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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 383 - Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems › Subchapter II - Administration and Enforcement › Section SPS 383.28 - Penalties

Current through June 24, 2024
Penalties for violations of this chapter shall be
						assessed in accordance with s.
						145.12,
						Stats.
Section
						  145.12(4),
						  Stats., indicates that any person who violates any order under s.
						  145.02(3)
						  (f) or
						  145.20(2)
						  (f) or any rule or standard adopted under s.
						  145.13
						  shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $1,000 for each violation. Each
						  violation of an order under s.
						  145.02(3)
						  (f) or
						  145.20(2)
						  (f) or any rule or standard adopted under s.
						  145.13
						  constitutes a separate offense and each day of continued violation is a
						  separate offense.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 383 - Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems › Subchapter II - Administration and Enforcement › Section SPS 383.29 - Range of responses

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
(a)
					 Pursuant to s.
					 160.21,
					 Stats., the department shall respond with any one or more of the actions
					 delineated under Table 383.29 if the preventive action limits or enforcement
					 standards enumerated in ch. NR 140 Tables 1 and 2 are exceeded at a point of
					 standards application as a result of the performance of a POWTS, including a
					 POWTS existing prior to July 1, 2000, except as provided in par. (b).
(b) Pursuant to s.
					 160.255,
					 Stats., the design, installation, use or maintenance of a POWTS is not required
					 to comply with the nitrate standard specified in ch. NR 140 Table 1, except as
					 provided under s.
					 SPS
					 383.03(5)
Table 383.29
Department Range of Responses
*
Gather more data relative to the cause and
									 significance of the exceedance.
*
Determine whether the situation is a human
									 health hazard.
*
Issue orders to change or comply with the
									 management or maintenance plan of a specific POWTS or type of onsite wastewater
									 system.
*
Issue orders to conform with this chapter,
									 including the prohibition of an activity or practice.
*
Determine whether the exceedance is an isolated
									 problem, or is likely to recur.
*
Revise or revoke a product approval issued
									 under ch. SPS 384 for a treatment or dispersal component.
*
Revise the rules of this chapter or ch. SPS
									 381, 382, 384 or 385.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 383 - Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems › Subchapter III - General Requirements › Section SPS 383.30 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
This subchapter establishes parameters for the types of
						POWTS that may be used and how a POWTS may be used.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 383 - Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems › Subchapter III - General Requirements › Section SPS 383.31 - Principles

Current through June 24, 2024
A POWTS shall be operated and used in such a manner so as
						not to render the POWTS inoperative or beyond its capabilities, and thereby,
						create a human health hazard.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 383 - Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems › Subchapter III - General Requirements › Section SPS 383.32 - Prohibitions and limitations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PROHIBITIONS.
(a) Except as provided in s.
					 SPS
					 383.03(4), the introduction of
					 wastewater or substances in such quantities or concentrations to a POWTS,
					 including a POWTS existing prior to July 1, 2000, that results in exceeding the
					 enforcement standards and preventive action limits specified in ch. NR 140
					 Tables 1 and 2 at a point of standards application shall be prohibited.
Note:
Section
						SPS
						383.03(4) reads:
(4) Groundwater standards.
(a) Pursuant to s.
						160.255,
						Stats., the design, installation, use or maintenance of a POWTS is not required
						to comply with the nitrate standard specified in ch. NR 140 Table 1, except as
						provided under sub. (5).
(b)
					 Pursuant to s.
					 160.19(2)
					 (a), Stats., the department has determined
					 that it is not technically or economically feasible to require that a POWTS
					 treat wastewater to comply with the preventive action limit for chloride
					 specified in ch. NR 140, Table 2, as existed on June 1, 1998.
(c) Substances deleterious to a POWTS shall
					 be intercepted, diluted or treated in accordance with s.
					 SPS
					 382.34 prior to the substance discharging into a
					 POWTS.
(d) The use of a cesspool as
					 a POWTS is prohibited, including any cesspool existing prior to July 1,
					 2000.
(e) The final discharge of
					 domestic wastewater or POWTS effluent to open bodies of water is prohibited,
					 including by means of plumbing outfall pipes existing prior to July 1,
					 2000.
(f) The final discharge of
					 domestic wastewater or POWTS effluent to the ground surface is prohibited,
					 including by means of plumbing outfall pipes existing prior to July 1,
					 2000.
(g) The infiltrative surface
					 of a treatment or dispersal component of a POWTS existing prior to December 1,
					 1969, which consists in part of soil may not be located in bedrock or
					 groundwater.
(h) The use of RV
					 transfer tanks shall be restricted to any of the following sites:
1. Campgrounds permitted by the department of
					 health services under ch. ATCP 79.
2. Properties where the use of the RV
					 transfer tank is permitted by an adopted governmental unit ordinance and
					 monitored by the governmental unit.
(i) The use of camping unit transfer tanks
					 shall be restricted to campgrounds permitted by the department of agriculture,
					 trade and consumer protection under ch. ATCP 79.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 383 - Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems › Subchapter III - General Requirements › Section SPS 383.33 - Abandonment

Current through June 24, 2024
A subsurface tank or pit that is no longer used as a
						POWTS component shall be abandoned by complying with all of the
						following:
(1)Disconnecting all piping
					 to the tanks and pits.
(2) Sealing
					 all disconnected piping to the tanks and pits.
(3) Pumping and disposing of the contents
					 from all tanks and pits.
Note:
The removal and disposal of the
						contents from treatment tanks, distribution tanks, seepage pits, and holding
						components is addressed in ch. NR 113 which is administered by the department
						of natural resources.
(4)
					 Removing all tanks or removing the covers of the tanks or pits and filling the
					 tanks and pits with soil, gravel or an inert solid material.
Note:
Pursuant to s.
						281.45, Stats.,
						municipalities and sanitary districts may determine the availability of, and
						require connection to, public sewers. Section
						281.45, Stats.,
						reads in part:
"HOUSE CONNECTIONS. To assure preservation of public
						health, comfort and safety, any city, village or town or town sanitary district
						having a system of waterworks or sewerage, or both, may by ordinance require
						buildings used for human habitation and located adjacent to a sewer or water
						main, or in a block through which one or both of these systems extend, to be
						connected with either or both in the manner prescribed. If any person fails to
						comply for more than 10 days after notice in writing the municipality may
						impose a penalty or may cause connection to be made, and the expense thereof
						shall be assessed as a special tax against the property."
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 383 - Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems › Subchapter IV - Design and Installation › Section SPS 383.40 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
This subchapter establishes minimum parameters for the
						design and installation of a POWTS for the purpose of:
(1)Safeguarding public health;
(2) Minimizing the level of substances which
					 have a reasonable probability of entering waters of the state; and
(3) Delineating measures, conditions and
					 performance standards by which to evaluate designs.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 383 - Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems › Subchapter IV - Design and Installation › Section SPS 383.41 - Principles

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A POWTS shall be designed to hold
					 wastewater or reduce the contaminant load and disperse the flow of wastewater
					 as specified in this subchapter.
Note:
See s.
						SPS
						382.34(15) for requirements relating
						to special wastewater or mixed wastewater treatment or containment
						devices.
(2) A POWTS shall
					 be designed to have sufficient capacity to accommodate the anticipated
					 quantities of wastewater that will be discharged into the system.
(3) A POWTS intended to treat and disperse
					 wastewater shall be designed to have sufficient ability to treat or separate
					 out the anticipated types, quantities and concentrations of wastewater
					 contaminants to be discharged into the system so that the dispersed wastewater
					 will not create a human health hazard.
(4) A POWTS shall be designed to disperse
					 wastewater below the surface of the ground at a rate that promotes long term
					 assimilation into the soil and limits the possibility of surfacing.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 383 - Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems › Subchapter IV - Design and Installation › Section SPS 383.42 - Application

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DESIGN BASIS. The design of a POWTS shall
					 be based on the methods and limitations outlined in this subchapter or on other
					 documented data acceptable to the department.
(2) DESIGN RELATION TO ACTUAL FLOWS AND
					 CONTAMINANT LOADS. For any situation where it is known that the wastewater flow
					 or contaminant load exceeds the parameters of this subchapter, the POWTS shall
					 be designed in relation to the known flow or load.
(3) DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS. The evidence to
					 support assertions relative to contaminant reduction and hydraulic dispersal
					 shall include at least all of the following:
(a) The flow and contaminant load of the
					 influent wastewater.
(b) The
					 ability of all treatment and dispersal components to reduce contaminant load
					 and disperse hydraulic flow into the environment.
(c) The flow velocities and friction losses
					 throughout the system based upon accepted engineering practice.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 383 - Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems › Subchapter IV - Design and Installation › Section SPS 383.43 - General requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) MATERIALS. The components of a POWTS
					 shall be constructed of materials and products that are of a type recognized
					 under this chapter or ch. SPS 384.
(2) DESIGN FLOW. In order to accommodate peak
					 wastewater flow, the design wastewater flow of a POWTS shall equal at least
					 150% of the estimated daily flow generated from the source or sources, unless
					 otherwise approved by the department.
(3) ESTIMATED DAILY COMBINED FLOW FOR A POWTS
					 SERVING A DWELLING. The estimated daily wastewater flow of combined graywater,
					 clear water and blackwater from a dwelling shall be based on one or more of the
					 following:
(a) The following equation:
100 gallons x B = F
Where: B = number of bedrooms, based on 2 persons per
						bedroom, unless otherwise approved by the department.
F = Estimated daily wastewater flow per dwelling per day
						(in gallons), excluding storm water discharges.
(b) A detailed estimate of wastewater flow
					 based upon per capita occupancy or usage of the dwelling or per function
					 occurrence within the dwelling.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 383 - Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems › Subchapter IV - Design and Installation › Section SPS 383.44 - Parameters for POWTS components consisting of in situ soil

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) EVALUATION.
					 POWTS treatment and dispersal components consisting in part of in situ soil
					 shall be evaluated in accordance with ch. SPS 385.
(2) INFLUENT QUALITY.
(a) The quality of influent discharged into a
					 POWTS treatment or dispersal component consisting in part of in situ soil shall
					 be equal to or less than all of the following:
1. A monthly average of 30 mg/L fats, oil and
					 grease.
2. A monthly average of 220
					 mg/L BOD 5.
3. A monthly average of
					 150 mg/L TSS.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 383 - Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems › Subchapter IV - Design and Installation › Section SPS 383.45 - Installation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. A POWTS shall be constructed and
					 installed in such a manner to hold wastewater or reduce the contaminant load
					 and disperse the flow of wastewater in accordance with this subchapter and the
					 plan approval under s. SPS 383.22.
(2) FROZEN SOIL. POWTS treatment and
					 dispersal components consisting in part of in situ soil may not be installed if
					 the soil is frozen at or below the infiltrative surface of the
					 component.
(3) SNOW COVER. Snow
					 cover shall be removed before excavating or installing POWTS treatment and
					 dispersal components consisting in part of in situ soil.
(4) MOISTURE. The soil moisture content for a
					 POWTS treatment or dispersal component consisting in part of in situ soil shall
					 be evaluated immediately prior to installation of the component. If the soil at
					 the infiltrative surface can be rolled into a ¼ -inch wire, the
					 installation may not proceed.
(5)
					 BEDDING. All vessels and pipes of a POWTS shall be bedded in accordance with a
					 product approval under s. SPS 384.10 or a plan approval under s. SPS
					 383.22.
(6) FLOODPLAIN.
(a) All POWTS treatment tanks, holding and
					 dispersal tanks that are located in floodplain areas shall be made and
					 maintained watertight to prevent infiltration.
(b) Vent pipes serving POWTS components that
					 are located in floodplain areas shall terminate at least 2 feet above regional
					 flood levels.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 383 - Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems › Subchapter V - Management › Section SPS 383.50 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to accomplish all of
						the following:
(1) Establish
					 monitoring, inspection, evaluation, maintenance and servicing requirements for
					 all POWTS, in order to ensure that the POWTS will operate as designed and
					 thereby protect the public health and waters of the state.
(2) Establish maintenance programs operated
					 by governmental units to ensure that all POWTS will be inspected, evaluated,
					 maintained and serviced so that the POWTS will operate as designed and thereby
					 protect the public health and waters of the state.
(3) Provide the department with data by which
					 to make regulatory decisions.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 383 - Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems › Subchapter V - Management › Section SPS 383.51 - Principles

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A POWTS, including a POWTS existing prior
					 to July 1, 2000, shall be maintained at all times so as not to create a human
					 health hazard.
(2) When upon
					 inspection of a POWTS, including a POWTS existing prior to July 1, 2000, any
					 part of the system that is found to be defective in conformance with the
					 applicable provisions of this chapter, the installation or modification plan,
					 or the approvals, the part shall be repaired, renovated, replaced or
					 removed.
Section
						  SPS
						  387.04(2) (a) to (e) also establishes
						  management and maintenance requirements for a POWTS that is located in a
						  governmental unit which participates in the replacement and rehabilitation
						  program under s.
						  145.245,
						  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 383 - Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems › Subchapter V - Management › Section SPS 383.52 - Responsibilities

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
(a)
1. The owner of a POWTS shall be responsible
					 for ensuring that the operation and maintenance of the POWTS occurs in
					 accordance with this chapter and the approved management plan under s.
					 SPS
					 383.54(1).
2. The owner of a POWTS shall be responsible
					 for ensuring that access opening covers remain locked or secured except for
					 inspection, evaluation, maintenance or servicing purposes.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 383 - Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems › Subchapter V - Management › Section SPS 383.53 - General

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) No product for chemical or physical
					 restoration or chemical or physical procedures for POWTS, including a POWTS
					 existing prior to July 1, 2000, may be used unless approved by the department
					 in accordance with ss.
					 SPS 384.10
					 and
					 384.14.
(2) Nothing in this subchapter shall limit a
					 governmental unit's authority and power in establishing a mandatory POWTS
					 maintenance program that is more restrictive than what is specified in this
					 subchapter, including management or maintenance undertaken by the governmental
					 unit.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 383 - Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems › Subchapter V - Management › Section SPS 383.54 - Management requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) MANAGEMENT
					 PLAN.
(a) The management plan for each POWTS
					 shall include information and procedures for maintaining the POWTS to operate
					 and function within the standards of this chapter and as designed and
					 approved.
(b) The management plan
					 for a POWTS shall be a part of the plan submittal under s. SPS 383.22 or
					 384.10.
(c) The management plan for
					 POWTS shall specify all necessary maintenance and servicing information which
					 may include, but is not limited to all of the following:
1. Accumulated solids or byproduct removal
					 requirements.
2. Influent
					 quantities and qualities and effluent quantities and qualities.
3. Metering, sampling and monitoring
					 schedules and requirements.
4. Load
					 and rest schedules.
5. Servicing
					 frequency requirements.
6.
					 Installation and inspection checklists.
7. Evaluation, monitoring and maintenance
					 schedules for mechanical POWTS components.
8. Start up and shutdown
					 procedures.
9. Procedure for
					 abandonment.
(d) If the
					 owner of the POWTS wishes to operate or maintain a POWTS differently than that
					 specified in the approved management plan, a written request for approval to
					 amend the management plan shall be submitted to the agency that initially
					 reviewed the installation plan under s. SPS 383.22.
(e) The management plan for a POWTS shall
					 specifically address the servicing mechanics of an aerobic or anaerobic
					 treatment tank or a holding tank where either of the following conditions
					 exist:
1. The bottom of the tank is located
					 more than 15 feet below the elevation where the servicing pad is
					 located.
2. The bottom of the tank
					 is located more than 150 feet horizontally from where the servicing pad is
					 located.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 383 - Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems › Subchapter V - Management › Section SPS 383.55 - Reporting requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
(a) The
					 owner of a POWTS or the owner's agent shall report to the governmental unit or
					 designated agent at the completion of each inspection, evaluation, maintenance,
					 or servicing event specified in the approved management plan.
(b) The owner of a POWTS existing prior to
					 July 1, 2000, or the owner's agent shall report to the governmental unit or
					 designated agent at the completion of each inspection, evaluation, maintenance
					 or servicing event required under s.
					 SPS
					 383.54(4).
(c) The owner of a POWTS is responsible for
					 fulfillment of the reporting requirements under this
					 section.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 383 - Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems › Subchapter VI - Recognized Methods and Technologies › Section SPS 383.60 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Specific types of methods and
					 technologies may be recognized by the department under the voluntary product
					 approval process in s. SPS 384.10 (3) as conforming with subchs. IV and V and
					 may be utilized in the design of POWTS for a specific project.
Note:
Subsection SPS 384.10 (3) delineates a
						process for the voluntary submittal of specific methods and technologies that
						are proposed to be utilized as POWTS holding, treatment or dispersal components
						and for the department's evaluation of such submittals. Methods and
						technologies recognized under this process may be utilized in any POWTS within
						the specifications and parameters of the method or technology. Methods and
						technologies recognized under this process do not require the submittal of data
						at the time of plan review and approval process under s. SPS 383.22 to
						substantiate the performance of the specific method or technology.
Note:
Information regarding recognized
						methods and technologies may be downloaded at: dsps.wi.gov.
(2) This subchapter does not limit the use of
					 other methods and technologies for POWTS or POWTS components the performance of
					 which has been recognized under the plan review and approval process of s. SPS
					 383.22 or the voluntary product approval process of s. SPS 384.10 (3) or
					 both.
Section SPS 383.22 delineates the process for the
						  submittal of a plan for a POWTS design to be utilized for a specific project at
						  a specific site. Under this section methods and technologies for POWTS holding,
						  treatment or dispersal components that have not been recognized under s. SPS
						  384.10 (3), require the submittal to the department of data or information to
						  substantiate performance claims. The approval of a POWTS plan by the department
						  under this section covers only a specific project at a specific site, and does
						  not constitute the recognition of a method or technology for other projects or
						  sites.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 383 - Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems › Subchapter VI - Recognized Methods and Technologies › Section SPS 383.61 - Parameters for using acceptable methods and technologies

Current through June 24, 2024
When a design of a POWTS for a specific project utilizes
						a method or technology recognized under s.
						SPS
						384.10(3), a deviation from the
						specifications and limitations relative to the installation and maintenance of
						that method or technology shall constitute a violation of this
						chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 383 - Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems › Subchapter VII - Department Performance Monitoring › Section SPS 383.70 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) To address the desire for an ongoing
					 source of information on the performance of POWTS system designs, the
					 department shall maintain an ongoing performance-monitoring program for the
					 various POWTS methods and technologies. The monitoring program shall be in
					 addition to the periodic inspection and monitoring of POWTS under subch. V. The
					 monitoring program shall be coordinated by the department in conjunction with
					 the ongoing POWTS experimental and research program.
(2) The purpose of the performance monitoring
					 program is to:
(a) Provide additional
					 information on the long-term performance of the various POWTS methods and
					 technologies, to confirm their reliability, and to provide data for
					 improvements; and
(b) Monitor the
					 various methods and technologies relative to long-term compliance with the
					 groundwater standards.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 383 - Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems › Subchapter VII - Department Performance Monitoring › Section SPS 383.71 - Department procedures

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Both currently installed POWTS and newly
					 installed POWTS may be included in the performance monitoring program conducted
					 by the department.
(2) The
					 department may include both the performance of individual POWTS treatment
					 components as well as the output of components at the edge of the design
					 treatment zone as part of the monitoring program.
(4) The department shall utilize the
					 technical advisory committee assembled under s.
					 SPS
					 384.10 (3) (c) 2. to advise the
					 department on the performance-monitoring program. The committee shall advise
					 the department in at least the following areas:
(a) Development of performance monitoring
					 protocols.
(b) Selection of the
					 POWTS methods and technologies to be monitored.
(c) Identification of funding
					 sources.
(d) The interpretation of
					 the results of the monitoring program.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 384 - Plumbing Products › Section SPS 384.01 - Scope

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
				  The provisions of this chapter govern the quality and installation of
				  materials, fixtures, appliances, appurtenances, and equipment relating to
				  plumbing.
(2) A department
				  interpretation of the requirements in this chapter shall supersede any
				  differing interpretation by a lower level jurisdiction. A department decision
				  on the application of the requirements in this chapter shall supersede any
				  differing decision by a lower level jurisdiction.
A decision of the department may be appealed. Section
						101.02(6)
						(e), Stats., outlines the procedure for
						submitting requests to the department for appeal hearings and the department
						procedures for hearing appeals.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 384 - Plumbing Products › Section SPS 384.02 - Penalties

Current through June 24, 2024
Penalties for violations of this chapter shall be assessed
					 in accordance with s.
					 145.12,
					 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 384 - Plumbing Products › Section SPS 384.10 - Department approval

Current through June 24, 2024
No fixture, appliance, appurtenance, material, device or
					 product may be sold for use in a plumbing system or may be installed in a
					 plumbing system, unless it is of a type conforming to the standards or
					 specifications of chs.
					 SPS 382 to
					 384 and ch. 145, Stats.
(1) ALTERNATE OR EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT
				  APPROVAL. If it is alleged that the approval of a fixture, appliance,
				  appurtenance, material, device or product under this section would result in an
				  adverse health effect or potentially adverse health effect on the waters of the
				  state, the department may require an alternate or experimental product approval
				  under s.
				  SPS
				  384.50.
(2) PRODUCT REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
(a)
1. Each
				  type of plumbing product which falls into one of the categories specified in
				  Table 384.10 shall be approved by the department in accordance with this
				  subsection before the product may be sold for use in a plumbing system or
				  installed in a plumbing system.
2.
				  Specifications and plans or drawings for each type of product shall be
				  submitted to the department for review. The submittal shall be accompanied by
				  sufficient data and information to determine if the product and its performance
				  comply with the provisions of chs.
				  SPS 382 to
				  384 and ch. 145, Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 384 - Plumbing Products › Section SPS 384.12 - Identification

Current through June 24, 2024
Each length of pipe and each pipe fitting, trap, fixture,
					 material, device, and product to be used in plumbing shall be marked as
					 required by the applicable standard specified by reference in this chapter or
					 as specified by rule in chs.
					 SPS 381 to
					 387.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 384 - Plumbing Products › Section SPS 384.13 - Penetrations of fire-resistive assemblies

Current through June 24, 2024
Penetrations of fire-resistive assemblies, such as walls
					 and floor-ceiling systems, by plumbing systems or plumbing materials shall be
					 protected in accordance with requirements of chs.
					 SPS
					 361 to
					 366.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 384 - Plumbing Products › Section SPS 384.14 - Chemical or biochemical treatments for private sewage systems

Current through June 24, 2024
Chemical or biochemical treatments for private sewage
					 systems shall function and perform in accordance with the assertions submitted
					 to the department. Chemical or biochemical treatments for private sewage
					 systems may not directly or indirectly adversely affect bacterial action in the
					 systems, soil hydraulic conductivity in the absorption areas, or groundwater
					 quality beneath the systems.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 384 - Plumbing Products › Section SPS 384.15 - Health care plumbing appliances

Current through June 24, 2024
Health care plumbing appliances shall function and perform
					 in accordance with the drain, vent, water supply and backflow protection
					 requirements of ch. SPS 382.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 384 - Plumbing Products › Section SPS 384.20 - Plumbing fixtures, appliances and equipment

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DESIGN AND
				  CONSTRUCTION. All plumbing fixtures, appliances and equipment shall be designed
				  and constructed to:
(a) Ensure durability,
				  proper service and sanitation;
(b)
				  Be free from defects;
(c) Be free
				  from concealed fouling surfaces;
(d) Not require undue efforts in cleaning and
				  operating; and
(e) Prevent
				  nonpotable liquids, solids or gasses from being introduced into a potable water
				  supply system through cross-connections.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 384 - Plumbing Products › Section SPS 384.25 - POWTS holding components or treatment components

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. All
				  POWTS holding components or treatment components shall conform to the
				  requirements of this section.
(2)
				  WATER TIGHTNESS.
(a)
General.
Tank assemblies, including fittings and access openings, shall be manufactured
				  to be water tight as required under this subsection.
(b)
Concrete tanks.
1. Where concrete tanks are required to have
				  covers, the tanks shall meet one of the following requirements:
a. Withstand a vacuum of at least 2 inches of
				  mercury for 60 minutes, without loss of pressure.
b. Hold water for one hour, without leakage
				  after the tank has been filled with water to the top of the cover and let stand
				  for 24 hours, then refilled to the top of the cover.
2. Concrete tanks that are not required to
				  have a cover shall hold water for one hour, without leakage after the tank has
				  been filled with water and let stand for 24 hours, then refilled to the highest
				  liquid level required to be held in the tank.
(c)
Steel tanks.
1. Steel tanks that are required to have a
				  cover shall be capable of withstanding one of the following requirements:
a. An internal air pressure of at least 5
				  psig for 15 minutes, without loss of pressure.
b. An internal water pressure of at least 5
				  psig for 60 minutes, without loss of pressure.
2. Steel tanks that are not required to have
				  a cover shall be capable of holding water after being filled to their inlet or
				  outlet, whichever is higher, for 24 hours without loss of water.
(d)
Tanks constructed of
				  materials other than concrete or steel.
1. Tanks constructed of materials other than
				  concrete or steel that are required to have a cover shall be capable of
				  withstanding one of the following requirements:
a. A vacuum of at least 2 inches of mercury
				  for 60 minutes, without loss of pressure.
b. An internal air pressure of at least 5
				  psig for 15 minutes, without loss of pressure.
c. An internal water pressure of at least 5
				  psig for 60 minutes, without loss of pressure.
2. Tanks constructed of materials other than
				  concrete or steel that are not required to have a cover shall be capable of
				  holding water after being filled to their inlet or outlet, whichever is higher,
				  for one hour without loss of water.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 384 - Plumbing Products › Section SPS 384.40 - Joints and connections

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a)
Tightness.
Joints and
				  connections in the plumbing system shall be watertight and gastight as required
				  by test or system design, whichever is greater, or as required by the adopted
				  product standard or department approval.
Note:
The testing requirements for tightness
					 are in s.
					 SPS
					 382.21.
(b)
Preparation of pipe
				  ends.
Pipe ends shall be prepared in accordance with the applicable
				  pipe standard or the pipe or fitting manufacturer's instructions.
(c)
Prohibited joints and
				  connections.
Unless otherwise permitted in this chapter or ch. SPS 382
				  or 383, all of the following types of joints and connections shall be
				  prohibited:
1. Cement or concrete
				  joints.
2. Mastic or hot poured
				  bituminous joints.
3. Elastomeric
				  rolling o-rings between different diameter pipes.
4. Solvent cement joints between different
				  types of plastic pipe other than ABS and PVC in non-pressurized
				  systems.
5. Roll grooving of
				  galvanized steel pipe.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 384 - Plumbing Products › Section SPS 384.50 - Alternate approvals and experimental approvals

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. The
				  provisions of chs.
				  SPS 382 to
				  384 are not intended to prevent
				  the use of a plumbing material or product not specifically addressed therein if
				  the plumbing material or product has been approved by the department.
(2) ALTERNATE APPROVAL.
(a) Plumbing materials or products determined
				  by the department to comply with the intent of chs.
				  SPS 382 to
				  384 and ch. 145, Stats., and not
				  approved under s.
				  SPS 384.10,
				  shall be issued an alternate approval. Alternate approvals shall be issued by
				  the department in writing.
(b) The
				  department may require the submission of any information deemed necessary for
				  review. Sufficient evidence shall be submitted to the department to
				  substantiate:
1. Assertions of function and
				  performance; and
2. Compliance with
				  the intent of chs.
				  SPS 382 to
				  384 and ch. 145, Stats.
(c) The department shall review
				  and make a determination on an application for alternate approval within 3
				  months of receipt of all information and fees required to complete the
				  review.
(d) The department may
				  impose specific conditions in issuing an alternate approval, including an
				  expiration date for the alternate approval. Violations of the conditions under
				  which an alternate approval is issued shall constitute a violation of this
				  chapter.
(e) If, upon review, the
				  department determines that a plumbing material or product does not comply with
				  the intent of chs.
				  SPS 382 to
				  384 and ch. 145, Stats., the
				  request for alternate approval shall be denied in writing.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 384 - Plumbing Products › Appendix - APPENDIX

Current through June 24, 2024
The material contained in this appendix is for
					 clarification purposes only. The notes, illustrations, etc., are numbered to
					 correspond to the number of the rule as it appears in the text of the
					 code.
A-384.10 (3) (b)
Request forms for voluntary
					 POWTS product approval may be obtained at the following location:
Department of Safety and Professional Services
Madison Office
1400 E. Washington Ave.
PO Box 7162
Madison, WI 53703-7162
Phone (608) 266-6742
Web Page
http://dsps.wi.gov/programs/industry-services
A-384.11-Nationally Recognized Listing Agencies
					 Acceptable to the Department
American Gas Association (AGA)
400 N. Capitol Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Phone (202) 824-7000
Web Page
www.aga.org
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Three Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016-5990
Phone (212) 524-4990
Web Page
www.asme.org
American Society of Sanitary Engineering (ASSE)
901 Canterbury, Suite A
Westlake, OH 44145-1166
Phone (440) 835-3040
Web Page
www.asse-plumbing.org
Canadian Standards Association International (CSA)
178 Rexdale Blvd.
Toronto, ON
CANADA
M9W 1R3
Phone (800) 463-6727
Web Page
www.csa-international.org
IAPMO Research and Testing, Inc. (IAPMO)
5001 E. Philadelphia St.
Ontario, CA 91761
Phone (909) 472-4100
Web Page
http://www.iapmo.org/Pages/IAPMOgroup.aspx
ICC Evaluation Services, LLC.
3060 Saturn Street, Ste. 100
Brea, CA 92821
Phone (800) 423-6587
Web Page
https://icc-es.org/
ETL Intertek Testing Services NAE, Inc. (ITS)
3233 US Route 11
Cortland, NY 13045
Phone (607) 753-6711
Web Page
http://www.intertek.com
Web Page
http://www.intertek.com/marks/etl
NSF
International
(NSF)
789 Dixboro Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105-9723
Phone (800) 673-6275
Web Page
www.nsf.org
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL)
333 Pfingsten Rd.
Northbrook, IL 60062-2096
Phone (847) 272-8800
Web Page
www.ul.com
The listing agencies list products to a specific national
					 standard and have labeling requirements in addition to those requirements of
					 the standard., i.e., ASSE requires that their seal with the standard number be
					 on the device.
A-384.20 (5) SPACING OF PLUMBING
					 FIXTURES
See
					 PDF for diagram
Figure A-384.20-1. Spacing between water closets.
See
					 PDF for diagram
Figure A-384.20-2. Spacing between stall type
					 urinals.
See
					 PDF for diagram
Figure A-384.20-3. Spacing between water closet and
					 tub.
A-384.30 (4) (e) 2. TURF SPRINKLER SYSTEM PIPING
					 MATERIAL.
See
					 PDF for diagram
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 385 - Soil And Site Evaluations › Section SPS 385.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to establish the minimum
					 requirements for evaluating and reporting soil and site characteristics that
					 may affect treatment or dispersal of wastewater, treated wastewater, final
					 effluent or nonwater-carried human wastes.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 385 - Soil And Site Evaluations › Section SPS 385.02 - Scope

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)Pursuant to s.
				  145.02,
				  Stats., this chapter applies to all soil and site evaluations conducted
				  relative to the treatment or dispersal of wastewater, treated wastewater, final
				  effluent or nonwater-carried human wastes into soil.
(2) A department interpretation of the
				  requirements in this chapter shall supersede any differing interpretation by a
				  lower level jurisdiction. A department decision on the application of the
				  requirements in this chapter shall supersede any differing decision by a lower
				  level jurisdiction.
A decision of the department may be appealed. Section
						101.02(6)
						(e), Stats., outlines the procedure for
						submitting requests to the department for appeal hearings and the department
						procedures for hearing appeals.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 385 - Soil And Site Evaluations › Section SPS 385.10 - Qualifications

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SOIL EVALUATION. A soil evaluation for
				  treatment or dispersal of wastewater, treated wastewater, final effluent or
				  nonwater-carried human wastes regulated by chs.
				  SPS 383 and
				  391 shall be performed by an
				  individual who is a certified soil tester. A soil evaluation for the treatment
				  or dispersal of stormwater regulated under ch. SPS 382 shall be performed by an
				  individual who is either a certified soil tester or one who holds a
				  professional soil scientist license under ch. GHSS 4.
Note:
Section
					 SPS 305.33
					 delineates the qualifications and certification procedures for certified soil
					 testers.
(2) SITE
				  EVALUATION. A site evaluation, relative to the installation of a POWTS
				  treatment, holding or dispersal component location, or to determine land slope
				  or setback distances to topographic or other site features shall be performed
				  by a Wisconsin registered architect, professional engineer, designer of
				  plumbing systems, designer of private sewage systems or land surveyor; a
				  certified soil tester or POWTS inspector; or a licensed master plumber or
				  master plumber-restricted service.
(3) SOIL SATURATION DETERMINATIONS. Soil
				  saturation determinations may only be conducted and reported by an individual
				  who is a certified soil tester.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 385 - Soil And Site Evaluations › Section SPS 385.20 - Soil evaluations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a) Soil boring methods and procedures shall
				  comply with this section.
(b)
				  Maximum soil application rates shall be determined relative to the soil
				  texture, structure and consistence for each soil horizon or layer.
Note:
Section
					 SPS
					 383.44 establishes maximum soil application rates and
					 soil treatment capability for the design of POWTS treatment or dispersal
					 components consisting in part of in situ soil.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 385 - Soil And Site Evaluations › Section SPS 385.30 - Soil profile description and interpretations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a) A soil profile description shall be
				  prepared for each soil profile excavation constructed.
(b) Soil profile descriptions shall be
				  written in accordance with the descriptive procedures, terminology and
				  interpretations found in Chapter 3 of the
Soil Survey Manual
,
				  USDA, October, 1993, except where modified by, or in conflict with, this
				  chapter.
(c) A soil profile
				  description to substantiate soil application rates shall include at least all
				  of the following morphological information for each soil horizon or layer:
1. Thickness in inches or decimal
				  feet.
2. Munsell soil color
				  notation.
3. Soil mottle or
				  redoximorphic feature color, abundance, size and contrast.
4. United States Department of Agriculture,
				  USDA, soil textural class with rock fragment modifiers.
5. Soil structure grade, size and
				  shape.
6. Soil
				  consistence.
7. Root abundance and
				  size.
8. Soil boundary.
9. Occurrence of saturated soil, groundwater,
				  bedrock or disturbed soil.
(d) A soil profile description to
				  substantiate soil characteristics other than for application rates shall
				  include the information specified in par. (c) 1. to 4. and 9.