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Beginning December 6, 2000 in Madison, and ending February 1, 2001 in Fond du Lac, the Safety and Buildings Division will offer continuing education classes for most types of plumbing licenses, registrations, and certifications. There will be three separate three-hour classes in the morning and three in the afternoon, from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 am and from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. A registration form is at the end of this article, click on it to enlarge it. Print it, fill it in, and mail it to the S&B address shown on the form. On the form is information on the class subjects and which categories can receive credit for the varying classes. Please be sure you register for a class that provides credit hours to the category of license, certification, or registration you have. S&B must receive the registration at least two weeks before the date of the class. If you have questions, contact the S&B Credentialing Unit, 608-261-8500, madisoncred@commerce.state.wi.us. Wed., December 6, 2000 Tues., December 12, 2000 Tues., December 19, 2000
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800-325-3535 800-922-7880 800-261-1500 Thurs., January 4, 2001 Tues., January 9 , 2001 Thurs., January 11, 2001
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800-465-4329 Registration information   2. Using one compartment of a scullery sink as a food prep sink . . . installation requirements
Three state departments (Agriculture, Health and Family Services, and Commerce) met recently to talk about conversion of an existing scullery sink compartment into a food preparation sink. For new installations the Departments of Agriculture and Health and Family Services are requiring that food preparation sinks be separate fixtures from scullery sinks. For remodeling, however, those two departments are permitting the food preparation sink to be one compartment of a scullery sink. Comm 82.33(9)(g)6 states that "Open culinary sinks for thawing or washing food shall discharge to the sanitary drain system through indirect waste piping by means of an air-gap." The plumbing code does not address the indirect connection of one sink compartment. Therefore, a petition for variance is required to be approved prior to such an installation. For conversion of existing installations, one compartment of a scullery sink may be labeled as a food preparation sink and the discharge air-gapped, if a petition for variance is approved by S&B. If you have questions, contact Lynita Docken, S&B Plumbing Program Manager, 608-785-9349, ldocken@ commerce.state.wi.us.   3. Here are some important features of POWTS mound and pressure distribution systems under the revised Comm 83, as shown in the Component Manuals Mound Component
1. The maximum wastewater flow is 5000 Gallons Per Day.
2. The sand fill may be loaded at either one GPD per square foot or two GPD, depending on effluent quality. So the standard mound will be somewhat bigger, about 20 percent.
3. Dose volumes may be reduced to five times the pipe void capacity.
4. A linear flow maximum of 4.5 gallon per foot is imposed on designs for soils within 12 inches of the fill material having an effluent application rate of 0.3 GPD per square foot.
5. The maximum width of the distribution cell is ten feet.
6. Permanent end markers are no longer required at the end of laterals.
7. Mounds now may be installed on slopes up to 25 percent.
8. Cover material is reduced to 12 inches at the center and can be down to six inches at the outer edge of the cell. The old code required 18 inches at the center and 12 at the outer edge.
9. "A+4" applies to new or replacement systems, and to any limiting condition.
10. The prohibition of traffic downslope of the toe is 15 feet and depends on whether soil conditions contain a restrictive horizon that affects treatment or dispersal (site specific).
11. "Fill material" is the sand fill and is located along the sides of and under the distribution cell. "Cover material" is what goes on the system after the construction and is soil that will support plant growth. No longer is topsoil specifically required. Pressure Distribution Component
1. The number of doses depends on the type of component specifications.
2. Cell size is a maximum of 5000 square feet.
3. Dose volumes can vary down to five times pipe void capacity.
4. There is a minimum head pressure required at the distal end and it varies with hole size.
5. Laterals can be down to three-quarters of an inch. Hole size can be down to one-eighth inch.
6. The number of holes depends on the size of the absorption area.
7. Laterals can have a very slight pitch for draining. The old code required laterals be level.
8. Cleanouts must be supplied on all laterals. The old code did not require cleanouts.   4. New warning label specs for POWTS tanks
Specifications for POWTS tanks warning labels have changed. The main difference is that the lettering be at least one-half inch in height and be either indented or raised. (The Safety and Buildings Division is asking inspectors to allow tank manufacturers to use up their old warning labels.) The requirements under the newly created Comm 84.25(8) are:
a. Covers for all tank openings larger than 8 inches in diameter shall be provided with a permanent warning label indicating the dangers of entering the tank, in accordance with this subsection.
b. The warning label shall be securely attached and made of a non-corrosive metal or plastic bearing the legend "DO NOT ENTER WITHOUT PROPER EQUIPMENT" or "DANGEROUS GASES EXIST IN TANK" or similar language.
c. The label shall be rectangular in shape with minimum dimensions of 4 by 5 inches.
d. The wording on the label shall be a minimum of 1/2 inch in height and be either indented or raised.
Old code requirements for warning labels under Comm 83.15(2)(h)3a. and b were:
a. Manhole covers for tanks shall have warning labels printed in red or other contrasting color affixed to the manhole cover; and
b. The wording used on the waning label shall clearly indicate the hazards present when entering a sewage or other treatment tank. If you have any questions, please contact me, Dan Jensen, 608-267-5265, djensen@ commerce.state.wi.us, or Mike Beckwith, S&B Products Consultant, 608- 266-6742, mbeckwith@commerce.state.wi.us.   5. Fee increases for some S&B plan review, inspection, and credential services.
The last previous fee increase was in 1992. The Department of Safety and Professional Services has officially adopted proposed revisions to Comm 2, Fees, Comm 5, Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations, Comm 45, Mechanical Refrigeration, Comm 82, Plumbing, and Comm 84, Plumbing Products. The code change package was extensively described in the December 1999 Wisconsin Building Codes Report and the January 2000 Wisconsin Plumbing codes Report. The final draft code language is available at the S&B WebSite, http:// www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-RuleChanges.htrnl. Plan review services affected include those for buildings, elevators, gas systems, and plumbing. Inspection services affected include those for buildings, elevators, boilers, mechanical refrigeration, amusement rides, and ski lifts. Certifications involved are those for electricians. Licenses involved are those for blasters. New forms, with the revised fees, will be made available in August at the S&B offices, by mail, or on the WebSite, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-Forms.html.   6. The Comm 83 revision package includes changes to Comm 85 and creation of Comm 91
by Roman Kaminski, Safety and Buildings Division POWTS Program Manager, 715-345-5334, rkaminksi@commerce.state.wi.us
Two parts of the revised Comm 83 code package are a revised Comm 85, with a new name of "Soil and Site Evaluations," and a new chapter, Comm 91, "Sanitation." In the past regulations for subdivisions not served by public sewer were in Comm 85, then named "Subdivsions Not Served by Public Sewers." The subdivision regulations in Comm 85 are repealed. The new Comm 85 focuses on soil and site evaluations. One factor now in Comm 85, rather than in place by policy, is that architects, engineers, designers, land surveyors, POWTS Inspectors, Master Plumbers, and Master Plumber-Restricted Service can do certain site evaluation activities that may include location of POWTS components, setback and land slope determinations. The minimum number of soil borings needed to delineate and evaluate the treatment or dispersal area has been reduced to three from the old five or six. That doesn't mean that additional borings may not be needed, but the change recognizes that three properly located borings can be sufficient. As soil evaluators, we need to recognize that sometimes peppering a site with numerous soil pits yields little additional information, and may cause the destruction of suitable soil area. There are no longer any specific winter soil testing regulations or restrictions. Instead, the decision on whether the conditions are suitable to perform a soil and site evaluation is left to the professional discretion of the soil tester. Keep in mind that local and state inspectors also can use their professional judgement as to whether to perform their onsite soil and site verifications. Comm 85 now contains detailed information on how to perform soil interpretations and how to report the information that is gathered. As is true with the other chapters in the code revision package, Comm 85 also introduces some new terminology. For example, soil mottles are now referred to as "redoximorphic features." Comm 85 also contains an extensive section describing soil saturation determinations. Procedures for interpretive determinations, soil saturation determinations (monitoring), and the hydrograph method are included. In the past, the entire state was included in the March 15 to May 31 soil saturation monitoring period. Recognizing that climatic conditions vary from south to north, the observation periods will now be based on three zones around the state. Please be aware that with the changes in Comm 83, some of the soil test reports previously prepared may not contain sufficient information for a designer/installer to prepare a POWTS system plan, or for a plan reviewer or county inspector to make a decision on whether to approve the plan and/or issue a sanitary permit. Although every effort will be made to make use of available information, in some cases it will be necessary to request additional information from the soil tester. Comm 91 is a new code chapter devoted to "non-plumbing systems" such as privies, incinerating toilets, portable restrooms, and composting toilets. State Sanitary Permits are not to be issued for these non-plumbing systems. Instead, municipalities are free to create or amend their ordinances to address as they deem necessary issuance of local permits, fees, inspections, or any other activities associated with non-plumbing systems. While it remains a local option whether to allow and whether to issue permits for non-plumbing systems, there is one exception. Just like POWTS system installations on state-owned land or serving state-owned facilities, the Safety and Buildings Division will process applications for use of non-plumbing systems such as privies at Department of Natural Resources parks and Department of Transportation rest areas.   7. AADAG/Plumbing lavatory sink installation drawings
An article in the March 2000 edition of the WPCR explained a code interpretation on Comm 69.11/ADAAG 4.19. ADAAG 4.19 requires exposed pipes and surfaces to be insulated to protect against contact.See drawing one below. The interpretation was to permit a lavatory with an offset tailpiece not to be wrapped. The figure below shows the installation of lavatory drain piping using a conventional tailpiece. Drawings two and three, thumbnails below, show lavatory drain piping using an offset tailpiece. The drain pipes in a lavatory using an offset tailpiece are moved back to the wall, providing additional clearance underneath the lavatory to prevent a person from coming in contact with the piping. For more information, contact a plumbing plan reviewer or consultant listed in "Contacts," above left. Drawing One. Choose it to enlarge it.
Drawing Two. Choose it to enlarge it.
Drawing Three. Choose it to enlarge it.
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