Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

When used in this chapter:
(1) "Administrator" means the administrator, or his designee, for the
animal industries division of the Idaho department of agriculture.
(2) "Beef cattle" means slaughter and feeder cattle or dairy heifers that
are kept on or contiguous to the animal feeding operation and are owned or
controlled by the animal feeding operation.
(3) "Beef cattle animal feeding operation" means an animal feeding
operation which confines slaughter and feeder cattle or dairy heifers as
defined in 40 CFR 122.23(b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(4), (b)(6) or (b)(9).
(4) "Best management practices" means practices, techniques or measures
which are determined to be reasonable precautions, are a cost-effective and
practicable means of preventing or reducing pollutants from point sources or
nonpoint sources to a level compatible with environmental goals, including
water quality goals and standards for waters of the state. Best management
practices for water quality shall be adopted pursuant to the state water
quality management plan, the Idaho ground water quality plan or this chapter.
(5) "Department" means the Idaho department of agriculture.
(6) "Director" means the director of the Idaho department of agriculture
or his designee.
(7) "Manure" means animal excrement that may also contain bedding,
spilled feed, water or soil.
(8) "Modification" or "modified" means structural changes and alterations
to the wastewater storage containment facility which would require increased
storage or containment capacity or such changes which would alter the function
of the wastewater storage containment facility.
(9) "Noncompliance" means a practice or condition that causes an
unauthorized discharge, or a practice or condition, that if left uncorrected,
will cause an unauthorized discharge.
(10) "National pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES)" means the
point source permitting program established pursuant to section 402 of the
federal clean water act.
(11) "Nutrient management plan" means a plan prepared in conformance with
the nutrient management standard, provisions required by 40 CFR 122.42(e)(1),
or other equally protective standard for managing the amount, placement, form
and timing of the land application of nutrients and soil amendments.
(12) "Nutrient management standard" means the 1999 publication by the
United States department of agriculture, natural resources conservation
service, conservation practice standard, nutrient management code 590 or other
equally protective standard approved by the director.
(13) "Person" means any individual, association, partnership, firm, joint
stock company, joint venture, trust, estate, political subdivision, public or
private corporation, state or federal governmental department, agency or
instrumentality, or any legal entity, which is recognized by law as the
subject of rights and duties.
(14) "Process wastewater" means liquid containing beef cattle manure,
process generated wastewater and any precipitation which comes into direct
contact with livestock manure and facility products or byproducts.
(15) "Unauthorized discharge" means a discharge of process wastewater or
livestock manure to state surface waters that is not authorized by an NPDES
permit or the release of process wastewater or livestock manure to waters of
the state that does not meet the requirements of this chapter or water quality
standards.
(16) "Wastewater storage and containment facilities" means the portion of
an animal feeding operation where manure or process wastewater is stored or
collected. This may include corrals, feeding areas, waste collection systems,
waste conveyance systems, waste storage ponds, waste treatment lagoons and
evaporative ponds.
(17) "Waters of the state" means all accumulations of water, surface and
underground, natural and artificial, public and private, or parts thereof
which are wholly or partially within, which flow through or border upon the
state.

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