NR 114.153(4) (4) “Grade” means the classification assigned to a person under s. NR 114.17.

NR 114.153(4e) (4e) “Land application” or “landspreading” or “land applied” or “landspread” means the spreading of septage onto the land surface, the injection of septage below the land surface, or the incorporation of septage into the soil, so that the septage can either condition the soil or fertilize crops or vegetation grown in the soil.

NR 114.153(4m) (4m) “Master operator” means a certified operator who has been issued a master operator certificate by the department.

NR 114.153(5) (5) “Operator–in–charge” or “OIC” means the master operator who has been designated by the owner to be directly responsible for the operation of the septage servicing business.

NR 114.153(6) (6) “Operator–in–training” or “OIT” means a person who has been properly registered as an operator–in–training with the department by the operator–in–charge under s. NR 114.16 (2) (c).

NR 114.153(7) (7) “Owner” means the holder of a septage service business license issued under s. NR 113.05.

NR 114.153(8) (8) “Portable restroom servicing assistant” means a person who services portable restrooms under the supervision of an operator–in–charge.

NR 114.153(8g) (8g) “Private onsite wastewater treatment system” or “POWTS” has the meaning given under s. 145.01 (12), Stats.

NR 114.153(8r) (8r) “Publicly owned treatment works” or “POTW” has the meaning given under s. NR 211.03 (11).

NR 114.153(9) (9) “Septage” has the meaning given under s. NR 113.03 (55).

NR 114.153(10) (10) “Service” or “Servicing” has the meaning given under s. NR 113.03 (57).

NR 114.153(11) (11) “Service shop” means a shop from which work is dispatched.

NR 114.153 History History: CR 04-047: cr. Register November 2004 No. 587, eff. 12-1-04; CR 09-123: cr. (4m), am. (5) Register July 2010 No. 655, eff. 8-1-10; CR 20-046: cr. (3e) to (3s), (4e), am. (5), (6), (8), cr. (8g), (8r), am. (9), (10) Register September 2021 No. 789, eff. 10-1-21; correction in (intro.) made under s. 35.17, Stats. Register September 2021 No. 789.

NR 114.16 NR 114.16 General requirements.

NR 114.16(1) (1) Only a certified operator, master operator, operator–in–training, or a portable restroom servicing assistant may engage in septage servicing.

NR 114.16(2) (2) 

NR 114.16(2)(a) (a) An operator–in–training may engage in septage servicing for up to 12 months without being certified. After 5 years from the end of the last operator-in-training 12-month term, a person that was registered with the department as an operator-in-training may be re-registered with the department as an operator-in-training and engage in septage servicing for up to 12 months without being certified.

NR 114.16(2)(b) (b) The operator–in–training shall be considered to be doing septage servicing under the certification of the designated operator–in–charge. The operator–in–charge is responsible for the actions of the operator–in–training.

NR 114.16(2)(c) (c) The operator-in-charge shall register the operator-in-training by notifying the department, in writing, of the starting date, name, and address of the operator-in-training, paying the operator-in-training registration fee, and receiving written confirmation from the department that the operator-in-training meets the requirements of registration prior to the operator-in-training beginning septage servicing.

NR 114.16(2)(d) (d) Upon receiving an operator-in-training registration request from the operator-in-charge of a licensed septage business, the department shall follow the procedures under s. NR 114.195 prior to registering the person as an operator-in-training.

NR 114.16(3) (3) A portable restroom servicing assistant may service portable restrooms, including the maintenance of portable restrooms and the transportation of the restrooms and the septage from them without being certified. However, a portable restroom servicing assistant may not land apply any septage removed from portable restrooms. A portable restroom servicing assistant will be considered to be working under the certificate of the designated operator–in–charge and the operator–in–charge is responsible for their actions.

NR 114.16(4) (4) Each owner shall have a unique business license issued under s. NR 113.05, for any service shop that is more than 25 miles from another service shop.

NR 114.16(5) (5) A vehicle used by different businesses, under a single owner, or separate owners, shall be registered under each business license and each business license number shall be displayed on the vehicle.

NR 114.16(6) (6) A business license is not transferable.

NR 114.16 History History: CR 04-047: cr. Register November 2004 No. 587, eff. 12-1-04; CR 09-123: am. (1) Register July 2010 No. 655, eff. 8-1-10; CR 20-046: renum. (2) to (2) (a), (b) and am., cr. (2) (c), (d) Register September 2021 No. 789, eff. 10-1-21; correction in (1), (2) (c), (3) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register September 2021 No. 789.

NR 114.17 NR 114.17 Certification grades.

NR 114.17(1) (1) The following 2 general certification grades of septage servicing operators are established:

NR 114.17(1)(a) (a) A grade T operator is certified to conduct all aspects of septage servicing except the land application of septage. To qualify for certification as a grade T operator, a person shall pass the grade T examination.

NR 114.17(1)(b) (b) A grade L operator is certified to conduct all aspects of septage servicing including the land application of septage. To qualify for certification as a grade L operator, a person shall pass the grade L examination.