Section 210.22. Building Backups.

 

(1)  Except for the reporting requirement established in s. NR 210.21 (4) (b) 10. , building backups shall be subject only to requirements of this section.

(2)  A building backup caused by the blockage or failure of the building sewer or any other component of a plumbing system as defined in s. SPS 381.01 (179) , and discrete or individual building backups caused, or primarily caused, by excessive flow or hydraulic constraints within the sewage collection system shall not be subject to the requirements of s. NR 210.21 (1) .

(3)  Whenever there are recurring building backups caused, or primarily caused, by excessive flow or hydraulic constraints within a sewage collection system, the department may reissue or modify a WPDES permit to require actions by the permittee, including preparation and implementation of a system evaluation and capacity assurance plan as provided in s. NR 210.24 , to reduce or eliminate such recurring building backups.

(4)  Whenever there are building backups caused, or primarily caused, by excessive flow or hydraulic constraints within the sewage collection system and there are no sanitary sewer overflows within the same part of the sewage collection system, the building backups shall be reported in accordance with the requirements of ch. NR 208 .

History: CR 12-027 : cr. Register July 2013 No. 691 , eff. 8-1-13.

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Section SPS 381.01 (179) reads: "Plumbing system" includes the water supply system, the drain system, the vent system, plumbing fixtures, plumbing appliances and plumbing appurtenances that serve a building, structure or premises. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1