SB453,32,116 145.195 (2) Before issuing a building permit for construction of any structure
7on property not served by a municipal sewage treatment plant, the county, city, town
8or village shall determine that the proposed construction does not interfere with a
9functioning private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system. The county, city,
10town or village may require building permit applicants to submit a detailed plan of
11the owner's existing private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system.
SB453, s. 76 12Section 76. 145.20 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,32,13 13145.20 (title) Private sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems.
SB453, s. 77 14Section 77. 145.20 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,32,1915 145.20 (1) (a) The governing body of the governmental unit responsible for the
16regulation of private sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems may assign the
17duties of administering the private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system
18program to any office, department, committee, board, commission, position or
19employee of that governmental unit.
SB453, s. 78 20Section 78. 145.20 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,33,321 145.20 (1) (am) The governing body of the governmental unit responsible for
22the regulation of private sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems may
23delegate the duties of administering the private sewage on-site wastewater
24treatment
system program to a town sanitary district or public inland lake protection
25and rehabilitation district with the powers of a town sanitary district within the town

1sanitary district or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district if the
2town sanitary district or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district
3agrees to assume those duties.
SB453, s. 79 4Section 79. 145.20 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,33,85 145.20 (1) (b) The governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private
6sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems shall obtain the services of a certified
7soil tester, either as an employee or under contract, to review and verify certified soil
8tester reports under sub. (2).
SB453, s. 80 9Section 80. 145.20 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,33,1210 145.20 (2) Governmental unit responsibilities. (intro.) The governmental
11unit responsible for the regulation of private sewage on-site wastewater treatment
12systems shall:
SB453, s. 81 13Section 81. 145.20 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,33,1614 145.20 (2) (a) Review certified soil tester reports for proposed private sewage
15on-site wastewater treatment systems and verify the report at the proposed site, if
16necessary.
SB453, s. 82 17Section 82. 145.20 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,33,2118 145.20 (2) (d) Inspect all private sewage on-site wastewater treatment
19systems after construction but before backfilling no later than the end of the next
20workday, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after receiving notice from the
21plumber in charge.
SB453, s. 83 22Section 83. 145.20 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,33,2523 145.20 (2) (e) File reports and conduct surveys and inspections as required by
24the governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private sewage on-site
25wastewater treatment
systems or the department.
SB453, s. 84
1Section 84. 145.20 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,34,52 145.20 (2) (f) Investigate violations of the private sewage on-site wastewater
3treatment
system ordinance and s. 254.59 (2), issue orders to abate the violations and
4submit orders to the district attorney, corporation counsel or attorney general for
5enforcement.
SB453, s. 85 6Section 85. 145.20 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,34,107 145.20 (2) (g) Perform other duties regarding private sewage on-site
8wastewater treatment
systems as considered appropriate by the governmental unit
9responsible for the regulation of private sewage on-site wastewater treatment
10systems or as required by the rules of the department.
SB453, s. 86 11Section 86. 145.20 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,34,1712 145.20 (2) (h) Inspect existing private sewage on-site wastewater treatment
13systems to determine compliance with s. 145.195 if a building or structure is being
14constructed which requires connection to an existing private sewage on-site
15wastewater treatment
system. The county is not required to conduct an on-site
16inspection if a building or structure is being constructed which does not require
17connection to an existing private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system.
SB453, s. 87 18Section 87. 145.20 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,34,2219 145.20 (3) (a) 1. The department may specify categories of private sewage
20on-site wastewater treatment systems for which approval by the department is
21required prior to issuance of sanitary permits by the governmental unit responsible
22for the regulation of private sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems.
SB453, s. 88 23Section 88. 145.20 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,35,1324 145.20 (3) (a) 2. The department may exempt a governmental unit from any
25category of private sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems for which

1departmental approval is required prior to sanitary permit issuance under subd. 1.,
2upon a determination, in accordance with rules promulgated by the department, that
3past performance of the governmental unit on reviews and audits under par. (b) has
4been satisfactory and that the governmental unit has the capacity to give the same
5level of application and plan review as that provided by the department. The
6department may revoke an exemption upon a finding that performance of the
7governmental unit on a review or audit conducted subsequent to the granting of the
8exemption is unsatisfactory or that the governmental unit is not giving the same
9level of application and plan review as that provided by the department. Findings
10in a revocation action may be made only after a public hearing upon 30 days' advance
11notice to the clerk of the governmental unit. The department shall submit a report
12under s. 13.172 (2) to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, at the beginning
13of each legislative session, describing the exemptions under this subdivision.
SB453, s. 89 14Section 89. 145.20 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,35,2015 145.20 (3) (b) The department shall review the private sewage on-site
16wastewater treatment
system program in each governmental unit responsible for
17the regulation of private sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems to ascertain
18compliance with sub. (2) and with regulations issued by the department. This review
19shall include a random audit of sanitary permits, including verification by on-site
20inspection.
SB453, s. 90 21Section 90. 145.20 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,36,822 145.20 (3) (c) If the governing body for a governmental unit responsible for the
23regulation of private sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems does not adopt
24a private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system ordinance meeting the
25requirements of s. 59.70 (5) or if the governmental unit does not appoint personnel

1meeting the requirements of sub. (1) or if the governmental unit does not comply with
2the requirements of sub. (2) or s. 145.19 (3), the department may conduct hearings
3in the county seat upon 30 days' notice to the county clerk. As soon as practicable
4after the public hearing, the department shall issue a written decision regarding
5compliance with s. 59.70 (5) or 145.19 (3) or sub. (1) or (2). If the department
6determines that there is a violation of these provisions, the governmental unit may
7not issue a sanitary permit for the installation of a private sewage on-site
8wastewater treatment
system until the violation is corrected.
SB453, s. 91 9Section 91. 145.20 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,36,1710 145.20 (3) (d) The department shall conduct training and informational
11programs for officials of the governmental unit responsible for the regulation of
12private sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems and employees and persons
13licensed under this chapter and s. 281.48 and certified as operators of septage
14servicing vehicles under s. 281.17 (3) to improve the delivery of service under the
15private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system program. The department
16shall obtain the assistance of the Wisconsin counties association in planning and
17conducting the training and informational programs.
SB453, s. 92 18Section 92. 145.20 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,36,2319 145.20 (4) Special assessment for holding and septic tank pumping. A
20governmental unit may assess the owner of a private sewage on-site wastewater
21treatment
system for costs related to the pumping of a septic or holding tank. The
22governmental unit shall make any assessment in the same manner that a city, village
23or town makes an assessment under s. 66.0703.
SB453, s. 93 24Section 93. 145.20 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,37,14
1145.20 (5) (a) The department shall establish a maintenance program to be
2administered by governmental units responsible for the regulation of private sewage
3on-site wastewater treatment systems. The department shall determine the private
4sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems to which the maintenance program
5applies. At a minimum the maintenance program is applicable to all new or
6replacement private sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems constructed in
7a governmental unit after the date on which the governmental unit adopts this
8program. The department may apply the maintenance program by rule to private
9sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems constructed in a governmental unit
10responsible for the regulation of private sewage on-site wastewater treatment
11systems on or before the date on which the governmental unit adopts the program.
12The department shall determine the private sewage on-site wastewater treatment
13systems to which the maintenance program applies in governmental units that do
14not meet the conditions for eligibility under s. 145.245 (9).
SB453, s. 94 15Section 94. 145.20 (5) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,37,2316 145.20 (5) (am) Each governmental unit responsible for the regulation of
17private sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems shall adopt and begin the
18administration of the program established under par. (a) before October 1, 2015. As
19part of adopting and administering the program, the governmental unit shall
20conduct and maintain an inventory of all the private sewage on-site wastewater
21treatment
systems located in the governmental unit and shall complete the initial
22inventory before October 1, 2013. In order to be eligible for grant funding under s.
23145.245, a governmental unit must comply with these deadlines.
SB453, s. 95 24Section 95. 145.20 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,38,12
1145.20 (5) (b) The maintenance program shall include a requirement of
2inspection or pumping of the private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system
3at least once every 3 years if the private sewage on-site wastewater treatment
4system does not have a maintenance plan as prescribed by rule by the department.
5Inspections may be conducted by a master plumber, journeyman plumber or
6restricted plumber licensed under this chapter, a person licensed under s. 281.48 or
7by an employee of the state or governmental unit designated by the department, and
8the department may determine by rule other persons who are qualified to undertake
9required inspection, maintenance, or repairs. The department shall specify the
10methods to establish the required frequency of inspection, maintenance, and
11pumping for each type of private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system that
12does not have a maintenance plan and shall periodically update the methods.
SB453, s. 96 13Section 96. 145.20 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,38,1914 145.20 (6) (a) 2. Install, design, maintain, repair, or sell a private sewage
15on-site wastewater treatment system, component of a private sewage on-site
16wastewater treatment
system, drain field designed to serve a private sewage on-site
17wastewater treatment
system, or pipe from a private sewage on-site wastewater
18treatment
system to the immediate inside of the existing or proposed foundation wall
19of the building served by the private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system.
SB453, s. 97 20Section 97. 145.24 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,38,2521 145.24 (1) If an existing private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system
22either is not located in soil meeting the siting standards or is not constructed in
23accordance with design standards promulgated under s. 145.02 or 145.13, the owner
24of the private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system may petition the
25department for a variance to the siting or design standards.
SB453, s. 98
1Section 98. 145.24 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,39,42 145.24 (2) The department shall establish procedures for the review and
3evaluation of existing private sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems which
4do not comply with siting or design standards.
SB453, s. 99 5Section 99. 145.24 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,39,176 145.24 (3) Upon receipt of a petition for a variance, the department shall
7require the owner of the private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system to
8submit information necessary to evaluate the request for a variance. If the
9department determines that the existing private sewage on-site wastewater
10treatment
system is not a failing private sewage on-site wastewater treatment
11system, and continued use of the existing private sewage on-site wastewater
12treatment
system will not pose a threat of contamination of waters of the state, then
13the department may issue a variance to allow continued use of the existing private
14sewage on-site wastewater treatment system. The department shall rescind the
15variance if the existing private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system
16becomes a failing private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system or
17contaminates waters of the state.
SB453, s. 100 18Section 100. 145.245 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,39,20 19145.245 (title) Private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system
20replacement or rehabilitation.
SB453, s. 101 21Section 101. 145.245 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,40,222 145.245 (1) (a) 1. A determination that a private sewage on-site wastewater
23treatment
system is failing, according to the criteria under sub. (4), based on an
24inspection of the private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system by an

1employee of the state or a governmental unit who is certified to inspect private
2sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems by the department.
SB453, s. 102 3Section 102. 145.245 (1) (ae) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,40,74 145.245 (1) (ae) "Governmental unit" means a governmental unit responsible
5for the regulation of private sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems.
6"Governmental unit" also includes a federally recognized American Indian tribe or
7band.
SB453, s. 103 8Section 103. 145.245 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,40,139 145.245 (4) Failing private sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems.
10(intro.) The department shall establish criteria for determining if a private sewage
11on-site wastewater treatment system is a failing private sewage on-site wastewater
12treatment
system. A failing private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system
13is one which causes or results in any of the following conditions:
SB453, s. 104 14Section 104. 145.245 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,40,1715 145.245 (4) (b) The introduction of sewage into zones of saturation which
16adversely affects the operation of a private sewage on-site wastewater treatment
17system.
SB453, s. 105 18Section 105. 145.245 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,40,2119 145.245 (4) (e) The failure to accept sewage discharges and back up of sewage
20into the structure served by the private sewage on-site wastewater treatment
21system.
SB453, s. 106 22Section 106. 145.245 (4m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,41,223 145.245 (4m) Categories of failing private sewage on-site wastewater
24treatment
systems. (intro.) For the purposes of this section, the department shall

1establish the category of each failing private sewage on-site wastewater treatment
2system for which a grant application is submitted, as follows:
SB453, s. 107 3Section 107. 145.245 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,41,54 145.245 (4m) (a) Category 1: failing private sewage on-site wastewater
5treatment
systems described in sub. (4) (a) to (c).
SB453, s. 108 6Section 108. 145.245 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,41,87 145.245 (4m) (b) Category 2: failing private sewage on-site wastewater
8treatment
systems described in sub. (4) (d).
SB453, s. 109 9Section 109. 145.245 (4m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,41,1110 145.245 (4m) (c) Category 3: failing private sewage on-site wastewater
11treatment
systems described in sub. (4) (e).
SB453, s. 110 12Section 110. 145.245 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,41,2113 145.245 (5) (a) 1. A person is eligible for grant funds under this section if he or
14she owns a principal residence which is served by a category 1 or 2 failing private
15sewage on-site wastewater treatment system, if the private sewage on-site
16wastewater treatment
system was installed before July 1, 1978, if the family income
17of the person does not exceed the income limitations under par. (c), if the amount of
18the grant determined under sub. (7) is at least $100, if the residence is not located
19in an area served by a sewer and if determination of failure is made prior to the
20rehabilitation or replacement of the failing private sewage on-site wastewater
21treatment
system.
SB453, s. 111 22Section 111. 145.245 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,42,523 145.245 (5) (a) 2. A business is eligible for grant funds under this section if it
24owns a small commercial establishment which is served by a category 1 or 2 failing
25private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system, if the private sewage on-site

1wastewater treatment
system was installed before July 1, 1978, if the gross revenue
2of the business does not exceed the limitation under par. (d), if the small commercial
3establishment is not located in an area served by a sewer and if a determination of
4failure is made prior to the rehabilitation or replacement of the private sewage
5on-site wastewater treatment system.
SB453, s. 112 6Section 112. 145.245 (5) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,42,127 145.245 (5) (a) 3. A person who owns a principal residence or small commercial
8establishment which is served by a category 1 or 2 failing private sewage on-site
9wastewater treatment
system may submit an application for grant funds during the
103-year period after the determination of failure is made. Grant funds may be
11awarded after work is completed if rehabilitation or replacement of the system meets
12all requirements of this section and rules promulgated under this section.
SB453, s. 113 13Section 113. 145.245 (5m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,42,1914 145.245 (5m) (a) The department or a governmental unit shall deny a grant
15application under this section if the applicant or a person who would be directly
16benefited by the grant intentionally caused the conditions which resulted in a
17category 1 or 2 failing private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system. The
18department or governmental unit shall notify the applicant in writing of a denial,
19including the reason for the denial.
SB453, s. 114 20Section 114. 145.245 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,43,221 145.245 (6) (a) Except for grants under par. (b), funds available under a grant
22under this section shall be applied to the rehabilitation or replacement of the private
23sewage on-site wastewater treatment system. An existing private sewage on-site
24wastewater treatment
system may be replaced by an alternative private sewage

1on-site wastewater treatment system or by a system serving more than one principal
2residence.
SB453, s. 115 3Section 115. 145.245 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,43,74 145.245 (6) (b) Funds available under a grant under this section for
5experimental private sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems shall be applied
6to the installation and monitoring of the experimental private sewage on-site
7wastewater treatment
systems.
SB453, s. 116 8Section 116. 145.245 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,43,139 145.245 (7) (a) Except as provided in par. (e), costs allowable in determining
10grant funding under this section may not exceed the costs of rehabilitating or
11replacing a private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system which would be
12necessary to allow the rehabilitated system or new system to meet the minimum
13requirements of the state plumbing code promulgated under s. 145.13.
SB453, s. 117 14Section 117. 145.245 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,43,2015 145.245 (7) (b) Except as provided in par. (e), costs allowable in determining
16grant funding under this section may not exceed the costs of rehabilitating or
17replacing a private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system by the least costly
18methods, except that a holding tank may not be used as the measure of the least
19costly method for rehabilitating or replacing a private sewage on-site wastewater
20treatment
system other than a holding tank.
SB453, s. 118 21Section 118. 145.245 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,44,1522 145.245 (7) (c) Except as provided in pars. (d) and (e), the state grant share
23under this section is limited to $7,000 for each principal residence or small
24commercial establishment to be served by the private sewage on-site wastewater
25treatment
system or to the amount determined by the department based upon

1private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system grant funding tables,
2whichever is less. The department shall prepare and publish private sewage on-site
3wastewater treatment
system grant funding tables which specify the maximum
4state share limitation for various components and costs involved in the
5rehabilitation or replacement of a private sewage on-site wastewater treatment
6system based upon minimum size and other requirements specified in the state
7plumbing code promulgated under s. 145.02. The maximum state share limitations
8shall be designed to pay approximately 60% of the average allowable cost of private
9sewage on-site wastewater treatment system rehabilitation or replacement based
10upon estimated or actual costs of that rehabilitation or replacement. The
11department shall revise the grant funding tables when it determines that 60% of
12current costs of private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system rehabilitation
13or replacement exceed the amounts in the grant funding tables by more than 10%,
14except that the department may not revise the grant funding tables more often than
15once every 2 years.
SB453, s. 119 16Section 119. 145.245 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,44,2117 145.245 (7) (d) Except as provided in par. (e), if the income of a person who owns
18a principal residence that is served by a category 1 or 2 failing private sewage on-site
19wastewater treatment
system is greater than $32,000, the amount of the grant under
20this section is limited to the amount determined under par. (c) less 30% of the amount
21by which the person's income exceeds $32,000.
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