The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this chapter,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY
For the purposes of Washington County, the County Conservationist
or his or her designee; and for purposes of other governing entities
(towns, villages, cities) within Washington County, a governmental
employee or contracted firm that is designated by the governing body
to administer this chapter.
ANIMAL WASTE
Livestock excreta and other materials such as bedding, rain
or other water, soil, hair, feathers, and debris normally included
in animal waste handling operations.
ANIMAL WASTE STORAGE FACILITY
A concrete, wooden, steel, or otherwise fabricated structure,
or an excavated or earthen impoundment specifically designed and made
for the purposes of temporarily storing and holding of animal waste.
Installation of a manure transfer system will be considered a waste
storage facility for purposes of this chapter.
APPLICANT
Any person who applies for a permit under this chapter.
MANURE TRANSFER SYSTEM
A manure conveyance system using structures, conduits, or equipment. It includes transfer through a hopper, reception structure or tank, a pump, channel or conduit. Additional definitions and criteria are listed within the standard as identified in §
119-14.
PERMIT
The signed, written statement issued by the administering
authority under this chapter authorizing the applicant to construct,
install, reconstruct, enlarge, or substantially alter an animal waste
storage facility.
PERMITTEE
Any person to whom a permit is issued under this chapter.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
agency, unincorporated association, municipal corporation, county,
or state agency within Wisconsin, the federal government, or any combination
thereof.
SUBSTANTIALLY ALTERED
A change to a structure or facility that results in its relocation
or a significant change to the size, depth or configuration, including
replacement of a liner, an increase in the volumetric capacity or
area by greater than 20%, or a change in livestock management from
one species of livestock to another such as cattle to horses.
TECHNICAL GUIDE
The Wisconsin version of the Natural Resources Conservation
Service field office Technical Guide published by the Natural Resources
Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.
WATER POLLUTION
Contaminating or rendering unclean or impure the ground-
or surface waters of the state, or making the same injurious to public
health, harmful for commercial or recreational use, or deleterious
to fish, bird, animal, or plant life.
The requirements of this chapter apply to all lands located
in the Village of Richfield, the boundary of which may change from
time to time. Activities subject to regulation include the construction,
installation, reconstruction, enlargement, substantial alteration,
or closure of an animal waste storage facility.
A person is in compliance with this chapter if he or she follows
the procedures of this chapter, receives a permit from the administering
authority before beginning activities subject to regulation under
this section, and complies with the requirements of the permit.