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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 375-379 - Buildings Constructed Prior to 1914 › Chapter SPS 379 - Apartment houses, hotels and places of detention › Section SPS 379.18 - Fire alarm

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Every building which accommodates more
				  than 20 persons, except hospitals and places of detention, shall be provided
				  with a fire alarm system complying with s.
				  SPS
				  375.29.
(2) Every hospital which accommodates 20 or
				  more persons shall be provided with a fire alarm system complying with s.
				  SPS 375.29
				  except that chimes or other approved sounding devices shall be used when within
				  hearing distance of the patients. Visual attention compelling devices may be
				  used in hospitals where approved by the department.
(3) A presignal fire alarm system may be
				  installed in hospitals or hotels where not less than 4 employees are on duty at
				  all times to respond to fire alarms.
Where presignal systems are installed, it is recommended
						that the fire department be called immediately after the pre-alarm signal is
						received.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 375-379 - Buildings Constructed Prior to 1914 › Chapter SPS 379 - Apartment houses, hotels and places of detention › Section SPS 379.19 - Directions for escape

Current through June 24, 2024
In every room occupied by transients, a notice shall be
					 conspicuously posted giving complete and plain directions for reaching at least
					 2 exits.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 375-379 - Buildings Constructed Prior to 1914 › Chapter SPS 379 - Apartment houses, hotels and places of detention › Section SPS 379.20 - Isolation of fire hazards

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) All boiler or
				  furnace rooms, including the breeching and fuel room as well as other hazardous
				  work rooms and storage rooms, shall be provided with a 2-hour fire-resistive
				  floor and shall be enclosed with not less than one-hour fire-resistive walls
				  and ceiling. All openings shall be protected with self-closing fire-resistive
				  doors.
(2) The enclosure for the
				  heating plant may be omitted in apartment buildings not more than 2 stories in
				  height and having not more than 2 apartments on a floor and in rooming houses
				  not more than 2 stories in height and having not more than 8 living or sleeping
				  rooms on each floor provided no part of the building is used for business
				  purposes and all interior stairways are enclosed in the basement with a
				  one-hour fire-resistive enclosure or better.
(3) Gas-fired space heaters may be used in
				  private apartments without an enclosure if approved by the
				  department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 380-387 - Plumbing › Chapter SPS 381 - Definitions And Standards › Section SPS 381.20 - Incorporation of standards by reference

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) CONSENT.
(a) Pursuant to s.
				  227.21 (2),
				  Stats., the attorney general has consented to the incorporation by reference of
				  the standards listed in sub. (3).
(b) The codes and standards that are
				  referenced in this chapter, and any additional codes and standards that are
				  subsequently referenced in those codes and standards, shall apply to the
				  prescribed extent of each such reference, except as modified by this chapter.
Note:
Copies of the adopted standards are on
					 file in the offices of the department and the legislative reference bureau.
					 Copies of the standards may be purchased through the respective organizations
					 listed in Tables 381.20-1 to 381.20-13.
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 › Section SPS 382.01 - Scope

Current through June 24, 2024
The provisions of this chapter apply uniformly to the
					 design, construction, installation, supervision, maintenance and inspection of
					 plumbing, including but not limited to sanitary and storm drainage, water
					 supplies, wastewater treatment, and dispersal or discharge for buildings,
					 except for POWTS systems as regulated by ch. SPS 383.
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 › Section SPS 382.015 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
Pursuant to s.
					 145.02,
					 Stats., the purpose of this chapter is to provide that all plumbing in
					 connection with buildings and facilities in the state, including buildings
					 owned by the state or any political subdivision thereof, shall be safe,
					 sanitary and such as to safeguard the public health and the waters of the
					 state.
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 › Section SPS 382.03 - Application

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The provisions of this chapter are not
				  retroactive, unless specifically stated otherwise in the rule.
(2) Pursuant to s.
				  145.02 (2),
				  Stats., this chapter is uniform in application and a municipality may not enact
				  an ordinance for the design, construction, installation, supervision,
				  maintenance and inspection of plumbing which is more stringent than this
				  chapter, except as specifically permitted by rule.
(3) 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 382 - Design, Construction, Installation, Supervision, Maintenance And Inspection Of Plumbing › Subchapter I - Intent and Basic Requirements › Section SPS 382.10 - Basic plumbing principles

Current through June 24, 2024
This chapter is founded upon basic principles of
						environmental sanitation and safety through properly designed, installed and
						maintained plumbing systems. Some of the details of plumbing construction may
						vary, but the basic sanitary and safety principles desirable and necessary to
						protect the health of people are the same. As interpretations may be required
						and as unforeseen situations arise which are not specifically addressed, the
						following intent statements and basic requirements shall be used to evaluate
						equivalency where applicable:
(1)
					 INTENT.
(a) Plumbing in connection with all
					 buildings, public and private, intended for human occupancy, shall be installed
					 and maintained in such a manner so as to protect the health, safety and welfare
					 of the public or occupants and the waters of the state.
(b) Plumbing fixtures, appliances and
					 appurtenances, whether existing or to be installed, shall be supplied with
					 water in sufficient volume and at pressures adequate to enable the fixtures,
					 appliances and appurtenances to function properly and efficiently at all times
					 and without undue noise under normal conditions of use. Plumbing systems shall
					 be designed and adjusted to use the minimum quantity of water consistent with
					 proper performance and cleaning.
(c) Devices for heating and storing water in
					 pressure vessels or tanks shall be so designed and installed as to prevent
					 dangers of explosion or overheating.
(d) Drain systems shall be designed,
					 constructed and maintained so as to conduct the wastewater or sewage
					 efficiently and shall have adequate cleanouts.
(e) The drain systems shall be so designed as
					 to provide an adequate circulation of air in all pipes and no danger of
					 siphonage, aspiration or forcing of trap seals under conditions of ordinary
					 use.
(f) A plumbing system shall be
					 of durable material, free from defective workmanship, and designed and
					 constructed so as to provide satisfactory service for its reasonable expected
					 life.
(g) Proper protection shall
					 be provided to prevent contamination of food, water, sterile goods and similar
					 materials by backflow of wastewater.
(h) All plumbing fixtures shall be installed
					 so as to provide adequate spacing and accessibility for the intended use and
					 cleaning.
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 382.21 - Testing and inspection

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) TESTING OF PLUMBING SYSTEMS. Except as
					 provided in par. (a), all new plumbing and all parts of existing systems which
					 have been altered, extended, or repaired shall be tested and inspected as
					 specified in sub. (2) to disclose leaks and defects before the plumbing is put
					 into operation.
(a)
Waiver of
					 testing.
1. The testing of the
					 plumbing shall not be required where the installation does not include the
					 addition, replacement, alteration or relocation of any water distribution,
					 drain or vent piping.
2.
a. Field testing the installation of a storm
					 building sewer and a storm private interceptor main sewer is not
					 required.
b. The joints and
					 connections to be employed for storm building sewer piping shall conform with
					 s.
					 SPS
					 384.40 (1) (a).
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 382.22 - Maintenance and repairs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a) All plumbing systems, both existing and
					 new, and all parts thereof, shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary
					 condition.
(b) All devices or
					 safeguards that are required by this chapter shall be maintained in good
					 working order.
(c) The owner shall
					 maintain plumbing systems.
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 III - Drain and Vent Systems › Section SPS 382.30 - Sanitary drain systems

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SCOPE. The provisions of this section set
					 forth the requirements for the design and installation of sanitary drain
					 systems, including building drains and building sewers.
Note:
The provisions for storm and clear
						water drain systems are specified in s.
						SPS
						382.36.
(2) MATERIALS. All sanitary drain systems
					 shall be constructed of approved materials in accordance with ch. SPS
					 384.
(3) LOAD ON DRAIN PIPING.
(a)
Intermittent flow.
1. 'Fixture.' The load factor on drain piping
					 shall be computed in terms of drainage fixture unit values specified in Table
					 382.30-1 for the corresponding listed fixture.
2. 'Devices.' Drainage fixture unit values
					 for intermittent flow devices not listed in Table 382.30-1 shall be computed on
					 the basis of one fixture unit equalling one gallon per minute of flow.
Note:
Equipment with a timed discharge
						cycle(s) of 2 minutes or less may be considered as an intermittent flow
						device.
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 III - Drain and Vent Systems › Section SPS 382.31 - Vents and venting systems

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SCOPE. The
					 provisions of this section set forth the requirements for the design and the
					 installation of vents and venting systems.
(2) MATERIALS. All vents and venting systems
					 shall be constructed of approved materials in accordance with ch. SPS
					 384.
(3) GENERAL.
(a)
Vents.
Every trap and
					 trapped plumbing fixture shall be provided with an individual vent, except as
					 otherwise permitted in this chapter. Vents and venting systems shall be
					 designed and installed so that the water seal of a trap shall be subject to a
					 maximum pneumatic pressure differential equal to one inch of water
					 column.
(b)
Main
					 stack.
Each gravity-flow sanitary building sewer shall be served by at
					 least one stack which extends from a building drain to a vent terminal or vent
					 header. The stack shall be not less than 36 in diameter from the building drain
					 to the vent terminal or vent header.
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 III - Drain and Vent Systems › Section SPS 382.32 - Traps and direct fixture connections

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SCOPE. The
					 provisions of this section set forth the requirements for the types and
					 installation of traps and direct fixture connections.
(2) MATERIALS. All traps and fixture
					 connections shall be of approved materials in accordance with ch. SPS
					 384.
(3) GENERAL. Each plumbing
					 fixture, each compartment of a plumbing fixture and each floor drain shall be
					 separately trapped by a water seal trap, except as provided in par. (a) or as
					 otherwise permitted by this chapter. A fixture shall not be double trapped.
(a)
Trap exceptions.
The
					 plumbing fixtures listed in subds. 1. to 3. shall not be required to be
					 separately trapped:
1. Fixtures having
					 integral traps;
2. Compartments of
					 a combination plumbing fixture installed on one trap, provided:
a. No compartment is more than 6" deeper than
					 any other;
b. The distance between
					 the compartments' waste outlets farthest apart does not exceed 30";
					 and
c. No compartment waste outlet
					 is equipped with a food waste grinder.
3. Storm drains as provided in s.
					 SPS
					 382.36 (12) (a).
Note:
Residential exclusion see s.
						SPS
						325.01 (4) (a).
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 III - Drain and Vent Systems › Section SPS 382.33 - Indirect and local waste piping

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SCOPE.
(a) The provisions of this section set forth
					 the requirements for the installation of indirect waste piping and local waste
					 piping.
(b) Indirect waste piping
					 and local waste piping draining the fixtures, appliances and devices having a
					 public health concern, including but not limited to those listed in Table
					 382.33-1, shall be considered as plumbing and shall comply with the provisions
					 of this section.
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 III - Drain and Vent Systems › Section SPS 382.34 - Wastewater treatment and holding devices

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SCOPE. The
					 provisions of this section set forth the requirements for design and
					 installation of plumbing wastewater treatment and holding devices,
					 appurtenances and systems, including but not limited to interceptors, catch
					 basins, decontamination tanks and dilution and neutralizing basins.
(2) MATERIALS. All piping, devices and
					 appliances for wastewater treatment and holding devices, appurtenances and
					 systems shall be of approved materials in accordance with ch. SPS
					 384.
(3) GENERAL. Any deleterious
					 waste material which is discharged into a plumbing system shall be directed to
					 a wastewater treatment or holding device. The wastewater treatment or holding
					 device shall be capable of separating, diluting or neutralizing the deleterious
					 waste material to a degree that the wastewater is no longer deleterious.
					 Wastewater treatment or holding devices that retain any waste materials shall
					 be designed and installed to facilitate periodic removal or treatment, or both.
(a)
Treatment for reuse.
1. Except as limited in subd. 2., graywater,
					 storm water, clear water, blackwater and other wastewaters as approved by the
					 department may be reused in conformance with s.
					 SPS
					 382.70.
2.
					 Except as provided in subd. 3., wastewater discharged from water closets or
					 urinals shall not be reused for drinking water.
3. All treatment works permitted by the
					 department of natural resources, or a POWTS which includes an in situ soil
					 dispersal or treatment component may treat wastewater discharged from water
					 closets or urinals for reuse.
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 III - Drain and Vent Systems › Section SPS 382.35 - Cleanouts

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SCOPE. The provisions of this section set
					 forth the requirements for the installation of cleanouts and manholes for all
					 drain piping.
(2) MATERIALS.
					 Cleanouts shall be constructed of approved materials in accordance with ch. SPS
					 384.
(3) WHERE REQUIRED.
(a)
Horizontal drains.
Except as permitted under s.
					 SPS
					 382.33 (9) (fm), all gravity
					 horizontal drains within or under a building shall be accessible through a
					 cleanout in accordance with one of the following requirements:
1. The developed length of drain piping
					 between cleanouts for above-ground piping may not exceed 75 feet.
2. The developed length of drain piping
					 between cleanouts for below ground piping 2 inches or less in diameter may not
					 exceed 40 feet.
3. The developed
					 length of drain piping between cleanouts for below ground piping greater than 2
					 inches in diameter may not exceed 75 feet.
Note:
See ch. SPS 382 Appendix for further
						explanatory material.
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 III - Drain and Vent Systems › Section SPS 382.365 - Stormwater and clearwater subsurface infiltration plumbing systems

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SCOPE. The
					 provisions of this section set forth the requirements for the design,
					 installation and maintenance of stormwater and clearwater subsurface
					 infiltration plumbing systems serving building sites.
Note:
The department of natural resources
						has registration requirements for class V injection wells. See ch. SPS 382
						Appendix for further explanatory material.
(2) SITE AND SOIL EVALUATION.
(a)
Site evaluation.
A site
					 evaluation shall be conducted in accordance with the methods and standards as
					 provided in s.
					 SPS
					 385.40 (3) (a).
(b)
Soil evaluation.
1. A soil evaluation shall be conducted in
					 accordance with the methods and standards as provided in s.
					 SPS
					 385.30 (1) (c).
2. Individuals qualified to conduct soil
					 evaluation under this subsection shall be an individual that maintains either a
					 registration as provided in s.
					 SPS
					 305.33 or a license as provided in ch. GHSS
					 4.
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 III - Drain and Vent Systems › Section SPS 382.37 - Sanitation facilities and campgrounds

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) COMPOSTING
					 SYSTEMS.
(a) Composting systems which employ
					 water or other liquids as a transport medium for wastes shall conform with this
					 subsection.
Note:
Composting systems where water or
						other liquids are not employed as a transport medium are addressed under ch.
						SPS 391.
(b) The materials,
					 design, construction and performance of a composting system which employs water
					 or other liquids as a transport medium for wastes shall conform to NSF Standard
					 41.
(c) All composting systems
					 shall be listed by a testing agency acceptable to the department.
Note:
For a listing of agencies acceptable
						to the department, see ch. SPS 382 Appendix A-384.11.
(d)
1.
					 Components for the storage or treatment of wastes shall be continuously
					 ventilated.
2. Ventilation ducts or
					 vents for the composting system shall conform to s.
					 SPS
					 382.31 (16).
(e)
1. The
					 disposal of the end product from a composting system shall be in accordance
					 with 40 CFR Part 503 , Standards for the Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge.
Note:
EPA materials relating to EPA 503,
						including, "Domestic Septage Regulatory Guidance: A Guide to the EPA 503 Rule",
						are available from the Office of Water Resource, US EPA, 401 M Street SW,
						Washington D.C. 20460.
2.
					 The disposal of any liquid from a composting system shall be either to a
					 publicly owned treatment works or a POWTS conforming to ch. SPS 383.
(f) The connection of potable
					 water supplies to a composting system shall be protected in accordance with s.
					 SPS
					 382.41.
(g) The drainage systems for the composting
					 system shall conform to the applicable requirements of ss.
					 SPS
					 382.30 to
					 382.36
					 and the manufacturer's specifications.
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 IV - Water Supply Systems › Section SPS 382.40 - Water supply systems

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SCOPE. The provisions of this section set
					 forth the requirements for the design and installation of water supply systems.
Note:
Chapter
						NR
						811 governs the design and construction of community
						water systems or waterworks.
(2) MATERIALS. All water supply systems shall
					 be constructed of approved materials in accordance with ch. SPS 384.
(3) GENERAL.
(a)
Water quality.
1. Every outlet providing water shall be
					 provided with water of the quality as specified under s.
					 SPS
					 382.70 (3) for the intended
					 use.
2. Nonpotable water may be
					 supplied to water treatment devices or systems designed to treat water for
					 compliance with Table 382.70-1.
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 IV - Water Supply Systems › Section SPS 382.41 - Cross connection control

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SCOPE. The
					 provisions of this section set forth the requirements for the protection of
					 water within water supply systems when and where there is the possibility of
					 contamination due to cross connections or backflow conditions.
Note:
The Department of Natural Resources
						governs the operation and design of community water systems and under s.
						NR 810.15
						(1) requires the supplier of water to develop
						and implement a comprehensive cross connection control
						program.
(2) MATERIALS.
(a) All methods, devices, and assemblies
					 intended to protect water supply systems from cross connections shall be of a
					 type recognized and approved in accordance with ch. SPS 384 and as described in
					 sub. (4).
(b) All methods including
					 barometric loops and air gaps intended to protect water supplies relative to
					 cross connection or backflow shall be constructed of materials suitable for
					 water supply systems in accordance with ch. SPS 384.
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 V - Special Plumbing Installations › Section SPS 382.50 - Health care and related facilities

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. The
					 provisions of this section shall set forth the requirements for the design,
					 installation and maintenance of devices, fixtures and equipment which are
					 installed in health care and related facilities.
(2) FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT.
(a)
Special fixtures and
					 equipment.
1. 'Requirements for ice
					 manufacture and storage.' Machines for manufacturing ice or any device for
					 handling or storage of ice shall be located in an area not subject to
					 contamination.
2. 'Sterilizers and
					 washer sanitizers.'
a. Sterilizers and washer
					 sanitizers shall discharge by means of indirect waste.
b. The indirect waste piping shall discharge
					 by means of air-gap.
3.
					 'Aspirators.' Aspirators which require the use of water shall be provided with
					 approved cross connection control.
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 V - Special Plumbing Installations › Section SPS 382.51 - Manufactured homes and manufactured home communities

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DRAIN SYSTEMS.
					 Except as provided in pars.
(a) and (b), the
					 building sewers and private interceptor main sewers serving a manufactured home
					 or manufactured home community shall comply with s.
					 SPS
					 382.30.
(a) The minimum slope of the aboveground
					 building sewer shall be 1/8 inch per foot.
(b) For manufactured homes, the most upstream
					 point of the building sewer shall be determined at the connection with the
					 building drain installed by the manufactured home manufacturer prior to
					 delivery.
(c) The above ground
					 building sewer shall be constructed of materials suitable for above ground
					 drain and vent as specified in s.
					 SPS
					 384.30 (2) (a).
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 VI - Installation › Section SPS 382.60 - Pipe hangers and supports

Current through June 24, 2024
The provisions of this section control the types,
						materials and installation of anchors, hangers and supports for plumbing
						piping.
(1) MATERIAL.
(a)
Strength.
Hangers,
					 anchors and supports for piping shall be of sufficient strength to support the
					 piping and its contents. Drain piping shall be considered as being full of
					 water. Underground piers for pipe support shall be of concrete, masonry,
					 plastic or pressure treated wood.
(b)
Compatibility.
1. Hangers and straps shall be of a
					 compatible material that will reduce the potential for galvanic action with the
					 piping.
2. Hangers and straps may
					 not distort, cut or abrade piping.
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 I - Scope and Application › Section SPS 383.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to establish uniform
						standards and criteria for the design, installation, inspection and management
						of a private onsite wastewater treatment system, POWTS, so that the system is
						safe and will protect public health and the waters of the
						state.
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 I - Scope and Application › Section SPS 383.02 - Scope

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
					 WASTEWATER GENERATION. Except as delineated in sub. (2), this chapter applies
					 to all of the following:
(a) A situation
					 where domestic wastewater is collected and conducted by means of plumbing drain
					 systems and is not conveyed to a wastewater treatment facility regulated by the
					 department of natural resources.
(b) A POWTS where domestic wastewater is
					 treated and dispersed to the subsurface.
(c) A holding tank that is utilized as a
					 POWTS or as part of a POWTS to collect and hold domestic wastewater for
					 transport and treatment elsewhere.
Note:
Section
						SPS 382.10(2)
						(d) states that where plumbing fixtures exist
						in a building which is not connected to a public sewer system, suitable
						provision shall be made for treating, recycling, dispersing, or holding the
						wastewater in a manner satisfactory to the department.
Note:
The department of natural resources
						is responsible for establishing, administering and enforcing standards relative
						to domestic wastewater treatment systems which either disperse to the surface
						or to surface waters. The department of natural resources also establishes
						effluent limitations and monitoring requirements where the design daily
						influent wastewater flow to a POWTS exceeds 12,000 gallons per day for the
						purpose of fulfilling WPDES permit requirements under ch. 283, Stats.
Note:
Pursuant to s.
						281.17(5),
						Stats., the department of natural resources may also restrict or specify the
						type of wastewater treatment necessary. Section
						281.17(5)reads:
The department [department of natural resources] may
						prohibit the installation or use of septic tanks in any area of the state where
						the department finds that the use of septic tanks would impair water quality.
						The department shall prescribe alternate methods for waste treatment and
						disposal in such prohibited areas.
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 I - Scope and Application › Section SPS 383.03 - Application

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) INSTALLATIONS.
(a)
New POWTS installations.
The design, installation and management of a new POWTS shall conform with this
					 chapter.
Note:
Pursuant to s.
						145.19(3m)
						(b), Stats., the approval of a sanitary
						permit is based on the rules in effect on the date of the permit
						approval.
(b)
Modifications to existing POWTS.
A modification to an existing
					 POWTS, including the replacement, alteration or addition of materials,
					 appurtenances or POWTS components, shall require that the modification conform
					 to this chapter.
Note:
The modification of one part of a
						POWTS may affect the performance or the operation of other parts of the POWTS
						thereby necessitating further modifications for the `other parts' to be or
						remain compliant with the appropriate edition of the state plumbing code; see
						sub. (2) (b) 1.
(c)
Modifications to existing structures served by existing POWTS.
When an addition or alteration is proposed to an existing building, structure
					 or facility that is served by an existing POWTS and the proposed addition or
					 alteration will result in a change that affects the wastewater flow or
					 wastewater contaminant load beyond the minimum or maximum capabilities of the
					 existing POWTS, the POWTS shall be modified to conform to the rules of this
					 chapter.
Note:
See s. SPS 383.25 (2) relating to the
						issuance of building permits.
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 I - Scope and Application › Section SPS 383.04 - Implementation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)For the purpose of facilitating inspection
					 responsibilities and services, a governmental unit may not issue a sanitary
					 permit for the construction or use of a POWTS that utilizes any of the
					 technologies, designs or methods delineated in Table 383.04-1 and that has been
					 recognized under s.
					 SPS
					 384.10(3) or
					 383.22, unless the governmental unit
					 utilizes one or more individuals, who have obtained approved training under s.
					 SPS
					 383.05 for the POWTS technology, design or method, to
					 provide the inspections under s.
					 SPS 383.26(2) to
					 (4), except as provided in sub.
					 (2).
(2)A governmental unit may
					 issue a sanitary permit for the construction or use of a POWTS that utilizes
					 any of the technologies, designs or methods delineated in Table 383.04-1 and
					 that has not been recognized under s.
					 SPS
					 384.10(3), but has been approved by
					 the department under s.
					 SPS
					 383.22, provided that governmental unit has arranged
					 with the department to provide the inspections under s.
					 SPS 383.26(2) to
					 (4).
Table 383.04-1
Restricted Technologies
Technology
1.
Pressurized distribution component with
								less than 1/8 inch orifice diameter.a
2.
Mechanical POWTS treatment
								component.b
3.
Disinfection
								unit.c
4.
Sand, gravel or peat filter as a POWTS
								treatment component.d
a Includes drip
						distribution.
b Includes an aerobic
						treatment tank or a complete treatment unit within a tank.
c Includes a chlorinator,
						ozonation unit, and ultraviolet light unit.
d Does not include a mound
						system.
The provisions of this section relating to a
						  governmental unit's ability to limit the issuance of sanitary permits for new
						  development does not dictate a specific strategy as to the scope of the
						  limitation. Therefore, limitation options include, but are not limited to, a
						  prohibition for all new development or in certain geographical areas, a quota
						  system for new development, a requirement for a permit to operate for a
						  specific POWTS method or technology, or a service/performance bond for a
						  specific POWTS method or
						  technology.
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 I - Scope and Application › Section SPS 383.05 - Installation and inspection training

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PROGRAM
					 SPECIFICATIONS. Only courses, programs and seminars approved in writing by the
					 department shall be used to fulfill the required training for the POWTS
					 technologies and methods under ss.
					 SPS
					 383.04(1) and
					 383.21(2) (c)
					 4.
(2) EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE. An individual who
					 has completed the installation and inspection training shall be responsible for
					 retaining evidence of achieving the training in order to fulfill the
					 obligations under ss.
					 SPS
					 383.04(1) and
					 383.21(2) (c)
					 4.
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 383.20 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) This subchapter establishes the
					 following:
(a) Regulatory processes and
					 procedures which are to be followed when designing, installing or maintaining a
					 POWTS; and
(b) Responsibilities and
					 actions of the various governmental agencies involved with the administration
					 and enforcement of this chapter.
Note:
Section
						145.20(1)
						(a), Stats., states that the governing body
						of the governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private onsite
						wastewater treatment systems may assign the duties of administering the private
						onsite wastewater treatment system program to any office, department,
						committee, board, commission, position or employee of that 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 II - Administration and Enforcement › Section SPS 383.21 - Sanitary permits

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a) Pursuant to s.
					 145.19, Stats.,
					 the installation or construction of a POWTS may not commence or continue unless
					 all of the following have been fulfilled:
1.
					 The owner of the property on which the POWTS is to be installed possesses a
					 valid sanitary permit.
2. Plan
					 approval for the POWTS has been obtained in accordance with s.
					 SPS
					 383.22.
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 383.22 - Plan review and approval

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SUBMISSION OF
					 PLANS.
(a) Plans shall be submitted to the
					 department, a designated agent, or the governmental unit in accordance with
					 this section for all of the following types of installations or modifications:
1. The installation or construction of a
					 POWTS.
2. The replacement or
					 addition of a POWTS treatment component.
3. The replacement or addition of a POWTS
					 holding component.
4. The
					 replacement or addition of a POWTS dispersal component.
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 383.23 - Review agent status

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)Upon request from a governmental unit, the
					 department may delegate to the governmental unit the responsibility to review
					 plans for one or more of the types of POWTS delineated in Table 383.22-2 which
					 are to be or are located within the jurisdiction of that governmental
					 unit.
(2) A request by a
					 governmental unit to review plans for the types of POWTS delineated in Table
					 383.22-2 shall be made in writing. The request shall include all of the
					 following:
(a) The types of POWTS for which
					 delegation is desired.
(b)
					 Information delineating how the plans are to be processed and
					 reviewed.
(c) Information on how
					 plan review decisions are to be recorded and maintained.
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 383.24 - Petitions for variance

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)The department shall consider and may
					 grant a variance to a provision of this chapter in accordance with ch. SPS 303.
Note:
The petition for variance process is
						to allow the owner of a proposed or existing POWTS to ask the department's
						recognition of an alternative method or means for complying with the intent of
						a specific rule.
(2)
(a) Pursuant to s.
					 145.24, Stats., the
					 department may not approve a petition for variance for an existing POWTS which
					 is determined to be a failing private onsite wastewater treatment
					 system.
(b) For the purposes of
					 this subsection, the department shall consider a petition for variance if the
					 existing POWTS is not considered a failing private onsite wastewater treatment
					 system.
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 383.25 - Governmental programs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.
(a) Pursuant to s.
					 145.20(1)
					 (am), Stats., the delegation by a
					 governmental unit of the administration and enforcement of this chapter to a
					 town sanitary district or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation
					 district shall be by ordinance.
(b)
					 A copy of an ordinance delegating administration and enforcement of this
					 chapter to a town sanitary district or public inland lake protection and
					 rehabilitation district shall be forwarded to the department at least 30 days
					 prior to the effective date of the ordinance.
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 383.255 - Governmental inventory and maintenance program

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
(a)
1. A
					 governmental unit shall maintain an inventory of all POWTS located in its
					 jurisdictional area.
2. The
					 inventory shall be updated as existing POWTS are identified and new POWTS are
					 installed or constructed.
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 383.26 - Inspections and testing

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
(a) Pursuant to s.
					 145.02(3)
					 (c), Stats., the department or governmental
					 unit may inspect the construction, installation, operation or maintenance of a
					 POWTS to ascertain whether the POWTS conforms to plans approved by the
					 department or governmental unit, the conditions of approval and this chapter.
(b) The department may issue an
					 order directing an immediate cessation of the installation of a POWTS or the
					 modification to an existing POWTS for failure to comply with a corrective
					 order.
(c) Pursuant to ss.
					 145.02(3)
					 (f) and
					 145.20(1)
					 (a) and (2) (f), Stats., an individual
					 authorized by the department or a governmental unit to administer and enforce
					 this chapter may issue orders to abate human health hazards relating to this
					 chapter.
Note:
Section
						SPS 305.66
						delineates qualifications and responsibilities for POWTS inspectors.
(d) Pursuant to s.
					 145.20(2)
					 (e) and (g), Stats., nothing in this chapter
					 shall limit a governmental unit's authority and power to inspect or require an
					 evaluation of a POWTS, including an existing POWTS at times or for activities
					 not covered 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 II - Administration and Enforcement › Section SPS 383.27 - Experiments

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)The provisions of this chapter or ch. SPS
					 384 are not intended to prevent the design and use of an innovative method or
					 concept for the treatment or dispersal of domestic wastewater which is not
					 specifically addressed by this chapter, provided the experiment has been first
					 approved by the department in accordance with s.
					 SPS
					 384.50(3).
(2) The department shall review a submittal
					 of an experiment under this section with input from the technical advisory
					 committee assembled under s.
					 SPS 384.10(3)
					 (d).
(3) The protocol for a proposed experiment
					 submitted to the department for consideration shall include all of the
					 following:
(a) The experiment shall be
					 supervised by a professional who has experience in small-scale wastewater
					 treatment.
(b) The professional
					 shall submit a vita of training and experience relative to small-scale
					 wastewater treatment along with the application for the experiment.
(c) A proposal shall be submitted for the
					 experiment that includes at least all of the following:
1. The purpose of the experiment.
2. The theory and science behind the proposed
					 experiment including a description of the systems or processes to be used as
					 part of the experiment.
3. The
					 number of systems or components to be installed or modified as part of the
					 experiment.
4. The identification
					 of the initial sites, if known, that will take part in the
					 experiment.
5. A letter of comment
					 from the governmental unit or units where the experiment is to be
					 conducted.
6. The data to be
					 collected and the method to be employed to collect the data.
7. The duration of the proposed
					 experiment.
(d) The
					 experiment may not involve less than 5, and not more than 50 individual
					 installations.
(e) An experiment
					 shall be designed to provide definitive results within 5 years from the start
					 of the experiment.
(f) An
					 experiment on a site not previously developed shall include a contingency plan
					 that provides for a code complying replacement POWTS, if the experiment fails
					 to meet the required performance standards of this chapter.
(g) If the experiment is approved, the
					 experimenter shall execute a signed agreement with the department setting forth
					 the obligations of the parties.
(h)
					 Within 6 months of the completion of the experiment, the results or conclusions
					 shall be forwarded to the department.