ATCP 65.24(7)(b)11.11. Areas, if any, used as living quarters. Processing or storage rooms that are constructed after the effective date of this chapter, and share one or more walls with adjacent living or sleeping quarters, shall have a separate entrance and shall not provide direct access to the living or sleeping quarters.

ATCP 65.24(7)(c)(c) In dairy plants constructed or licensed after December 1, 1994, raw milk shall be unloaded in a fully enclosed intake room.

ATCP 65.24(7)(d)(d) Notwithstanding par. (b), a dairy plant operator may store, cool, separate, and clarify raw milk in an area that the operator uses to unload bulk milk shipments if all the following apply:

ATCP 65.24(7)(d)2.2. Containers used to store, cool, separate, and clarify the raw milk are filtered or vented to a separate room to protect the milk from airborne contamination in the unloading area. If containers are vented to a separate room, that room shall comply with processing area sanitation standards under this chapter.

ATCP 65.24(7)(e)(e) Notwithstanding par. (d), a dairy plant operator may not store, cool, separate, or clarify raw milk in a room used to unload bulk milk shipments if any of the following apply:

ATCP 65.24(7)(f)(f) Rooms, other than rooms adjacent to sleeping or living quarters, are considered separate, for purposes of this subsection, if they are fully separated by permanent floor-to-ceiling partitions and if doorways between the rooms are equipped with solid, tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Rooms adjacent to sleeping or living quarters must comply with sub. (11) above.

ATCP 65.24(8)(a)(a) Water used in dairy plant operations, or as an ingredient in dairy products, shall be obtained from a source that complies with applicable provisions of ch. NR 811 or 812. All water obtained for use in a dairy plant shall comply with the microbiological standards in ch. NR 809. Water shall be available in consistently adequate quantity for all dairy plant operations, including processing, cleaning, handwashing, and drinking. The division may grant a conditional waiver for elevated levels of non-microbial contaminants as defined in ch. NR 809 in processing water or ingredient water.

ATCP 65.24(8)(b)(b) If a dairy plant uses water from a privately owned water system, the dairy plant operator or, in the case of a grade A dairy plant, the division shall, at least once every 6 months, and after a repair or alteration to the water system, collect and analyze a sample of the water for compliance with the microbiological standards under s. NR 809.30. If a dairy plant produces grade A and grade B products, a division representative shall collect and analyze the water samples. If the water supply is from more than one well, each well shall be sampled and tested. Each sample shall be taken upstream from any pressure tank or other water treatment equipment. Microbiological analyses shall be conducted in a laboratory certified under ch. ATCP 77.

ATCP 65.24(8)(c)(c) At the division’s request, a dairy plant operator who receives water from a municipal source shall provide the division with documentation showing that the water complies with the microbiological standards under s. NR 809.30.

ATCP 65.24(8)(d)(d) Recirculated water may be used in a cooler or heat exchanger that may come in contact with any dairy product if it is all of the following:

ATCP 65.24(8)(d)3.3. Tested by the dairy plant operator at least semiannually or, in the case of a grade A dairy plant, by the department at least semiannually.

ATCP 65.24(8)(e)(e) If a recirculating water system becomes contaminated, that system may not be used until it is properly treated and retested to ensure that the contamination has been eliminated. The freezing point depressants used in recirculating water systems shall be food or pharmaceutical grade, non-toxic propylene glycol, and shall not contain coliform bacteria as determined by sampling and analysis which the dairy plant operator has done at least semi-annually.

ATCP 65.24(8)(f)(f) A dairy plant operator may use only potable water, or reclaimed water in compliance with sub. (9) (c), to produce culinary steam. In boilers used to produce culinary steam, boiler water additives shall comply with 21 CFR. 173.310.

ATCP 65.24(8)(g)(g) All of the following requirements apply to water that is transported to a dairy plant in a container or tank, for use in dairy plant operations:

ATCP 65.24(8)(g)4.4. A food-contact appropriate, cleaned and sanitized pump, hose, and fittings shall be used to transfer water from the container or tank to a storage tank at the dairy plant, so that the water is not contaminated during transfer.

ATCP 65.24(8)(h)(h) If a grade A dairy plant uses water to flush pasteurized milk or milk products from milk processing systems, that water shall be of a microbiological quality equivalent to that of pasteurized milk.

ATCP 65.24(9)(a)(a) A dairy plant operator may use water reclaimed from heat exchanger processes or from the condensation of milk or dairy products if all the following apply: