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S&B POWTS Program Contacts -S&B plan reviewers examine onsite system designs for compliance with code requirements to ensure that groundwater and public health are protected. Questions regarding plan review policies can be directed to Brad Johnson, brad.johnson@wi.gov, 920-492-5605 (Green Bay). - Designated County Agents for plan reviews (PDF file) - S&B Wastewater Specialists do special soil and site evaluations to assist local regulators, designers, and homeowners. The plan reviewers and wastewater specialists offer consultation services and work with county regulators who issue sanitary permits and do construction inspections. - Email technical questions about private onsite wastewater treatment: DspsSbPowtsTech@wi.gov - Email technical questions about POWTS and plumbing product evaluations: DspsSbProductTech@wi.gov - Fax technical questions to the POWTS program: 608-283-7404. - S&B Credentialing Unit, 608-261-8500, DspsSbCredentialing@wi.gov - For questions relating to SPS 383 general policy, contact Roman Kaminski, Program Manager, roman.kaminski@wi.gov, 715-345-5334.- POWTS Advisory Council - S&B administers an experimental program to gather data on POWTS performance. Questions may be directed to Mark Finger, mark.finger@wi.gov, 608-261-7735. - See contact information, PDF file, for Wisconsin Fund (POWTS Systems Replacement and Rehabilitation Program) local officials. S&B POWTS Program Resources and Information - Plan Review Status Check- Component Manuals Phase-out of some component manuals for Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems. See September, 2010 memo. - September 2010 memo on increasing flexibility for observation pipe locations in Private Onsite Wastewater Systems, PDF file - Aerobic Treatment Manuals - Search S&B database for plumbing, private onsite treatment system, and pools product approvals - Building construction may require state wetlands permit. Wetland Clues Checklist, PDF file. Department of Natural Resources "Locating Wetlands" Web site. "Waking Up to Wetlands" brochure, PDF file. - How are campgrounds in Wisconsin affected by the POWTS Program? Detailed Info. - Information on state building plan review requirements before municipalities issue permits, PDF file can be posted by municipalities - "Policy for Processing High-Strength Wastewater POWTS Plans, April 2009" - Memo concerning "The role of the county in the April 01, 2009, High Strength Wastewater (HSW) policy." - Where to buy soil color charts and soil texture kits - POWTS Soil and Site Evaluation Manual - Go to Dept. of Safety and Professional Services documents in Document Sales catalog to order- Table showing POWTS management responsibilities under pre- and post-July 1, 2000, Comm 83 codes. -
Temporary Holding Tanks Due to Weather
Conditions, PDF
file,
Word 97
file (07/04) - Horizontal Setback Distances for Mounds and At-Grades, 04/25/02 - What to do with your private onsite wastewater treatment system after a flood, PDF file - Highway setbacks and siting POWTS, an article from the state Department of Transportation and the newsletter of the Wisconsin Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association, PDF file - Table, PDF file, showing Equivalent Infiltrative Soil Area for Alternative Aggregate Products -
Department of Natural Resources notice to motor vehicle facilities of
deadline for closing fluid disposal wells, PDF file. (The
notice contains references to attached materials that are not
included with the PDF. Contact the DNR letter author for more
info.) - Historic Comparison of Setback Requirements Six-Inch Soil Saturation Indicator Guide* A technical bulletin issued by an ad hoc Wisconsin Society of Professional Soil Scientists committee is recognized by the Safety and Buildings Division as useful for soil and site evaluations. The guide helps determine if a Wisconsin soil is saturated within 6 inches of the ground surface, which is of importance in the placement of some private onsite wastewater treatment systems. 6-inch Indicator Guide V1.0 12-05 Link to WSPSS Site, PDF file, Word file * The WSPSS guide references a National Resources Conservation System publication: "Indicators of Hydric Soils." http://soils.usda.gov/use/hydric/ That publication online does not include the preambulatory sections of Introduction, Concept, Cautions, Procedure, or Comment. (In Wisconsin, the region covered by glacial deposits is within LLR K and the driftless area in the southwestern portion is within LLR M.) Outside Links: - Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Drinking Water and Groundwater. www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/water/dwg/ - National Environmental Services Center is a non-profit organization which assists small communities with wastewater-related needs. http://www.nesc.wvu.edu/. - National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association. NOWRA was founded in 1991 as a national professional organization to advance and promote the onsite wastewater industry. www.nowra.org - The Small Scale Waste Management Project was an interdisciplinary University of Wisconsin research project to develop methods to treat and dispose of wastewater in unsewered areas. www.soils.wisc.edu/sswmp - University of Minnesota Extension Septic System site - Consortium of Institutes for Decentralized Wastewater Treatment, http://www.onsiteconsortium.org/. - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Onsite and Clustered Wastewater Treatment Systems, http://cfpub.epa.gov/owm/septic/index.cfm
For more information, see approval letters and attachment A in "Sewage Treatment Apparatus" listings among plumbing products evaluation data. There are half a dozen differrent apparatus links/listings among that data. -
Bord na Mona Puraflo O&M Manual, PDF file
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