SPS 391.01SPS 391.01 Purpose. This chapter has the following purposes: SPS 391.01(1)(1) This chapter establishes minimum standards and criteria for the design, installation and maintenance of sanitation systems and devices which are alternatives to water-carried waste plumbing fixtures and drain systems so that these sanitation systems and devices are safe and will safeguard public health and the waters of the state. SPS 391.01(2)(2) This chapter establishes criteria for equal speed of access to toilets for each gender in restrooms serving an amusement facility and a specialty event center where the public congregates. SPS 391.01 NoteNote: Chapter SPS 361 to 366 relating to commercial buildings and structures specifies the minimum number of toilet facilities for women and men. SPS 391.01 NoteNote: Chapter SPS 390 relating to swimming pools and water attractions contains minimum number of toilet facilities for women and men. SPS 391.01 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, April, 2000, No. 532, eff. 7-1-00; CR 04-072: am. Register July 2005 No. 594, eff. 1-1-06. SPS 391.02(1)(a)(a) This chapter applies to all composting toilet systems, incinerating toilets, pit privies and vault privies installed or constructed on or after the effective date of this chapter. SPS 391.02(1)(b)(b) This chapter applies to separate-gender restrooms serving an amusement facility and a specialty event center where the public congregates that are constructed or altered as specified in s. SPS 391.14. SPS 391.02(2)(2) The provisions of this chapter are not retroactively applied to existing installations unless specifically stated in the administrative rule. SPS 391.02 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, April, 2000, No. 532, eff. 7-1-00; CR 04-072: am. (1) Register July 2005 No. 594, eff. 1-1-06; correction in (1) (b) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672. SPS 391.03SPS 391.03 Definitions. In this chapter: SPS 391.03(2)(2) “Composting toilet system” means a method that collects, stores and converts by bacterial digestion nonliquid-carried human wastes or organic kitchen wastes, or both, into humus. SPS 391.03(3)(3) “Department” means the department of safety and professional services. SPS 391.03(5)(5) “Incinerating toilet” means a self-contained device for the treatment of nonliquid carried wastes that deposits the wastes directly into a combustion chamber, reduces the solid portion to ash and evaporates the liquid portion. SPS 391.03(6)(6) “Pit privy” means an enclosed nonportable toilet into which nonwater-carried human wastes are deposited to a subsurface storage chamber that is not watertight. SPS 391.03(7)(7) “Portable restroom” means a self-contained portable unit that includes fixtures, incorporating holding tank facilities, designed to receive human excrement. SPS 391.03(9)(9) “Vault privy” means an enclosed nonportable toilet into which nonwater-carried human wastes are deposited to a subsurface storage chamber that is watertight. SPS 391.03 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, April, 2000, No. 532, eff. 7-1-00; CR 04-072: renum. (1) to (6) to be (2), (3), (5) to (7) and (9), cr. (1), (4) and (8), Register July 2005 No. 594, eff. 1-1-06; correction in (3) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672. SPS 391.04SPS 391.04 Registrations. The installation of a vault privy or a pit privy to serve a state-owned facility shall be registered with the department prior to installation. The registration of a vault privy shall be accompanied by sufficient information to determine compliance with s. SPS 384.25. The registration of a pit privy shall be accompanied by sufficient soil information to determine compliance with s. SPS 383.44 (4) (b). SPS 391.04 HistoryHistory: CR 02-129: cr. Register January 2004 No. 577, eff. 2-1-04; correction made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672. SPS 391.10(1)(1) The materials, design, construction and performance of a composting toilet system shall conform to NSF Standard 41.