Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 55-89 - Food, Lodging, and Recreation Safety › Chapter ATCP 73 - Bed And Breakfast Establishments › Section ATCP 73.10 - Water supply and waste disposal

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SERVICE
				AVAILABILITY. The requirements covering water supply and sewage disposal
				facilities for all bed and breakfast establishments are based on the
				availability of public utilities as well as the practicability of connection to
				public utilities.
(2) PUBLIC
				UTILITIES. If an approved public water supply and approved public sewerage
				facilities are available to the bed and breakfast establishment, connection and
				use are required, as specified in chs.
				SPS 382 and 383, rules of the
				department of safety and professional services and ch. NR 812 , rules of the
				department of natural resources.
(3) PRIVATE WELLS. A private well is
				permitted as a source of water when a public water facility is not available to
				the premises. The well shall be located on the premises and shall be
				constructed and the pump installed in accordance with ch. NR 812 , rules of the
				department of natural resources governing well drilling and pump installation.
				A water sample shall be submitted annually to a certified laboratory for
				bacterial analysis, and a copy of the report giving the results of the analysis
				shall be made available to the department or its agent upon request. Whenever
				safe water cannot be obtained consistently from a well constructed in apparent
				compliance with ch. NR 812 , as evidenced by laboratory reports, the well shall
				be reconstructed or a new well constructed in accordance with the requirements
				of the department of natural resources except that if the reconstruction or new
				construction is determined to be impractical or is found to be ineffective, the
				use of the well shall be discontinued and water shall be transported on a
				temporary basis from a source and in a manner approved by the
				department.
(4) PLUMBING. All
				plumbing and fixtures shall meet the requirements for one-family and two-family
				dwellings contained in chs.
				SPS 382 and 384, the applicable
				state plumbing codes, and shall be maintained in good repair and in a sanitary
				condition.
(5) PRIVATE SEWAGE
				DISPOSAL.
(a) A private sewage disposal
				system, as defined in s.
				145.01(12),
				Stats., is permitted when a public sewer facility is not available to the
				premises. The system shall be located on the premises and shall be designed,
				constructed and operated in accordance with s.
				145.245,
				Stats., and the applicable state plumbing codes, chs.
				SPS 382 and 383.
(b) Failed on-site private waste disposal
				systems shall be replaced or rehabilitated. In this paragraph, "failed system"
				has the meaning prescribed for "failing private sewage system" in s.
				145.245(4),
				Stats.
(c) Plans and installation
				details covering the design and construction, alteration or extension of
				private sewage disposal systems shall have the approval of the department of
				safety and professional services or its designated agent.
(d) All plumbing fixtures shall be connected
				to the building drainage system, with discharge to a public sewer or private
				sewage disposal system.