The Grant County Management and Maintenance Program is created
and established as a provision to this chapter to ensure proper operation,
servicing, maintenance and reporting for all new or existing private
on-site wastewater treatment or holding systems within the scope of
Ch. SPS 383, Wis. Adm. Code, including nonplumbing sanitation systems
and use permit components pursuant to this chapter. The Grant County
Management and Maintenance Program is herein integrated with the POWTS
replacement and rehabilitation grant program and shall comply with
the maintenance requirements and enforcement authority as set forth
in Chs. SPS 383 and 387, Wis. Adm. Code.
A. Implementation. All new or existing private on-site wastewater treatment
or holding systems shall be entered into the Grant County Management
and Maintenance Program as part of a sanitary permit application or
as prescribed in Chs. SPS 383 and 387, Wis. Adm. Code.
(1) All existing private on-site wastewater treatment or holding systems
entered into the Grant County Management and Maintenance Program shall
be examined pursuant to the administrative code in effect at the time
of installation to determine that all system components are functioning
properly, not failing and capable of accepting the existing wastewater
flow and contaminant load as originally designed.
(2) All nonplumbing sanitation systems or use permit components pursuant
to this chapter shall be entered into the Grant County Management
and Maintenance Program as part of a Grant County nonplumbing sanitation
system or use permit application.
B. Management agreement.
(1) The owner(s) of a private on-site wastewater treatment or holding
system shall enter into a management agreement pursuant to §§ SPS
383.52 and 383.54, Wis. Adm. Code, and this chapter.
(2) The owner(s) of a nonplumbing sanitation system or use permit component
permitted by this chapter shall enter into a nonplumbing sanitation
system or use permit component management agreement.
C. Management plan.
(1) As part of a Grant County POWTS management agreement, a management
plan shall be required to establish the management and maintenance
responsibilities with servicing and reporting requirements for a POWTS
or holding system pursuant to §§ SPS 383.54 and 383.55,
Wis. Adm. Code.
(2) As part of a Grant County nonplumbing sanitation system or use permit
component management agreement, a management plan shall be required
to establish the management and maintenance responsibilities with
servicing and reporting requirements.
D. Reporting requirements.
(1) All evaluation, maintenance or servicing events as prescribed by
a management plan for a private on-site wastewater treatment or holding
system shall be reported to the Grant County Conservation, Sanitation
and Zoning Department pursuant to § SPS 383.55, Wis. Adm.
Code, and this chapter.
(2) All evaluation, maintenance or servicing events for nonplumbing sanitation
systems or use permit components shall be reported in like manner
pursuant to this chapter.
E. Notice of maintenance. Notice that the POWTS evaluation, maintenance
or servicing requirements are due as prescribed by a management plan
shall be given to the current property owner(s) by the Grant County
CS&Z Department in the year the evaluation, maintenance or servicing
event is scheduled.
F. Reporting date.
(1) The purpose of this subsection is to establish by provision to this
chapter a final reporting date for all POWTS evaluation, maintenance
or servicing events pursuant to the POWTS Replacement and Rehabilitation
Grant Program. The evaluation, maintenance or servicing events shall
be performed and reported to the Grant County Conservation, Sanitation
& Zoning Department prior to a final date as established by the
Grant County CS&Z Committee within the year the event is scheduled.
This final reporting date may cause the evaluation, maintenance or
servicing event to be rescheduled for the first reporting cycle.
(2) The reporting of evaluation, maintenance or servicing events for
nonplumbing sanitation systems including, vault privies, camper unit
transfer containers or use permit components shall be performed and
reported in a manner as prescribed by the management plan within 30
calendar days of being performed to the Grant County Conservation,
Sanitation and Zoning Department.