NR 845.06(3)(b)12.a.a. Private wells producing bacteriologically-unsafe water as described in the uniform private water systems guidance manual from samples submitted to the state laboratory of hygiene or a laboratory certified by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under ch. ATCP 77.

NR 845.06(3)(b)12.b.b. Private wells, except noncommunity, having a level of contamination exceeding a primary drinking water standard specified in ch. NR 809 or a state health advisory limit issued by the department in 2 separate samples submitted to a laboratory certified or registered under s. 299.11, Stats., and ch. NR 149, or the state laboratory of hygiene.

NR 845.06 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, January, 1987, No. 373, eff. 2-1-87; r. (2) (b), am. (1) (a), (1) (c) (intro), 1. c., 2. a. and b., (1) (d), (3) (a) 1., (3) (b) 2. a. Table I, 5. and 12. b., and renum. and am. (2) (a) to be (2), Register, February, 1991, No. 422, eff. 3-1-91; renum. from NR 145.06 and am., Register, August, 1995, No. 476, eff. 9-1-95; corrections in (1), (3) (a) 2., (3) (b) 6., 12., made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6. and 7., Stats., Register, April, 2000, No. 532; correction in (1) (c) 2. a. was made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, January 2013, No. 685.

NR 845.07(1)(1) For delegation level 2, 3 or 4, a county shall have drinking water analyses for inorganics, pesticides and volatile organics performed by the state laboratory of hygiene or by a laboratory certified under s. 299.11, Stats., and ch. NR 149. Counties shall have drinking water analyses for coliform bacteria performed by the state laboratory of hygiene or a laboratory certified by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under ch. ATCP 77. Counties shall have drinking water analyses for radiological substances performed by the state laboratory of hygiene or a laboratory acceptable to the U.S. environmental protection agency.

NR 845.07(2)(2) The department shall arrange for water samples to be tested for coliform bacteria, nitrates and fluorides, routinely and at no cost to the county, through the state laboratory of hygiene if the sample is collected by a county employee as part of a private water system inspection under level 3.

NR 845.07(3)(3) As department resources and state laboratory of hygiene scheduling allows, laboratory testing for inorganics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and pesticides will be available to the county for samples collected by a county employee as part of a private water system inspection under level 3. Samples for inorganics, VOCs and pesticides submitted to the state laboratory of hygiene shall be scheduled for analysis in advance through the appropriate department district office. If the number of samples does not exceed available resources, the department district office may waive the scheduling requirement for inorganics.

NR 845.07(4)(4) The county may use an unregistered or uncertified laboratory for drinking water analyses for aesthetic parameters except when the purpose of the sampling is to characterize the effect of pollution sources on drinking water or groundwater quality.

NR 845.07(5)(5) The county shall submit copies of results of drinking water analyses performed at laboratories other than the state laboratory of hygiene to the department within 30 days of receipt of the analyses.

NR 845.08(1)(1) Work hours. The administrator, a trained county inspector or county office staff shall be available at the administrator’s office for answering questions regarding permit applications and for accepting applications for well location or pump installation permits for a minimum of 4 regularly scheduled hours each working day.

NR 845.08(2)(2) Trained county inspectors.

NR 845.08(2)(a)(a) Any county employee conducting inspections is required to attend initial training sessions and pass an examination related to the delegation level at which her or his county is authorized. Examinations and training will relate to ch. NR 812 requirements, the technical aspects of well location, pump installation, existing private water systems and private well construction and water quality. Only county personnel who have attended the initial training sessions and successfully passed the department’s examination for her or his county delegation level or levels and has not violated the provisions of sub. (2) (b), (c) and (d) may conduct private water system inspections. Counties shall consult with the department for temporary exceptions to the training session and examination requirements for county inspectors. Inspectors shall be titled as follows: Level 1 - Well location inspector; Level 2 - Pump installation inspector; Level 3 - Private water systems inspector; Level 4 - Well construction inspector; and Level 5 - well and drillhole abandonment inspector.

NR 845.08(2)(d)(d) A county inspector shall attend continuing education classes conducted by or approved by the department. The annual department audit evaluation shall include a determination of whether the inspector granted any variances or issued any permits that resulted in noncompliance. Such action by an inspector may be cause for departmental reexamination of the inspector.

NR 845.08(2)(e)(e) All inspectors shall be trained to adequately conduct inspections commensurate with a county’s authorized delegation level for levels 1 to 3 and 5. In counties with delegation level 4, one or more inspectors shall be trained to do level 4 inspections and shall be the only inspectors conducting level 4 inspections.

NR 845.08 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, January, 1987, No. 373, eff. 2-1-87; am. (2) (a) and (e), Register, February, 1991, No. 422, eff. 3-1-91; renum. from NR 145.08 and am., Register, August, 1995, No. 476, eff. 9-1-95; correction in (2) (c) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, April, 2000, No. 532.

NR 845.09(1)(1) Permits shall be issued from the office of the ordinance administrator designated by the county board of supervisors.

NR 845.09(2)(2) The administrator may not issue a permit for an application that shows noncompliance with ch. 280, Stats., or ch. NR 812 or the county ordinance. Only the department may issue variances.

NR 845.09(3)(3) The property owner shall be responsible for obtaining all permits. The well constructor or pump installer shall be responsible for ascertaining that all permits have been obtained or arrangements as specified in sub. (7) were made to obtain the permits before proceeding with well construction or pump installation. The county may grant authorization to proceed with well construction or pump installation after the required notification as specified in sub. (7) has been made. Well location permit applications and pump installation permit applications shall be signed by the property owner or the property owner’s designated agent. Permits shall be issued to the property owner. Well location and pump installation permit applications shall be submitted to the administrator at least 2 working days prior to construction or installation if the owner, well constructor or pump installer is interested in receiving information about potential contamination sources such as landfills; underground storage tanks; primary and replacement on site sewage disposal system areas on the development site and on adjacent properties; and special casing areas. Where a well location or pump installation permit application is submitted less than 2 working days prior to construction, the well constructor or pump installer shall be responsible for maintaining full compliance with all provisions of ch. NR 812.

NR 845.09(4)(4) The administrator or designated representative shall assist applicants in preparing applications and approve, disapprove or notify an applicant of the need to seek a variance or special approval from the department or return the permit application due to incompleteness for all private water systems to be constructed or modified in the county within 2 working days following submission of the permit application. A county may reserve final approval or disapproval action of a permit which requires department action until the variance or special approval request has been acted on by the department.

NR 845.09(6)(6) The county may establish a schedule of fees for issuance of the permits and related inspections. Related inspections include inspections of new and existing private water systems commensurate with the county’s authorized level of delegation.

NR 845.09(7)(7) The well construction, pump installation or both may proceed immediately without the required county permit provided the property owner or the property owner’s designated agent gives notice to the administrator prior to construction or installation. Notification shall include the owner’s name, address, property legal description, proposed starting date and identification of the person who will be obtaining the permit. Unless other arrangements are made with the administrator, the permit shall be applied for on the first workday following initial construction or installation. The well constructor or pump installer shall be responsible for maintaining full compliance with all provisions of ch. NR 812.

NR 845.09(8)(8) When construction or installation occurs on a weekend or holiday, notification shall be provided to the administrator on the first workday following the weekend or holiday in the manner described in sub. (7). Unless other arrangements are made with the administrator, the permit application shall be obtained on the first workday following the weekend or holiday. The well constructor or pump installer shall be responsible for maintaining full compliance with all provisions of ch. NR 812.