Section Env-Wq 402.03 - Definitions(a) "Ambient groundwater quality standards (AGQS)" means "ambient groundwater quality standards" as defined in RSA 485-C:2, I, as reprinted in Appendix C.(b) "Aquifer recharge" means replenishment or recharge of water by human activities to the ground with the specific intent to replenish groundwater.(c) "Best available technology (BAT)" means the best proven technology, treatment techniques or other means that are commercially available for the treatment of wastewater.(d) "Cesspool" means an underground pit into which raw sewage or other untreated waste is discharged and from which the liquid seeps or leaches into the surrounding soil. The term includes cesspit or effluent disposal cesspool.(e) "Contact person" means an individual who can be contacted on behalf of an applicant, registrant, or permittee regarding the application, registration, or permit, respectively.(f) "Department" means the department of environmental services.(g) "Discharge" means disposal, addition, placement, or injection of any water, wastewater, septage, or sludge, onto or into the ground or groundwater, including a leak, spill, land treatment, or other intended release.(h) "Domestic wastewater" means wastewater from human sanitary uses, including but not limited to bathing, clothes washing, and toilets.(i) "Facility" means a building or location that is built, installed, or established to serve a particular purpose or provide a service that is subject to regulation under RSA 485-A:13.(j) "Floor drain" means an opening in a floor into which regulated substances might be discharged.(k) "Fluid" means "fluid" as defined in 40 CFR 144.3, as reprinted in Appendix D.(l) "Groundwater" means "groundwater" as defined in RSA 485-C:2, VIII, as reprinted in Appendix C.(m) "Groundwater contamination" means a violation of groundwater quality criteria as specified in Env-Or 603.(n) "Groundwater discharge zone" means the subsurface volume in which groundwater contamination associated with the discharge of wastewater is contained.(o) "Injection well" means "injection well" as defined in 40 CFR 144.3, as reprinted in Appendix D.(p) "Land application" means the placement of septage or sludge on the ground surface pursuant to a permit obtained under Env-Wq 1600 or Env-Wq 800, respectively, whether or not the material is incorporated or injected in the surface soil.(q) "Land treatment" means the controlled application of pretreated, domestic wastewater onto land surface to achieve a designed degree of treatment through natural, physical, chemical, and biological processes within the plant-soil-water matrix. Land treatment includes spray irrigation, rapid infiltration, and overland flow systems.(r) "Lot" means "lot" as defined in RSA 485-A:2, VII, as reprinted in Appendix C.(s) "Non-domestic wastewater" means a wastewater generated from other than human sanitary uses including, but not limited to, industrial and commercial wastewater, or any combination of non-domestic and domestic wastewater.(t) "Person" means "person" as defined in RSA 485-A:2, IX, as reprinted in Appendix C.(u) "Reclaimed water" means water resulting from the treatment of domestic or non-domestic wastewater that is reused for a direct or indirect use that would not otherwise occur, the distribution and discharge of which is accomplished in a controlled and monitored manner.(v) "Regulated contaminant" means "regulated contaminant" as defined in RSA 485-C: 2, XIII, as reprinted in Appendix C.(w) "Regulated substance" means any of the following, excluding substances used for the treatment of drinking water or waste water at department-approved facilities:(1) Oil as defined in RSA 146-A:2, III;(2) Any substance that contains a regulated contaminant for which an ambient groundwater quality standard has been established pursuant to RSA 485-C:6; and(3) Any substance listed in 40 CFR 302, 7-1-05 edition.(x) "Response plan" means proposed action to remove, treat, or contain groundwater contamination.(y) "Septage" means "septage" as defined in RSA 485-A:2, IX-a, as reprinted in Appendix C. The term includes solids and other material removed from septage lagoons, waste from portable toilets and Type III marine sanitation devices, and grease trap waste that has been co-mingled with wastewater.(z) "Site" means the physical land, location, or position in relation to the surroundings, on which a facility is located or is to be located.(aa) "Sludge" means "sludge" as defined in RSA 485-A:2, XI-a, as reprinted in Appendix C.(ab) "Surface water" means "surface waters of the state" as defined in RSA 485-A:2, XIV, as reprinted in Appendix C.(ac) "Subsurface disposal system" means an individual sewage disposal system regulated under RSA 485-A:29 through RSA 485-A:44 and Env-Wq 1000.(ad) "Unlined lagoon" means a pit or excavation designed or used to receive wastewater, septage, or sludge, that has no barrier to prohibit the downward or lateral flow of the deposited waste, its constituents, or leachate.(ae) "Wastewater" means a fluid derived from domestic or non-domestic sources that is no longer used for its original intended purpose.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wq 402.03
(See Revision Note at part heading for Env-Wq 402) #8955, eff 7-26-07
Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 10, Filed March 10, 2016, Proposed by #11036, Effective 3/1/2016, Expires 3/1/2026.