Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management
Chapter NR 524 - Training And Certification Requirements For Solid Waste Disposal Facility Operators
Section NR 524.03 - Definitions

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 524.03

Current through August 26, 2024

The following definitions, as well as the definitions in s. NR 500.03, are applicable to terms used in this chapter unless the context requires otherwise.

(1) "Certified facility manager" means a person who holds a current solid waste facility manager certificate issued under this chapter.

(2) "Certified site operator" means a person who holds a current solid waste site operator's certificate issued under this chapter.

(3) "Hours of operation" means anytime when a solid waste disposal facility is open for accepting waste or any of the following activities are occurring:

(a) Waste placement and compaction.

(b) Surface water and leachate structure maintenance and repair, other than routine alarm response and equipment restarting.

(c) Daily and intermediate cover placement.

(d) Design repairs in major phases that have received waste but have not completed final closure.

(e) Access road construction within the site.

(f) Other activities that are determined by the department that are similar.

Activities which do not constitute hours of operation include pumping leachate, gas extraction, environmental monitoring, new phase construction, remediation at a closed site or in a major phase that has received waste and has completed final closure, equipment maintenance, access road maintenance to the site, and other activities determined by the department that are similar.

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