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​ Now Live for Trades Credentials and Renewals!

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All initial, reinstatement, and renewal applications for a Trades credential must now be made through LicensE, your online, self-guided licensing platform.

• To apply for a license or renew your license, go to license.wi.gov.
  
• For those renewing in LicensE for the first time or looking for more information about LicensE, including exams, refer to the “Trades LicensE Information" document.
  
• Please review the LicensE Applicant User Guide for help. 
  
• If you are having trouble with anything, please submit a support ticket at this link.  Please provide complete contact information and a detailed description of the issue you are experiencing.
  

License Information

Per Wis. Admin. Code § SPS 305.66, a person who holds a certification issued by the Department as a certified POWTS Inspector may inspect privately owned wastewater treatment systems, POWTS, for the purpose of administering and enforcing the provisions of Wis. Admin. Code §§ SPS 381 to 387 as an authorized representative of the Department or a local governmental unit.

A person who inspects privately owned wastewater treatment systems as a certified POWTS Inspector shall:

• Maintain a record of the inspections made including the dates and the findings of the inspections; 
• Provide a copy of the inspection record to the privately owned wastewater treatment system owner or his or her agent;
• Make available to the Department upon request his or her inspection records.

Application Information