under s.
				  292.01(3),
				  Stats., "discharge" means, but is not limited to, spilling, leaking, pumping,
				  pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping.
(8) "Dispose" or "disposal" means the
				discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, or placing of any solid waste into or
				on any land or water.
(9)
				"Emergency firefighting" means the act of attempting to prevent the spread of
				or extinguishing unwanted fires.
(10) "Environment" has the meaning specified
				in s. NR 700.03 (18).
Note:
Under s. NR 700.03 (18), "environment"
				  means any plant, animal, natural resource, surface water (including underlying
				  sediments and wetlands), groundwater, drinking water supply, land surface and
				  subsurface strata, and ambient air within the state of Wisconsin or under the
				  jurisdiction of the state of Wisconsin.
(11) "Fire prevention operation" means
				measures and practices directed toward the prevention and suppression of
				unwanted fires.
(12) "Fire
				suppression system" means a system used to extinguish or prevent the spread of
				fire through the application of a substance.
(13) "Fixed system" means a permanently
				installed fire suppression system designed for use on the specific fire hazards
				the system is expected to control or extinguish.
(14) "Foam" means class B firefighting foam
				as defined under s.
				299.48(1)
				(a), Stats.
(15) "Foam that contains intentionally added
				PFAS" means foam in which PFAS is a constituent of the foam added during the
				manufacturing process.
(16) "Method
				detection limit" means the minimum measured concentration of a substance that
				can be reported with 99 percent confidence that the measured concentration is
				distinguishable from method blank results. The method detection limit is
				generated as defined in s. NR 149.03 (46).
(17) "Person" has the meaning specified in s.
				299.01(10),
				Stats.
Note:
Under s.
				  299.01(10),
				  Stats., "person" means an individual, owner, operator, corporation, limited
				  liability company, partnership, association, municipality, interstate agency,
				  state agency, or federal agency.
(18) "PFAS" has the meaning specified in s.
				299.48(1)
				(b), Stats.
Note:
Under s.
				  299.48(1)
				  (b), Stats., "PFAS" means a perfluoroalkyl or
				  polyfluoroalkyl substance.
(19) "Safety data sheet" means a document
				that contains safety and safe handling information in respect to the product,
				including protection information regarding human health, and may include
				information on protection of the environment.
(20) "Storage" means storing on a temporary
				basis for future use or future treatment or disposal in such a manner as not to
				constitute ultimate disposal.
(21)
				"Testing" has the meaning specified in s.
				299.48(1)
				(c), Stats.
Note:
Under s.
				  299.48(1)
				  (c), Stats., "testing" means the testing of a
				  firefighting foam to evaluate its effectiveness and testing of a firefighting
				  foam delivery system or equipment.
(22) "Training" has the meaning specified in
				s.
				299.48(1)
				(d), Stats.
Note:
Under s.
				  299.48(1)
				  (d), Stats., "training" means providing
				  first-hand field experience to a person who may use a firefighting foam as part
				  of an emergency firefighting or fire prevention operation.
(23) "Treatment" means any method, technique,
				or process, including thermal destruction, that changes the physical, chemical,
				or biological character or composition of a contaminant.