Subchapter VIII — Hydro-Pneumatic Tanks
Subchapter IX — Storage Facilities
NR 811.62 Volume and pressure.
NR 811.64 Construction details.
NR 811.66 Distribution system storage.
Subchapter X — Distribution Systems
NR 811.68 Ownership of municipal water distribution systems.
NR 811.685 Interconnections with other water sources.
NR 811.70 Water main design.
NR 811.72 Air-relief facilities and valve and meter chambers.
NR 811.73 Installation of mains.
NR 811.74 Separation of water mains and sanitary or storm sewer mains.
NR 811.75 Separation of water mains and other contamination sources.
NR 811.76 Surface water crossings.
NR 811.77 Common casing crossings.
NR 811.78 Water loading stations.
Subchapter XI — Water Pressure Booster Stations
NR 811.81 Pumps and pressures.
NR 811.82 Storage requirements.
NR 811.83 Emergency power requirements.
NR 811.84 Station requirements.
Subchapter XII — Waste Disposal
NR 811.851 Sanitary wastes.
NR 811.852 Floor drainage.
NR 811.853 Backwash wastewater from iron and manganese filters.
NR 811.854 Brine wastes from ion exchange plants.
NR 811.855 Wastewater from reverse osmosis plants.
NR 811.856 Water treatment plant wastewater radionuclide content compliance with the unity equation.
NR 811.857 Backwash wastewater from lime softening water treatment plants.
NR 811.858 Lime softening sludge.
NR 811.860 Backwash wastewater from surface water treatment plants.
NR 811.861 Alum or other coagulant sludge.
NR 811.862 Recycling backwash wastewater.
Subchapter XIII — Aquifer Storage Recovery
NR 811.88 ASR well performance requirements.
NR 811.89 Well construction requirements for ASR wells.
NR 811.90 Equipment, appurtenances and piping for ASR wells and ASR systems.
NR 811.91 ASR system pilot studies.
NR 811.92 ASR system development testing.
NR 811.93 Operating an ASR system.
Ch. NR 811 Note
Note: Chapter NR 111 as it existed on April 30, 1992 was repealed and a new chapter NR 811 was created effective May 1, 1992. Chapter NR 811 as it existed on November 30, 2010, was repealed and a new chapter NR 811 was created effective December 1, 2010.
NR 811.01
NR 811.01 Applicability. This chapter governs the general operation, design and construction of community water systems and the construction of any water system serving 7 or more single family homes, 10 or more duplex living units, 10 or more mobile homes, 10 or more condominium units or 10 or more apartment units. One duplex equals 2 living units. The standards for design and construction shall be considered minimum standards for new facilities and the minimum standards to which existing facilities shall be upgraded when improvements are undertaken at those facilities except for systems where all of the living units are owned by a single owner and the owner provides information indicating that less than 25 year-round residents will be served. These standards may be imposed on a case-by-case basis to existing facilities when the department determines that a health risk exists due to the water system. The owner shall be responsible for ensuring that the requirements of this chapter are met.
NR 811.01 Note
Note: The authority to promulgate and enforce these rules is contained in chs.
280 and
281, Stats. Pursuant to s.
299.97, Stats., any person who violates this chapter shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $5,000 for each violation. Each day of continued violation is a separate offense.
NR 811.02
NR 811.02 Definitions. In this chapter:
NR 811.02(1g)
(1g) “
Air gap” means the unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the lowest opening from any pipe or faucet supplying water to a tank or plumbing fixture and the flood level rim or spill level of the receptacle.
NR 811.02(1r)
(1r) “ANSI" means the American National Standards Institute.
NR 811.02 Note
Note: The ANSI address is 25 West 43rd St, New York, NY 10036.
NR 811.02(2)
(2) “API" means the American Petroleum Institute.
NR 811.02 Note
Note: The API address is 1220 L Street NW, Washington DC 20005-4070.
NR 811.02(3)
(3) “Approval" means the written approval of the department for any project requiring approval pursuant to s.
281.41, Stats., and s.
NR 108.03 for community systems.
NR 811.02(4)
(4) “Aquifer storage recovery" or “ASR" means placement of treated drinking water underground through a well for the purpose of storing and later recovering the water through the same well for potable use.
NR 811.02 Note
Note: Underground placement of water for the purpose of restoring an aquifer is not included in the definition of “aquifer storage recovery" or “ASR."
NR 811.02(5)
(5) “ASR system" means all of the ASR wells, ASR monitoring wells and related appurtenances within a municipal water system and any interconnected public water system served by the municipal water system.
NR 811.02(6)
(6) “ASTM" or “ASTM International" means the organization formerly knows as the American Society for Testing and Material.
NR 811.02 Note
Note: The ASTM or ASTM International address is 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19148-2959.
NR 811.02(7)
(7) “AWWA" means the American Water Works Association.
NR 811.02 Note
Note: The AWWA address is 6666 West Quincy Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80235.
NR 811.02(8)
(8) “Blackwater" means wastewater contaminated by human body waste, toilet paper and any other material intended to be deposited in a receptor designed to receive urine or feces.
NR 811.02(9)
(9) “Building" means a structure for support, shelter, or enclosure of persons or property.
NR 811.02(10)
(10) “Building drain" means horizontal piping within or under a building, installed below the lowest fixture or the lowest floor level from which fixtures can drain by gravity to the building sewer.
NR 811.02(11)
(11) “Building drain, storm" means a building drain which conveys storm water, clear water, or both.
NR 811.02(12)
(12) “Building sewer" means that part of the drain system not within or under a building which conveys its discharge to a public sewer, private interceptor main sewer, private onsite wastewater treatment system or other point of discharge or dispersal.
NR 811.02(13)
(13) “Building sewer, sanitary" means a building sewer which conveys wastewater consisting in part of domestic wastewater.
NR 811.02(14)
(14) “Building sewer, storm" means a building sewer which conveys storm water, clear water, or both.
NR 811.02(15)
(15) “Chlorine Institute" means the Chlorine Institute, Inc.
NR 811.02 Note
Note: The Chlorine Institute address is 1300 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209.
NR 811.02(16)
(16) “Community water system" means a public water system which serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Any water system serving 7 or more single family homes, 10 or more mobile homes, 10 or more apartment units, 10 or more duplex living units or 10 or more condominium units shall be considered a community water system unless information is provided by the owner indicating that 25 year-round residents will not be served.
NR 811.02(17)
(17) “Cross connection" means a connection or potential connection between any part of a water supply system and another environment containing substances in a manner that, under any circumstances, would allow the substances to enter the water supply system by means of back siphonage or back pressure.
NR 811.02(18)
(18) “CT" or “CT calc" is the product of the “residual disinfectant concentration" (C) in mg/l determined before or at the first customer, and the corresponding “disinfectant contact time" (T) in minutes, i.e., “C" x “T". If a public water system applies disinfectants at more than one point prior to the first customer, the public water system owner or operator shall determine the CT of each disinfectant sequence before or at the first customer, to determine the total percent inactivation or “total inactivation ratio." The inactivation ratio for a single disinfectant sequence is:
where “CTtable" is the CT value required for the target organism and the target level of inactivation. The sum of the inactivation ratios, or total inactivation ratio for a series of disinfection sequences is:
and is calculated by adding together the inactivation ratio for each disinfection sequence. In determining the total inactivation ratio, the public water system owner or operator shall determine the residual disinfectant concentration of each sequence and corresponding contact time before any subsequent disinfection application points. A total inactivation ratio equal to or greater than 1.0 is assumed to provide the target level of disinfection of the target organism.
NR 811.02(19)
(19) “Department" means the department of natural resources.
NR 811.02(19m)
(19m) “Dimension ratio” means the specified outside diameter of the pipe divided by the specified minimum wall thickness.
NR 811.02(20)
(20) “Disinfectant contact time" (“T" in CT calculations) means the time in minutes that it takes for water to move from the point of disinfectant application or the previous point of disinfectant residual measurement to a point before or at the point where residual disinfectant concentration (“C") is measured. Where only one “C" is measured, “T" is the time in minutes that it takes for water to move from the point of disinfectant application to a point before or where residual disinfectant concentration (“C") is measured. Where more than one “C" is measured, “T" is determined as follows:
