All premises intended for human occupation or occupancy shall
be provided with an adequate, functioning public sewer, privy, POWTS,
or other approved method of sewage disposal.
The issuing agent shall conduct an on-site inspection to verify
the soil conditions for all experimental soil absorption systems.
At least one soil observation pit is needed to verify the soil conditions.
Experimental systems approved by the Department shall comply with
§ SPS 383.27 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
The issuing agent shall not issue a land use or a conditional
use permit for the construction of a structure to be connected to
an existing POWTS, the reconstruction of a structure connected to
an existing POWTS, or the disconnecting of a structure from an existing
structure and connecting another structure to an existing POWTS, unless
the owner provides the documentation required per § SPS
383.25(2), Wisconsin Administrative Code.
No sanitary permit shall be issued for a temporary holding tank
unless the permit holder has a servicing contract with a certified
septage servicing operator.
This program is also commonly referred to as the Wisconsin or
WI Fund. Filing deadline for the application is December 15. Applications
received after the 15th of December will be processed the following
year. Owners shall pay for the replacement of their POWTS prior to
grant submittal.