Wisconsin Administrative Code

SPS 382.40 Water supply systems. (1) SCOPE. The provisions of this section set forth the requirements for the design and installation of water supply systems. ent degrees of hazard, then those water supply systems shall be labeled in accordance with this section. a. Aboveground p…

SPS 382.41 Cross connection control. (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 De…

SPS 382.50 Health care and related facilities. (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 …

SPS 382.51 Manufactured homes and manufactured home communities. (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…

SPS 382.60 Pipe hangers and supports. 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…

SPS 382.70 Plumbing treatment standards. (1) PURPOSE. The purpose of this section is to establish plumbing treatment standards for plumbing systems that supply water to outlets based on the intended use. (2) SCOPE. The provisions of this section apply to plumbing systems that sup…

SPS 383.01 Purpose. 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 …

SPS 383.02 Scope. (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 facil…

SPS 383.03 Application. (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 d…

SPS 383.04 Implementation. (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…

SPS 383.05 Installation and inspection training. (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)…

SPS 383.21 Sanitary permits. (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 va…

SPS 383.22 Plan review and approval. (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 cons…

SPS 383.23 Review agent status. (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 jurisdic…

SPS 383.24 Petitions for variance. (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 recog…

SPS 383.255 Governmental inventory and maintenance program. SPS 383.26 Inspections and testing. SPS 383.27 Experiments. SPS 383.28 Penalties. SPS 383.29 Range of responses. Subchapter III — General Requirements SPS 383.30 Purpose. SPS 383.31 Principles. SPS 383.32 Prohibitions an…

SPS 383.26 Inspections and testing. (1) (a) Pursuant to s. 145.02 (3) (c), Stats., the department or governmental unit may inspect the construction, installation, operation or main- 8 tenance of a POWTS to ascertain whether the POWTS conforms to plans approved by the department o…

SPS 383.28 Penalties. Penalties for violations of this chapter shall be assessed in accordance with s. 145.12, Stats. History: Cr. Register, April, 2000, No. 532, eff. 7-1-00.

SPS 383.29 Range of responses. (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 …

SPS 383.30 Purpose. This subchapter establishes parameters for the types of POWTS that may be used and how a POWTS may be used. History: Cr. Register, April, 2000, No. 532, eff. 7-1-00.

SPS 383.31 Principles. 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. History: Cr. Register, April, 2000, No. 532, eff. 7-1-00.

SPS 383.32 Prohibitions and limitations. (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 en…

SPS 383.33 Abandonment. 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. 10 (3) Pumping an…

SPS 383.40 Purpose. 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) De…

SPS 383.41 Principles. (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 o…

SPS 383.42 Application. (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 i…

SPS 383.43 General requirements. (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…

SPS 383.44 Parameters for POWTS components consisting of in situ soil. (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 …

SPS 383.45 Installation. (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. P…

SPS 383.50 Purpose. 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 pub…

SPS 383.51 Principles. (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 …

SPS 383.52 Responsibilities. (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 respons…

SPS 383.53 General. (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 …

SPS 383.55 Reporting requirements. (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 owne…

SPS 383.60 Purpose. (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: Su…

SPS 383.61 Parameters for using acceptable methods and technologies. 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 maintenanc…

SPS 383.70 Purpose. (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 i…

SPS 383.71 Department procedures. (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 a…

SPS 384.01 Scope. (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 interp…

SPS 384.02 Penalties. Penalties for violations of this chapter shall be assessed in accordance with s. 145.12, Stats. History: Cr. Register, May, 1988, No. 389, eff. 6-1-88; correction made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, July, 2000, No. 535.

SPS 384.10 Department approval. 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. …

SPS 384.11 Appurtenance, device, fixture, material, and method listings. Appurtenances, devices, fixtures, materials and methods shall conform to the referenced standard in Table 384.11. Appurtenances, devices, fixtures, materials, and methods shall be listed by a nationally reco…

SPS 384.12 Identification. 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. …

SPS 384.13 Penetrations of fire-resistive assemblies. 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. History: Cr. Register, Ma…

SPS 384.14 Chemical or biochemical treatments for private sewage systems. 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 …

SPS 384.15 Health care plumbing appliances. Health care plumbing appliances shall function and perform in accordance with the drain, vent, water supply and backflow protection requirements of ch. SPS 382. History: Cr. Register, May, 1988, No. 389, eff. 6-1-88; renum. from s. Comm…

SPS 384.20 Plumbing fixtures, appliances and equipment. (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 fo…

SPS 384.25 POWTS holding components or treatment components. (1) GENERAL. All POWTS holding components or treatment components shall conform to the requirements of this section. (2) WATER TIGHTNESS. (a) General. Tank assemblies, in- SPS 384.25 cluding fittings and access openings…

SPS 384.30 Plumbing materials. (1) GENERAL. When designing a plumbing system, due consideration shall be given to sizing, working pressure, temperature and material, compatibility of a plumbing system with the water and wastewater to be conveyed, and the environment in which the …

SPS 384.40 Joints and connections. (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: T…