This chapter is adopted pursuant to the authorization in §§ 59.70(1),
59.70(5), 145.20, 145.245, 145.13, 145.19, Wis. Stats. and Chs. SPS
382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387 and 391, Wis. Adm. Code.
The provisions of this chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements
and shall be liberally construed in favor of the County and shall
not be deemed a limitation or repeal of any other power granted by
the Wisconsin Statutes and related administrative codes.
The following terms shall have the meanings indicated in this
section.
COUNTY SANITARY PERMIT
A permit issued by the Department for the reconnection of
a private on-site wastewater treatment system or for the installation
of a nonplumbing sanitation system, pursuant to §§ 59.70
and 145.04, Wis. Stats..
DEPARTMENT
The Oneida County Planning and Zoning Department.
FAILING NONPLUMBING SANITATION SYSTEMS
(1)
The discharge of sewage into surface water or groundwater.
(2)
The introduction of sewage into zones of saturation which adversely
affects the operation of the nonplumbing system.
(3)
The discharge of sewage to a drain tile or into zones of bedrock.
(4)
The discharge of sewage to the surface of the ground.
FAILING PRIVATE ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM
(1)
Those specified under § 145.245(4), Wis. Stats..
(2)
A private on-site wastewater treatment system which discharges
sewage to the ground surface, including intentional discharges and
discharges caused by neglect, shall be considered a failing private
sewage system.
HOLDING TANK
A watertight receptacle for the collection and holding of
wastewater.
HUMAN HABITATION
The act of occupying a structure as a dwelling or sleeping
place, whether intermittently or as a principal residence.
ISSUING AGENT
The County Planning and Zoning Department shall act as the
County issuing agent and is hereby assigned the duties of administering
the POWTS program.
LARGE ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS
An on-site wastewater treatment system with a subsurface
discharge that is designed to treat wastewater from residential buildings
that contain the equivalent of more than 85 bedrooms. For those systems
with a subsurface discharge that treat wastewater from other types
of occupancies (nonresidential), a large on-site sewage system means
a system with a daily effluent application rate of greater than 8,000
gallons per day (gpd). The design wastewater flow for these systems
is 150% of the daily effluent application (12,000 gpd).
MINOR REPAIRS
A minor repair to a private on-site wastewater treatment
system includes the replacement or repair of any of the following:
(4)
Effluent pumps and related controls or wiring;
(5)
Other components as determined by the Department.
MODIFICATION OF WASTEWATER FLOW OR CONTAMINANT LOAD
A modification in wastewater flow or contaminant load shall
be considered to occur:
(1)
In public buildings, facilities or places of employment, when
there is a proposed change in occupancy of the structure; or the proposed
modification affects either the type or number of plumbing appliances,
fixtures or devices discharging to the system; and
(2)
In dwellings, when there is an increase or decrease in the number
of bedrooms.
NONPLUMBING SANITATION SYSTEM
Sanitation systems and devices within the scope of SPS 391,
Wis. Adm. Code, which are alternatives to water-carried waste plumbing
fixtures and drain systems, including, but not limited to, incinerating
toilets, composting toilets and privies.
OCCASIONAL OCCUPANCY
Occupying a building that is serviced by a POWTS for less
than 120 calendar days per year.
[Added 5-21-2019 by Res. No. 53-2019, effective 6-13-2019]
OCCUPANCY
Pertains to and is the purpose for which a building is used
or intended to be used. A change of occupancy is not intended to include
a change of tenants or proprietors.
PLUMBER
A person licensed by the state as a master plumber or master-plumber-restricted
service.
POWTS
A private on-site wastewater treatment system has the same
meaning given under § 145.01(12), Wis. Stats.
PORTABLE RESTROOM
A self-contained portable unit that includes fixtures, incorporating
holding tank facilities, designed to contain human excrement.
PRIVY
An enclosed nonportable toilet into which non-water-carried
human wastes are deposited.
PRIVY-PIT
A privy with a subsurface storage chamber which is not watertight.
PRIVY-VAULT
A privy with a subsurface storage chamber that is watertight.
REBUILT
The construction which takes place after a structure is demolished
or damaged to the extent of 50% of its current equalized assessed
value.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
A mobile home when fully expanded that contains 400 square
feet or less of living space, and which is built and used, or intended
to be used, primarily for temporary human habitation or recreational
living quarters, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning
and electrical systems contained in the recreational vehicle. A recreational
vehicle includes a motor home, park model, truck camper, travel trailer
and camping trailer.
SANITARY PERMIT
A County sanitary permit, a state sanitary permit, or both.
SHORELAND-WETLAND
A wetland of two acres or more on the Wisconsin Wetland Inventory
Map within 1,000 feet of the ordinary high water mark of navigable
waters of a wetland less than two acres but are located in whole or
in part within 200 feet of a navigable lake or stream.
STATE
The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services.
STATE SANITARY PERMIT
A permit issued by the Department or the Department of Safety
and Professional Services for the installation or modification of
a private sewage system, pursuant to § 145.19, Wis. Stats..
STRUCTURE
Anything for support, shelter, or enclosure of persons on
property, including but not limited to any building, dwelling, manufactured
building, manufactured home, mobile homes, house trailer, recreational
vehicle, boathouse, or deck.