Wisconsin Statutes Environmental Regulation (Ch. 280 to 299) § 289.445. Exemption for certain fruit and vegetable washing facilities

(b) “Washing station” has the meaning given in s. 283.62(1)(b).

(c) “Wash water” has the meaning given in s. 283.62(1)(c).

(d) “Wash water storage facility” has the meaning given in s. 283.62(1)(d).

(a) The washing station is not adjacent to or operated as part of a food processing plant, as defined in s. 97.29(1)(h).

(b) All wash water is either stored in a sealed wash water storage facility or is dispersed on land owned or leased by the owner of the washing station in a manner which avoids ponding, runoff or nuisance conditions and in accordance with acceptable agricultural practices or acceptable practices for the land spreading of waste.

(c) All plant parts that are separated from wash water are either composted or stored in a plant parts storage facility and disposed of using an environmentally safe land spreading technique. The treatment, storage, disposal or composting under this paragraph must be confined to property owned or leased by the owner of the washing station.

(d) For a washing station that anticipates operating at least 100 days per year or that operated at least 100 days during the immediately preceding year, do all of the following: