Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 382 - Design, Construction, Installation, Supervision, Maintenance And Inspection Of Plumbing › Subchapter II - Administration and Enforcement › Section SPS 382.20 - Plan review and cross connection control assembly registration

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. Plans
					 and specifications shall be submitted to the department or to an approved agent
					 municipality for review in accordance with pars. (a) and (b).
Note:
The Department forms required in this
						chapter are available from the Division of Industry Services at P.O. Box 7162,
						Madison, WI 53707-7162; or at telephone (608) 266-2112 or (877) 617-1565 or 711
						(Telecommunications Relay); or at the Division's Web site at
						http://dsps.wi.gov/programs/industry-services.
(a)
Department review.
Plumbing plans and specifications for the types of plumbing installations
					 listed in Table 382.20-1, except direct plumbing fixture replacements, shall be
					 submitted to the department for review, regardless of where the installation is
					 to be located. A municipality shall be designated as an agent municipality in
					 accordance with sub. (2). Written approval for the plumbing plans shall be
					 obtained prior to installation of the plumbing.
(am)
Direct plumbing fixture
					 replacement.
In this subsection "direct plumbing fixture replacement"
					 means a fixture installed in the place of equipment previously approved by the
					 department that does not increase the fixture load requirements and does not
					 require alteration or modification of piping configuration.
(b)
Department or agent municipality
					 review.
1. Plumbing plans and
					 specifications for the types of plumbing installations, except direct plumbing
					 fixture replacements, listed in Table 382.20-2, shall be submitted for review
					 to an agent municipality, if the installation is to be located within the agent
					 municipality or to the department, if the installation is not to be located
					 within an agent municipality. A municipality shall be designated as an agent
					 municipality in accordance with sub. (2). Written approval for the plumbing
					 plans shall be obtained prior to installation of the plumbing.
Note:
For a listing of agent municipalities,
						see ch. SPS 382 Appendix A-382.20 (2).
Note:
The number of plumbing fixtures to be
						submitted and reviewed by an agent municipality is a subject of local
						ordinances.
2. Plan review
					 and approval of one- and 2-family dwellings. Review and approval of plumbing
					 plans for one- and 2-family dwellings shall be in accordance with the
					 provisions specified in s.
					 SPS
					 320.09.
(c)
Cross connection control assembly
					 registration.
The installation of each reduced pressure principle
					 backflow preventer, spill resistant vacuum breaker, double check backflow
					 prevention assembly, or pressure vacuum breaker shall be registered with the
					 department no later than 7 days after installation of the assembly.
Table 382.20-1
Submittals To Department
Type of Plumbing
									 Installation
1.
All plumbing, new installations, additions and
									 alterations, regardless of the number of plumbing fixtures involved, serving
									 hospitals, nursing homes, ambulatory surgery centers, renal dialysis centers,
									 community-based residential facilities (CBRF), and inpatient
									 hos-pice.a,c
2.
Plumbing, new installations, additions and
									 alterations involving 16 or more plumbing fixtures, serving buildings owned by
									 a metropolitan or sanitary sewer district.b
3.
Plumbing, new installations, additions and
									 alterations involving 16 or more plumbing fixtures, serving buildings owned by
									 the state.b
4.
Alternate and experimental plumbing
									 systems.
5.
Reduced pressure principle backflow preventers,
									 double check backflow prevention assemblies, pressure vacuum breaker
									 assemblies, and spill resistant vacuum breakers serving health care
									 facilities.
6.
Stormwater and clearwater detention, treatment,
									 and infiltration plumbing systems serving a public building or
									 facility.c
7.
Onsite residential and commercial water reuse
									 treatment systems, designed to treat water for compliance with Table
									 382.70-1.c
8.
Potable water storage systems.
9.
Potable water treatment by use of injection of
									 a solution into the water supply system.d
10.
Medical or high purity water.
11.
Mixed wastewater holding
									 device.c
12.
Multipurpose piping systems
									 (MPP).d
a The registration of cross
						connection control assemblies as required under s.
						SPS
						382.20 (1) (c) is included as a part
						of plan review and approval.
b For the purpose of plan
						review submittal, water heaters, floor drains, storm inlets, roof drains,
						multi-purpose piping (mpp) fire sprinklers and hose bibbs are to be included in
						the count.
c Agent municipalities may
						perform this review when so authorized by the department.
d Excludes one- and 2-family
						dwellings.
Table 382.20-2
Submittals To Department Or Agent
						Municipality
Type of Plumbing
									 Installation
1.
New installations, additions and alterations to
									 drain systems, vent systems, water service systems, and water distribution
									 systems involving 16 or more plumbing fixtures to be installed in connection
									 with public buildings.a,b
2.
Grease interceptors to be installed for public
									 buildings.
3.
Garage catch basins, carwash interceptors and
									 oil interceptors to be installed for public buildings and facilities.
4.
Sanitary dump stations.
5.
Piping designed to serve as private water
									 mains.
6.
Water supply systems and drain systems to be
									 installed for manufactured home communities and
									 campgrounds.c
7.
Piping designed to serve as private interceptor
									 main sewers greater than 4 inches in diameter when sized for gravity
									 flow.
8.
Chemical waste systems regardless of the number
									 of plumbing fixtures.c
9.
Stormwater systems, not including infiltration
									 plumbing systems, serving a public building or facility where the drainage area
									 is one acre or more.d
10.
Mixed wastewater holding device.
a For the purposes of plan
						review submittal, water heaters, floor drains, storm inlets, roof drains,
						multi-purpose piping (MPP) fire sprinklers and hose bibbs are to be included in
						the count. For a phased project such as a mall or office complex fixture count
						includes all proposed fixtures connected to a common building sanitary sewer, a
						common water service and all storm sewers serving the building.
b For the purpose of plan
						submittal, public buildings do not include zero- lot-line row houses where each
						living unit is served by an individual water service and an individual building
						sewer.
c Only agent municipalities
						which are cities of the first class may review these types of
						installations.
d Plan review involving 16 or more
						plumbing fixtures also applies.