Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 233.11

Current through October 28, 2024

Section NR 233.11 - Specialized definitions

The following definitions apply to the terms used in this subchapter:

(1) "Organic active ingredients" means carbon-containing active ingredients used in pesticides, excluding metallo-organic active ingredients.

(2) "Organic pesticide chemicals" means the sum of all organic active ingredients listed in s. NR 233.10(2) which are manufactured at a facility subject to this subchapter.

(3) "Total organic active ingredients" means the sum of all organic active ingredients covered by s. NR 233.10(1) which are manufactured at a facility subject to this subchapter.

(4)

(a) "Process wastewater flow" means the sum of the average daily flow from the following wastewater streams:

Process stream and product washes

Equipment and floor washers

Water used as solvent for raw materials

Water used as reaction medium

Spent acids

Spent bases

Contact cooling water

Water of reaction

Air pollution control blowdown

Stream jet blowdown

Vacuum pump water

Pump seal water

Safety equipment cleaning water

Shipping container cleanout

Safety shower water

Contaminated storm water

Product/process laboratory quality control wastewater

(b) Does not mean wastewaters from the production of intermediate chemicals.

(5) "Process wastewater pollutants" means those pollutants present in process wastewater flow.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 233.11

Cr. Register, March, 1997, No. 495, eff. 4-1-97.