(b) A well may be reconstructed or replaced in a floodway provided that the top of the well is terminated at least 2 feet above the regional flood elevation for the well site.
(c) A well may not be constructed on a floodway property that is either undeveloped or has building structures but no existing well.
(d) The regional flood elevation may be obtained from the department.
(4) RELATION TO CONTAMINATION SOURCES. Minimum separating distances between any new potable or nonpotable well, reservoir or spring and existing sources of contamination; or between new sources of contamination and existing potable or nonpotable wells, reservoirs or springs shall be maintained as described in this subsection. The minimum separating distances of this subsection do not apply to dewatering wells approved under s. NR 812.09 (4) (a). Greater separation distances may be required for wells requiring plan approval under s. NR 812.09. Separation distance requirements to possible sources of contamination will not be waived because of property lines. Minimum separating distances are listed in Table A and are as follows:
(a) Eight feet between a well or reservoir and a:
1. Buried gravity flow sanitary or storm building drain having pipe conforming to ch.
SPS 384;
2. Buried gravity flow sanitary or storm building sewer having pipe conforming to ch.
SPS 384;
3. Watertight clear water waste sump;
4. Buried clear water waste drain having pipe conforming to ch.
SPS 384;
5. Buried gravity flow foundation drain;
6. Rainwater downspout outlet;
7. Cistern;
8. Buried building foundation drain connected to a clear water waste drain or other subsoil drain;
9. Noncomplying pit, subsurface pumproom, alcove, or reservoir;
10. Nonpotable well;
11. Fertilizer or pesticide storage tank with a capacity of less than 1,500 gallons, but only when the well is nonpotable;
Note: For potable wells see par. (d) 1.
12. Plastic silage storage and transfer tube;
13. Yard hydrant;
14. Swimming pool, measured to the nearest edge of the water; or
15. Dog or other small pet house, animal shelter or kennel housing not more than 3 adult pets on a residential lot.
(b) Twenty-five feet between a well or reservoir and a:
1.
Buried grease interceptor or trap;
2.
Septic tank;
3.
Holding tank;
4.
Buried building drain or building sewer having pipe not conforming to ch.
SPS 384, wastewater sump, or non-watertight clear water waste sumps,
5.
Buried pressurized sanitary building sewer having pipe conforming to ch.
SPS 384;
6.
Buried gravity manure sewer;
7.
Lake, river, stream, ditch or stormwater detention pond or basin measured to the regional high water elevation in the case of a lake or stormwater detention pond, to the edge of the floodway in the case of a river or stream or to the edge in the case of a ditch or stormwater detention basin;
8.
Liquid-tight barn gutter;
9.
Animal barn pen with concrete floor;
10.
Buried pressurized sewer pipe conveying manure provided that the pipe meets ASTM specification D-2241, with standard dimension ratio of 21 or less or pressure pipe meeting the requirements of s.
NR 110.13 or
811.62.
11.
Buried fuel oil tanks serving single family residences, including any associated buried piping;
12.
Discharge to ground from a water treatment device;
13.
Vertical shaft installed below grade used for intake of air for a heating or air conditioning system; or
14.
Buried sanitary or storm collector sewer serving 4 or fewer living units or having a diameter of 6 inches or less.
(c) Fifty feet between a well or reservoir and a:
1.
Soil absorption unit receiving less than 8,000 gallons/day, existing, abandoned or alternate, but not including a school soil absorption unit;
Note: For school soil absorption units see par. (e); for soil absorption units receiving more than 8,000 gallons/day see par. (f) 3.
2. Privy;
3. Pet waste pit disposal unit;
4. Animal shelter;
5. Animal yard;
6. Silo;
7.
Buried sewer used to convey manure having pipe conforming to ch.
SPS 384 that does not meet the specifications in par. (b);
8. Liquid tight manure hopper or reception tank;
9. Filter strip;
10. Buried sanitary or storm collector sewer serving more than 4 living units or larger than 6 inches in diameter except that wells may be located or sewers installed such that a well is less than 50 feet, but at least 25 feet, from gravity collector sewers smaller than 16 inches in diameter or from force main collector sewers 4 inches or smaller in diameter provided that within a 50-foot radius of the well the installed sewer pipe meets the allowable leakage requirements of AWWA C600 and the requirements for water main equivalent type pipe as follows:
a.
For sewers > 4,, diameter, but < 16,, diameter: PVC pipe > 4,, diameter, but < 12
,, diameter shall meet AWWA C900 with elastomeric joints having a standard dimension ratio of 18 or less; PVC pipe > 12,, diameter, but < 16,, diameter shall meet AWWA C905 with elastomeric joints having a standard dimension ratio of 18 or less; Ductile iron pipe shall meet AWWA C115 or AWWA C151 having a thickness class 50 or more.
b.
For sewers < 3
,, diameter, the pipe shall be any rigid pipe in the ch.
SPS 384 “Table for Pipe and Tubing for Water Services and Private Water Mains,” including approved ABS, brass, cast iron, CPVC, copper (not including type M copper) ductile iron, galvanized steel, polybutylene (PB), polyethylene (PE), PVC, or stainless steel pipe.
11. An influent sewer to a wastewater treatment plant;
12. The nearest existing or future grave site in cemeteries;
13. Wastewater treatment plant effluent pipe;
14.
Buried pressurized sewer having pipe not conforming to ch.
SPS 384; or
15. Manure loading area.
Note: The minimum separating distance between a well or reservoir and a lift station is based on the presence of a sewer force main at the lift station.
(d) One hundred feet between a well or reservoir and a:
1.
Bulk surface storage tank with a capacity greater than 1,500 gallons or any bulk buried storage tank regardless of capacity, including, for both surface or buried tanks, associated buried piping for any solid, semi-solid or liquid product but not including those regulated under par. (b) 12. This subdivision includes, but is not limited to petroleum product tanks, waste oil tanks and pesticide or fertilizer storage tanks not regulated under par. (a) 11. This subdivision does not include septic, holding and manure reception tanks, or liquefied petroleum gas tanks as specified in ch. SPS 311.
Note: Chapters SPS 311, 312 and as they existed on October 31, 1999 were repealed and a new chapter SPS 340 was created effective November 1, 1999.
2.
Liquid-tight, fabricated manure or silage storage structure, in ground or at ground surface;
3.
Wastewater treatment plant structure, conveyance or treatment unit; or
4.
Dry fertilizer or pesticide storage building or area when more than 100 pounds of either or both materials are stored;
5.
Well, drillhole or water system used for the underground placement of any waste, surface or subsurface water or any substance as defined in s.
160.01 (8), Stats.;
6.
Stormwater infiltration basin;
7.
Uncovered storage of silage on the ground surface;
8.
Water-tight silage storage trench or pit; or
9.
Lift station.
(e) Two hundred feet between a school well and a soil absorption unit receiving less than 8,000 gallons per day, existing or abandoned.
(ee) One hundred fifty feet between a well or reservoir and a temporary manure stack.
(f) Two hundred fifty feet between a well or reservoir and a:
1.
Manure stack.
2.
Earthen or excavated manure storage structure.
Note: Variances from the separating distances may be granted as specified in s. NR 812.43 for earthen storage and manure stacks constructed and maintained to the specifications of Soil Conservation Standards No. 425 or 312, respectively.
3.
Soil absorption unit receiving 8,000 or more gallons per day, existing, abandoned, or alternate.
4.
Sludge landspreading or drying area.
5.
An earthen silage storage trench or pit.
6.
Liquid waste disposal system including, but not limited to a treatment pond or lagoon, ridge and furrow system and spray irrigation system.
Note: Variance from this separating distance may be granted for treatment ponds or lagoons constructed and maintained to an approval granted under ch. NR 213.
7.
Salvage yard.
8.
A salt or deicing material storage area including the building structure and the surrounding area where the material is transferred to vehicles. This subdivision does not include bagged deicing material.
9.
Solid waste processing facility.
10.
Solid waste transfer facility.
11.
The boundaries of a landspreading facility for spreading of petroleum-contaminated soil regulated under ch.
NR 718 while that facility is in operation.
(g) Twelve hundred feet between a well or reservoir and:
1.
The nearest edge of the limits of filling of an existing, proposed or abandoned landfill, measured to the nearest fill area of abandoned landfills, if known. Otherwise measured to the nearest property line where the landfill is located. The department may require, as part of a variance request, a land survey map, a scaled diagram of the landfill and the well location, or another accurate measurement method to determine and demonstrate the distance between the landfill and the well;
2.
The nearest edge of a coal storage area in excess of 500 tons; or
A-382.30 (11) (f) CONNECTION TO PRESSURIZED PUBLIC SEWER.
