Wis. Admin. Code NR 812.28
Pump installation equipment and supply pipe
Cite as Wis. Admin. Code NR § 812.28
Pump installation equipment and supply pipe.
Pump installation equipment and supply pipe. Pump installers shall use pump installation equipment and supply pipe that meet all of the following requirements:
(1) Lead prohibited. All material permanently installed in a well by a pump installer and any solder or flux used to make connections within a well shall be lead-free as defined under section 1417 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended.
(2) Wellhead equipment. Well caps and seals shall be weather- and vermin-proof compression-type components and shall attach securely to the well. Nuts and bolts shall be made of materials that minimize corrosion. Any component attached to a wellhead shall enter the well in a manner that maintains sanitary integrity and prevents the entrance of contaminants or vermin into the well.
(3) Pitless adapters and pitless units. Pitless adapters and pitless units installed on a well shall meet the requirements of s. NR 812.31 .
(4) Supply pipe. Pipe used for year-round installations shall be protected from freezing. Pump discharge and supply piping shall conform to all of the following requirements that are applicable:
(a) Metal pipe. Metal discharge and supply piping shall conform to the specifications for steel pipe under s. NR 812.11 or shall conform to the requirements for pipe and tubing for water services and private water mains under s. SPS 384.30 (4) (d) .
(b) Joints between pipe and fittings of different metals. Dielectric unions shall be installed at the point of connection of dissimilar metal materials.
(c) Plastic pipe. Plastic pipe may not be used for buried pipe in soils known to be contaminated with volatile organic chemicals. Plastic pipe shall conform to the standards for pipe and tubing for water services and private water mains specified under s. SPS 384.30 (4) (d) and shall have a minimum pressure rating of 150 pounds per square inch. When a plastic pipe extends through the seal of a well with an aboveground discharge, the portion of the plastic pipe extending aboveground from the well shall be protected from sunlight, or the plastic pipe used shall be of the type with inhibitors recommended for use in direct sunlight.