| Plumbing Continuing Ed, file, file - "Multipurpose Piping," "Code Revisions," "Stormwater Design," "Exam Prep" |
Wisconsin Commercial Building - "Changing uses during the changing seasons" | "2003 Electrical Code Education,links deleted |
1. Electrical, Plumbing, and UDC revisions adopted;
2. July 1, WCCR free on Internet, paper copy subscriptions $20;
3. If you wish to receive a monthly email notifying you when the WCCR is placed on the S&B WebSite ...;
4. Weiser April POWTS Con Ed;
5. Wisconsin Commercial Building Code Certification Training Programs;
6. Onalaska Electrical/Building Inspector Employment Opportunity;
7. UDC, plumbing, and electrical exams will change when revisions go into effect;
8. UW-Madison POWTS Maintainer-Qualifier class;
9. Pool inspection changes May 1;
10. Some of the plumbing code revisions described here;
11. The S&B Waukesha office moved to 141 NW Barstow, fourth floor. Staff telephone numbers are the same. Map;
12. Fire Sprinkler Education
Code revisions to Comm 16, Electrical Code, Comm 20-25, Uniform Dwelling Code, and Comm 81-84, the Plumbing Code, were adopted by the Department of Commerce in late February.
http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-Plumbing Program.html
In order to reduce expenses, the Safety and Buildings Division as of July 1, 2003 will be offering the Wisconsin Construction Codes Report free on the division's Internet WebSite and will be providing paper copies at a $20 per year subscription rate.
Safety and Buildings Division
Audrey Fries
PO Box 2689
Madison WI 53701
send your email address and name to Todd Taylor, ttaylor@commerce. state.wi.us. In May, there should be a spot to sign up for the email list, on the division's HomePage, http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-HomePage.html.
April 17, 2003, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Wieser Concrete Products
Pre-registration appreciated Cost at door $10 per person. Includes Lunch!
Electrical/Building Inspector: Applications will be accepted by the City of Onalaska for an Electrical/Building Inspector. The individual will perform inspection of all commercial and residential electrical construction and assist with inspections of residential construction, remodeling, and repair work. Qualifications: State Electrical Certification required. Plumbing and HVAC desirable, State Commercial Building Inspector preferred. Minimum five years experience in Commercial and Residential Electrical Inspection. Salary: $40,000+ with excellent benefits. Full job description available showing all required minimum qualifications as well as essential job functions. Obtain application packets: City of Onalaska, Clerk's Office, 415 Main Street, Onalaska, WI 54650. 608-781-9530. Deadline is 4 p.m., April 11, 2003. EEO/AA
Credential exam questions this spring and summer will be based on the code version in effect on the day of the exam.
Thursday, May 1, 2003, all-day Arlington UW Research Station
Classroom and Field, Fee $70
by S&B Pool Program Manager, Lynita Docken, Ldocken@commerce.state.wi.us, 608-785-9349
by S&B Plumbing Program Manager, Lynita Docken, Ldocken@commerce.state.wi.us, 608-785-9349
- Cross connection control devices and assemblies will be registered with S&B except for health care and related facilities, which must be included in a plan review. 82.20(1)(c), Table 82.20-1 and 82.20(13).
- Alternate standards may be approved if the standards are equivalent to or more stringent than the standards referenced in the code in effect. 82.20(2)
- A pump installer or utility contractor may submit plans for review for projects for which they're responsible. 82.20(4)(c)
- The sizing of horizontal drains and building drains will not be dependent on the number of water closets, other than the drainage fixture units those water closets represent. Table 82.30-2 and 82.30-3.
- Plan review will be required for all stormwater infiltration systems. The review fee is $100, in addition to the fee of $10 per inch of storm sewer and storm private interceptor main sewer. Comm Table 2.64-1.
- Specific requirements for prefabricated sump and pump systems, and exterior sumps, are included in the new code. 82.30(10)(c).
- "Boxing" is allowed for frost protection. 82.30(11)(c)2.
- Where an air-gap or air-break is located above the countertop, the local waste connected to the air-gap or air-break may connect to a branch tailpiece, standpipe, or dishwasher connection of a food waste grinder. 82.33(9)(d)
- Garage catch basin design and installation requirements are completely rewritten. 82.34(4)
- Requirements for campgrounds are added to the code. 82.37(3)
- A new section is added to the code for discharge points by specific wastewater types. Table 82.38-1.
- Identification, tagging, and labeling requirements for water supply systems changed. 82.40(3)(d)
- A water service, private water main, building sewer, or private interceptor main sewer may pass through one building to serve another, if the conditions listed in the code are met. 82.40(8)(c) and 82.30(11)(a)
- The complete health care and related facilities code section is rewritten. 82.50
- The complete set of rules on mobile homes and mobile home parks is rewritten. 82.51
- There are performance requirements set for the reuse of water through a plumbing system. Reuse is restricted to stormwater, graywater or clearwater. Blackwater is not permitted to be reused until it's passed through a natural soil treatment system or municipal treatment works. 82.70
- Plan review will be required for water or wastewater treatment systems designed to meet the requirements in Table 82.70-1. This would include stormwater use and wastewater reuse systems.
A 4-day "Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems" seminar has been scheduled for May 20-23, 2003, at the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in Marinette. The program consists of two days of "Plan Review and Inspection," one day of "Fire Pumps," and one day of "Inspection, Testing and Maintenance." For registration information, contact Bill Ewing of NWTC, 920- 498-5603.