Glossary of terms used in SHWIMS on the Web

Activity: An ongoing process or one-time/periodic event that is occurring or has occurred at a site and is regulated by the Waste Management Program of the DNR. Facilities are located at sites and are involved in one or more activities.

Activity Status:

• Active
  The facility operating at the site is actively involved in this activity.
• Inactive
  The facility operating at the site is no longer actively involved in this activity, currently inactive.
• Long-term Care
  The facility operating at the site is no longer actively involved in this activity, but regulations for this activity require special handling which may include continued monitoring, inspection or financial evaluation. Long-term Care status applies to sites regulated as solid or hazardous waste disposal facilities.
• Monitoring
  The facility operating at the site is not actively involved in this activity, but environmental monitoring (usually groundwater monitoring) is being conducted on site.
• Proposed
  The facility operating at the site has submitted a proposal (usually through the plan review process) to engage in this activity. Actual involvement in this activity has not yet begun.
• Transitional
  The facility operating at the site has begun a process to no longer be involved in this activity. Actual involvement in this activity may already have ceased, but other requirements must be met before the facility is considered inactive in the activity.
• Withdrawn
  The facility operating at the site submitted a proposal (usually through the plan review process) to engage in this activity, but withdrew their proposal before completing the approval process. Actual involvement in this activity had not yet begun.

Activity Type: Categories are used for grouping the activities regulated by the Waste Management Program of the DNR. The following is a list of categories and what activities are included in each:

• Solid Waste Landfills/Disposal Facilities category includes:
  Landfill -
    Unclassified
    0-50,000 Cu Yd
    50,000-500,000 Cu Yd
    >500,000 Cu Yd
    >500,000 Cu Yd - Monofill
    Abandoned
  Solid Waste -
    Intermediate Demo >50,000 to <=250,000 Cu Yd
    One Time Disposal
    Demolition <=50,000 Cu Yd
    Surface Impoundment
    Land Spreading Facility
    Land Spreading Facility Exempt
  
  
• Solid Waste Storage/Treatment/Processing Facilities category includes:
  Solid Waste -
    Woodburning Site
    Refuse Derived Fuel Storage Site
    PCB Storage Site
    PCB Treatment Site
    Commercial PCB Facility
    Storage Facility
    Storage - Container
    Storage - Noncontainer
    Storage Tank - above ground
    Storage Tank - below ground
    Small Storage Facility
    Processing Facility
    Processing Composting (not yard & food waste)
    Processing Infectious Waste Treatment
    Processing Contaminated Soil Treatment
    Processing Waste Solidification
    Incinerator
    Waste to Energy Facility
    Air Curtain Destructor
    Materials Recovery Facility (Recycling)
    Food Waste Composting
    Yard Waste Composting <20,000 Cu Yd
    Yard Waste Composting >=20,000 Cu Yd
  Municipal Solid Waste -
    Large Combustor
    Small Combustor
  Tire Processing
  Tire Storage
  
  
• Solid Waste Exempt Treatment Activities category includes:
  Solid Waste Beneficial Use or Reuse/Low Hazard Exemption
  
  
• Solid Waste/Recyclables Transporters category includes:
  Solid Waste Transporter
  Solid Waste/Recyclables Transporter
  Recyclables Transporter
  Solid Waste/Municipal Solid Waste Ash Transporter
  
  
• Solid Waste Transfer Facilities category includes:
  Solid Waste Transfer Facility -
    Small
    Large (>100 Tons/Day)
  
  
• Solid Waste Miscellaneous Activities category includes:
  Asphalt Plants
  Mobile Soil Remediation Units
  Mine
  Well Field
  Solid Waste Management Unit
  Unclassified/Unknown
  Building On An Abandoned Landfill (Remediation & Redevelopment Program)
  Waste Registry Site (Remediation & Redevelopment Program)
  Non-Waste Registry Site (Remediation & Redevelopment Program)
  
  
• Waste Oil Activities category includes:
  Waste Oil -
    Recycler
    Marketer
    Burner
    Transfer
    Process
    Re-refiner
  
  
• Infectious Waste Generator Activities category includes:
  Infectious Waste Generator -
    Hospital
    Nursing Home
    Physician Office/Clinic
    Dental Office/Clinic
    Veterinary Office/Clinic
    Clinical Laboratory
    Dialysis Clinic
    Other
  
  
• Infectious Waste Sharps Collection category includes:
  Sharps Collection Station
  
  
• Infectious Waste Storage/Treatment/Processing Facilities category includes:
  Processing Infectious Waste Treatment
  
  
• Infectious Waste Transporters category includes:
  Infectious Waste Transporter
  
  
• Hazardous Waste Generator Activities category includes:
  Hazardous Waste Generator -
    Temporary (no longer valid)
    Large
    Small
    Very Small
  Hazardous Waste -
    One time UST Tank Removal
    Large Generator - One time/Periodic
    Small Generator - One time/Periodic
    Very Small Generator - One time/Periodic
  
  
• Hazardous Waste Treatment/Storage/Disposal Facilities category includes:
  Hazardous Waste Storage -
    Container Commercial
    Container Interim License Commercial
    Tank Commercial
    Tank Interim License Commercial
    Waste Piles Commercial
    Waste Piles Interim License Commercial
    Misc Commercial
    Misc Interim License Commercial
    Containment Building Commercial
    Container Non Commercial
    Container Interim License Non Commercial
    Tank Non Commercial
    Tank Interim License Non Commercial
    Waste Piles Non Commercial
    Waste Piles Interim License Non Commercial
    Misc Non Commercial
    Misc Interim License Non Commercial
  Hazardous Waste Treatment -
  Container Commercial
    Container Interim License Commercial
    Tank Commercial
    Tank Interim License Commercial
    Incinerator Commercial
    Incinerator Interim License Commercial
    Waste Piles Commercial
    Waste Piles Interim License Commercial
    Misc Commercial
    Misc Interim License Commercial
    Boiler/Industrial Furnace Commercial
    Container Non Commercial
    Container Interim License Non Commercial
    Tank Non Commercial
    Tank Interim License Non Commercial
    Incinerator Non Commercial
    Incinerator Interim License Non Commercial
    Waste Piles Non Commercial
    Waste Piles Interim License Non Commercial
  Hazardous Waste Treatment/Storage - Tank Commercial
  Hazardous Waste Treatment -
    Misc Non Commercial
    Misc Interim License Non Commercial
    Boiler/Industrial Furnace Non Commercial
  Hazardous Waste Treatment/Storage - Tank Non Commercial
  Hazardous Waste Disposal -
    Surface Impoundment Commercial
    Landfill Commercial
    Long Term Care Commercial
    Interim License Commercial
    Misc Commercial
    Misc Long Term Care Commercial
    Surface Impoundment Non Commercial
    Landfill Non Commercial
    Long Term Care Non Commercial
    Interim License Non Commercial
    Misc Non Commercial
    Misc Long Term Care Non Commercial
  
  
• Hazardous Waste Exempt Treatment Activities category includes:
  Hazardous Waste -
    Exempt Recycling - General
    Legitimate Recovery & Reclamation
    Legitimate Burning
    Beneficial Use or Reuse
    Fuel
    POTW (Publicly Owned Treatment Works)
    On-Site Wastewater Treatment Unit
    Off-Site Wastewater Treatment Unit
    Treatment Exemptions
  
  
• Hazardous Waste Transporters category includes:
  Hazardous Waste Transporter -
    Commercial
    Transporter - PCB-Full Service Contractor
    Transporter - Private
  
  
• Hazardous Waste Transfer Facilities category includes:
  Hazardous Waste Transfer Facility
  
  
• Hazardous Waste Miscellaneous Activities category includes:
  Universal Waste - Large Quantity Handler
  Hazardous Waste TSD (Out-of-State)
  Hazardous Waste Corrective Action Management Unit
  Hazardous Waste Inspection - Non-generator
  Duplicate EPA ID Number
  

EPA ID: A 12 character identification number assigned by DNR staff through EPA's RCRAInfo data system to sites involved in activities related to hazardous wastes, universal wastes and used oil. EPA Form 8700-12 Site Identification Form is used for first time notification as well as for updates of information. The form with instructions is available at EPA's website: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/data/form8700/forms.htm[Exit DNR]

Facility: An entity (a business, an operation, a governmental unit, a property owner, etc.) at a location currently or formerly involved in activities regulated by the Waste Management program of the DNR.

Facility Status:

• Abandoned
  The DNR has no information about the previous occupant of a vacated site. This facility status is usually used in situations where waste has been abandoned at a site.
• Closed
  There was at one time, a facility operating at this site, but the DNR has received information that the facility is no longer operating at this location.
• Moved
  There was at one time, a facility operating at this site, but the DNR has received information that the facility has moved to another location.
• Operating
  The site is currently occupied by a facility that is open & operating. The facility's operations may or may not involve activities that are regulated by the DNR Waste Management program.
• Unknown
  Site occupancy by a facility has not been field verified & cannot be conclusively determined based on recent correspondence.

Facility ID/FID: A 9 digit identification number used by programs in the DNR to identify a site for several purposes including document tracking and consolidated environmental billing. Most sites regulated by the Waste Management Program have a FID and every effort is made to avoid assigning a duplicate number when several DNR programs are regulating activities at the same site.

License: Some activities regulated by the DNR Waste Management Program require license application, issuance and maintenance for a facility to legally participate in them. In addition to submittal of a completed application form, licensed activities may also require a plan review process, inspections and payment of fees before an annual operating license is issued.

License Status:

• Exempt
  The activity is exempt from licensing requirements. For most activities exempt from licensing requirements, this data field is blank.
• Expired
  The facility operating at the site was licensed for this activity, but the license has expired.
• Licensed
  The facility operating at the site is currently licensed for this activity. The license period for annual operating licenses is Oct. 1st to Sept. 30th
• Revoked
  The facility operating at the site was licensed for this activity, but the license was revoked by the DNR.
• Suspended
  The facility operating at the site was licensed for this activity, but the license was suspended by the DNR.
• Variance
  The facility operating at the site was issued a variance from the licensing requirements for this activity.
• Waived
  The licensing requirements for this activity were waived for this facility operating at this site.

SHWIMS: The Solid and Hazardous Waste Information Management System is a database designed to track data of facilities/sites regulated by the Waste Management Program of the DNR. It includes facilities with ongoing waste related activities and those where the activities occurred at some time in the past.

Site: A physical location or contiguous property defined by address, legal description or coordinates of latitude/longitude.