(1)

Animal manure means livestock excreta, milk house/parlor effluent and other materials such as bedding, rain or other water, soil, hair, feathers, and other debris normally included in animal manure handling operations.

(2)

Animal manure storage facility means a concrete, steel, or otherwise fabricated structure, or an excavated or earthen impoundment using earth dikes, pits or ponds for temporary storage of animal manure or other organic materials.

(3)

Applicant means any person who applies for a permit under this section.

(4)

Nutrient management means managing the amount, source, placement, form and timing of the application of nutrients and soil amendments.

(5)

Organic amendment means any material applied to soil to improve crop yield or quality, including but not limited to: manure, sewage sludge, septage, whey and papermill byproducts.

(6)

Permit means the signed, written statement issued by the Portage County Planning and Zoning Department, Land and Water Conservation Division (LWCD) authorizing the applicant to construct, install, reconstruct, enlarge, or substantially alter an animal manure storage facility, and to use or dispose of manure from the facility.

(7)

Permittee means any person to whom a permit is issued under this section.

(8)

Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, agency, unincorporated association, municipal corporation, County, or State agency within Wisconsin, the federal government, or any combination thereof.

(9)

Technical guide means the USDA NRCS Technical Guide as adopted by the Portage County Land and Water Conservation Committee on September 8, 1977. The said guide is on file at the Portage County LWCD. Any future amendments to said guide are incorporated into this section without further action except for Code 313 where the January 2014 version will continue to be applied.

(10)

Transfer mechanism means any components such as conduits, pumps, valves, reception tanks, and other devices to transfer animal manure from buildings and yards to a storage and/or loading area for final disposal.

(11)

Water pollution means 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.

(12)

Work day shall mean Monday through Friday, except for holidays.