CHAPTER 145
PLUMBING AND FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND SWIMMING POOL PLAN REVIEW
145.02 Powers of department.
145.035 Temporary permits.
145.04 Water and sewerage systems.
145.045 Certification of soil testers.
145.05 Plumbing supervisors, supervision.
145.06 License or registration required; exemptions.
145.07 Licenses and registration; examinations.
145.08 Fees; expiration of license; registration.
145.10 Investigations, hearings; suspension, revocation.
145.11 Advertising restrictions.
145.12 Prohibitions and penalties.
145.13 Adoption of plumbing code.
145.135 Sanitary permits.
145.14 Plumbers license (restricted).
145.16 Fire sprinkler system apprentices, registration.
145.165 Automatic fire sprinkler fitter - maintenance only registration.
145.17 Inspectors and rule making.
145.175 Automatic fire sprinkler - maintenance only registration.
145.18 Temporary permits.
145.195 Building on unsewered property.
145.20 Private sewage systems.
145.245 Private sewage system replacement or rehabilitation.
145.26 Public swimming pool plan review.
Ch. 145 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also chs.
Comm 5,
81,
82,
83,
84,
85,
86,
87, and
91, Wis. adm. code.
145.01
145.01
Definitions. In this chapter:
145.01(1)
(1) Automatic fire sprinkler contractor. "Automatic fire sprinkler contractor" means any individual, firm or corporation who has paid the annual license fee and obtained a license to conduct a business in the design, installation, maintenance or repair of automatic fire sprinkler systems.
145.01(2)
(2) Automatic fire sprinkler system. "Automatic fire sprinkler system", for fire protection purposes, means an integrated system of underground and overhead piping designed in accordance with fire protection engineering standards. The system includes a suitable water supply, such as a gravity tank, fire pump, reservoir or pressure tank or connection beginning at the supply side of an approved gate valve located at or near the property line where the pipe or piping system provides water used exclusively for fire protection and related appurtenances and to standpipes connected to automatic sprinkler systems. The portion of the sprinkler system above ground is a network of specially sized or hydraulically designed piping installed in a building, structure or area, generally overhead, and to which sprinklers are connected in a systematic pattern. The system includes a controlling valve and a device for actuating an alarm when the system is in operation. The system is usually activated by heat from a fire and discharges water over the fire area.
145.01(3)
(3) Automatic fire sprinkler system apprentice. "Automatic fire sprinkler system apprentice" means any person other than an automatic fire sprinkler system contractor or a journeyman automatic fire sprinkler system fitter who is engaged in learning and assisting in the installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems and who is indentured under
ch. 106.
145.01(3m)
(3m) Cross-connection control device. "Cross-connection control device" means any mechanical device that automatically prevents backflow from a contaminated source in or into a potable water supply system.
145.01(3s)
(3s) Cross-connection control tester. "Cross-connection control tester" means a person who conducts a performance test of an installed cross-connection control device.
145.01(4)
(4) Department. "Department" means the department of commerce.
145.01(4m)
(4m) Failing private sewage system. "Failing private sewage system" has the meaning specified under
s. 145.245 (4).
145.01(5)
(5) Governmental unit responsible for regulation of private sewage systems. "Governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private sewage systems" or "governmental unit", unless otherwise qualified, means the county except that in a county with a population of 500,000 or more these terms mean the city, village or town where the private sewage system is located.
145.01(6)
(6) Journeyman automatic fire sprinkler fitter. "Journeyman automatic fire sprinkler fitter" means any person other than an automatic fire sprinkler contractor who is engaged in the practical installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems.
145.01(7)
(7) Journeyman plumber. "Journeyman plumber" means any person other than a master plumber, who is engaged in the practical installation of plumbing.
145.01(8)
(8) Master plumber. "Master plumber" means any person skilled in the planning, superintending and the practical installation of plumbing and familiar with the laws, rules and regulations governing the same.
145.01(10)
(10) Plumbing. "Plumbing" means and includes:
145.01(10)(a)
(a) All piping, fixtures, appliances, equipment, devices and appurtenances in connection with the water supply, water distribution and drainage systems, including hot water storage tanks, water softeners and water heaters connected with such water and drainage systems and also includes the installation thereof.
145.01(10)(b)
(b) The construction, connection or installation of any drain or waste piping system from the outside or proposed outside foundation walls of any building to the mains or other sewage system terminal within bounds of, or beneath an area subject to easement for highway purposes, including private sewage systems, and the alteration of any such systems, drains or waste piping.
145.01(10)(c)
(c) The water service piping from the outside or proposed outside foundation walls of any building to the main or other water utility service terminal within bounds of, or beneath an area subject to easement for highway purposes and its connections.
145.01(10)(d)
(d) The water pressure system other than municipal systems as provided in
ch. 281.
145.01(10)(e)
(e) A plumbing and drainage system so designed and vent piping so installed as to keep the air within the system in free circulation and movement; to prevent with a margin of safety unequal air pressures of such force as might blow, siphon or affect trap seals, or retard the discharge from plumbing fixtures, or permit sewer air to escape into the building; to prohibit cross-connection, contamination or pollution of the potable water supply and distribution systems; and to provide an adequate supply of water to properly serve, cleanse and operate all fixtures, equipment, appurtenances and appliances served by the plumbing system.
145.01(11)
(11) Plumbing apprentice. "Plumbing apprentice" means any person other than a journeyman or master plumber who is engaged in learning and assisting in the installation of plumbing and drainage.
145.01(12)
(12) Private sewage system. "Private sewage system" means a sewage treatment and disposal system serving a single structure with a septic tank and soil absorption field located on the same parcel as the structure. This term also means an alternative sewage system approved by the department including a substitute for the septic tank or soil absorption field, a holding tank, a system serving more than one structure or a system located on a different parcel than the structure. A private sewage system may be owned by the property owner or by a special purpose district.
145.01(13)
(13) Registered learner. "Registered learner" means a person, other than a restricted plumber licensee, who is learning a limited type of plumbing and is engaged in assisting a restricted plumber licensee.
145.01(14)
(14) Restricted plumber licensee. "Restricted plumber licensee" means any person licensed as a master plumber (restricted) or a journeyman plumber (restricted) under
s. 145.14.
145.01(17)
(17) Waters of the state. "Waters of the state" has the meaning specified under
s. 281.01 (18).
