Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 600-699 - Environmental Protection - Hazardous Waste Management › Chapter NR 670 - Hazardous Waste Licensing And Decisionmaking Procedures › Subchapter A - General Information › Section NR 670.002 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
The following definitions apply to this chapter:
(1) "Closure" means the act of securing a
				  hazardous waste management facility pursuant to ch. NR 664 and in compliance
				  with the operating license or approved closure plan under s.
				  291.29,
				  Stats.
(2) "Component" means any
				  constituent part of a unit or any group of constituent parts of a unit which
				  are assembled to perform a specific function (e.g., a pump seal, pump, kiln
				  liner, kiln thermocouple).
(3)
				  "Corrective Action Management Unit" or "CAMU" means an area within a facility
				  that is designated by the department under subch. S of ch. NR 664, for the
				  purpose of implementing corrective action requirements s.
				  NR
				  664.0101 and s. 291.37, Stats, or
				  42 USC
				  6928(h). A CAMU shall only
				  be used for the management of remediation wastes pursuant to implementing
				  corrective action requirements at the facility.
(4) "Emergency license" means an operating
				  license issued according to s.
				  NR
				  670.061.
(5) "Facility mailing list" means the mailing
				  list for a facility maintained by the department according to s.
				  NR
				  670.410(3) (a) 9.
(6) "Facility" or "activity" means any HWM
				  facility or any other facility or activity (including land or appurtenances
				  thereto) that is regulated under ch. 291, Stats., and chs.
				  NR
				  660 to 673.
(7) "Feasibility and plan of operation
				  report" means a report required by the department under s.
				  289.30(3),
				  Stats., that includes a description of the facility and operation in terms of
				  land use, topography, soils, geology, groundwater, surface water, design,
				  construction, operation, maintenance, closure and long-term care.
(8) "Federal, state and local approvals,
				  permits or licenses necessary to begin physical construction" means permits,
				  licenses and approvals required under federal, state or local hazardous waste
				  control statutes, regulations or ordinances.
(9) "Final authorization" means approval by
				  EPA of a State program which has met section 3006(b) of RCRA and the applicable
				  requirements of 40 CFR part 271, subpart A.
(10) "Functionally equivalent component"
				  means a component which performs the same function or measurement and which
				  meets or exceeds the performance specifications of another component.
(11) "Hazardous waste management facility" or
				  "HWM facility" means all contiguous land, and structures, other appurtenances,
				  and improvements on the land, used for treating, storing or disposing of
				  hazardous waste. A facility may consist of several treatment, storage or
				  disposal operational units (for example, one or more landfills, surface
				  impoundments or combinations of them).
(12) "Interim authorization" means approval
				  by EPA of a state hazardous waste program which has met the requirements of
				  section 3006(g)(2) of RCRA and applicable requirements of 40 CFR part 271,
				  subpart B.
(13) "Interim license"
				  means a license that grants the licensee permission to operate an existing
				  hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facility in compliance with its
				  terms or conditions and the requirements of ch. NR 665.
(14) "License" means an approval issued by
				  the department under this chapter that grants the licensee permission to
				  operate a hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facility. "License"
				  includes an operating license, interim license, emergency license, and
				  standardized license.
(15) "License
				  application" means the EPA Part A form and the feasibility and plan of
				  operation report for applying for an operating license, including any
				  additions, revisions or modifications to the form or report. The specific
				  requirements for the Part A application are in s.
				  NR
				  670.013. The specific requirements for the feasibility
				  and plan of operation report are in ss.
				  NR
				  670.014 to 670.029.
(16) "Major facility" means any facility or
				  activity classified as such by the EPA region 5 administrator in conjunction
				  with the department.
(17)
				  "Operating license" means an annual license that incorporates a feasibility and
				  plan of operation report approval and grants the licensee permission to operate
				  a hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facility in compliance with
				  that approval, chs.
				  NR
				  660 to 679 and ch. 291, Stats.
(18) "Owner or operator" means the owner or
				  operator of any facility or activity regulated under ch. 291, Stats., and chs.
				  NR
				  660 to 673.
(19) "Permit" means an authorization,
				  license, or equivalent control document issued by EPA or an approved State to
				  implement the requirements of 40 CFR parts 270, 271, and 124. Permit includes
				  permit by rule (
				  40 CFR 270.60 ),
				  emergency permit (
				  40 CFR 270.61 )
				  and standardized permit (40 CFR part 270 subpart J). Permit does not include
				  RCRA interim status (40 CFR part 270 subpart G), or any permit which has not
				  yet been the subject of final action by EPA, such as a draft permit or a
				  proposed permit.
(20) "Physical
				  construction" means excavation, movement of earth, erection of forms or
				  structures, or similar activity to prepare an HWM facility to accept hazardous
				  waste.
(21) "RCRA" means the Solid
				  Waste Disposal Act as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of
				  1976 ( Pub. L. 94-580, as amended by Pub. L. 95-609 and Pub. L. 96-482,
				  42 USC
				  6901
et seq.
).
(22) "Schedule of compliance" means a
				  schedule of remedial measures included in a license, including an enforceable
				  sequence of interim requirements (for example, actions, operations or milestone
				  events) leading to compliance with ch. 291, Stats., and chs.
				  NR
				  660 to 673.
(23) "Site" means the land or water area
				  where any facility or activity is physically located or conducted, including
				  adjacent land used in connection with the facility or activity.
(23m) "Standardized license" means a license
				  issued by the department under ch. NR 670 authorizing the facility owner or
				  operator to manage hazardous waste. The standardized license may have 2 parts:
				  a uniform portion issued in all cases and a supplemental portion issued at the
				  department's discretion.
(24) "UIC"
				  means the underground injection control program under
				  42 USC
				  300h, including an approved
				  program.
(25) "Underground source
				  of drinking water" means an aquifer or its portion which supplies any public
				  water system or contains a sufficient quantity of groundwater to supply a
				  public water system and either of the following:
(a) Currently supplies drinking water for
				  human consumption.
(b) Contains
				  fewer than 10,000 mg/L total dissolved solids.