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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, bjohnson@commerce.state.wi.us, 920-492-5605 (Green Bay). - Designated County Agents for plan reviews GO (PDF file) - S&B Wastewater Specialists do special soil and site evaluations to assist local regulators, designers, and homeowners. Both the plan reviewers and wastewater specialists offer consultation services and work closely with county regulators who issue sanitary permits and conduct construction inspections. - Email technical questions about private onsite wastewater treatment: powtstech@commerce.state.wi.us - Email technical questions about POWTS and plumbing product evaluations: comsbproducttech@wi.gov - Fax technical questions to the POWTS program: 608-283-7404. - S&B Credentialing Unit, 608-261-8500, madisoncred@commerce.state.wi.us - For questions relating to Comm 83 general program policy, contact Roman Kaminski, Program Manager, rkaminski@commerce.state.wi.us, 715-345-5334.- POWTS Advisory Council GO
- S&B administers an experimental program to gather data on POWTS performance. Program guidelines are available and questions may be directed to Mark Finger, mark.finger@wi.gov, 608-261-7735. S&B POWTS Program Resources and Information - Plan Review Status Check GO- Component Manuals GO - Aerobic Treatment Manuals GO - Search S&B database for plumbing, private onsite treatment system, and pools product approvals GO - How are campgrounds in Wisconsin affected by the POWTS Program? New Web Feature. - "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 - Outside
Links GO
- The Wisconsin Building Safety Network GO - POWTS Soil and Site Evaluation Manual, SBD-9046, R1/07, PDF file - 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) - 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 - 6-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" 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 Small Flows Clearinghouse. The NSFC is a non-profit organization funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to assist small communities with their wastewater-related needs. www.nsfc.wvu.edu. National On-Site Demonstration Project / National Small Flows Clearinghouse, http://www.nesc.wvu.edu/nodp/nodp_index.htm. National Environmental Services Center / National Small Flows Clearinghouse, http://www.nesc.wvu.edu/nsfc/nsfc_index.htm. - 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. SSWMP is an interdisciplinary University of Wisconsin research group formed in 1971 to develop methods to treat and dispose of wastewater in unsewered areas. www.soils.wisc.edu/sswmp - University of Minnesota Extension Septic System site http://www.extension.umn.edu/topics.html?topic=2&subtopic=110 - Consortium of Institutes for Decentralized Wastewater Treatment, http://www.onsiteconsortium.org/. - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Onsite and Clustered Wastewater Treatment Systems, http://www.epa.gov/owm/mtb/decent/index.htm.
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Treatment Unit Manuals
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