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WATER MAIN PLAN AND SPECIFICATION APPROVAL
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Management, Bureau of Drinking
Water and Groundwater, is conditionally approving plans and specifications for the following project. An
engineering report or information of sufficient detail to meet the requirements of s. NR 811.09(3), Wis. Adm.
Code, was submitted along with the plans and specifications.
Water system name: City of Oshkosh Waterworks
Date received: 02/12/2024
Engineering consultant: Alyssa Deckert, P.E., Engineering Division, City of Oshkosh
DNR plan reviewer: Norman Hahn - (608) 225-0095, norman.hahn@wisconsin.gov
Project description: Water main replacement will consist of the installation of polywrapped Class 52 ductile
iron water main pipe on Waugoo Avenue (2,444 feet of 8-inch diameter pipe, 180 feet of 6-inch diameter pipe,
and 25 feet of 4-inch diameter pipe), State Street (108 feet of 8-inch diameter pipe), and Broad Street (98 feet of
8-inch diameter pipe). Sixty-seven feet of the 8-inch diameter pipe on Waugoo Avenue will be installed within
67 feet of steel casing pipe where the water main will pass under railroad tracks that are installed along the east
side of Broad Street.
Water main construction will meet or exceed the Standard Specifications for Sewer & Water Construction in
Wisconsin (Sixth Edition). Water main construction will also meet or exceed the requirements set forth in NR
811, Subchapter X of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
Private water mains and water services may require plan review by Department of Safety and Professional
Services (DSPS) and are not reviewed or approved by the Department of Natural Resources. Service connections
that will have static pressures exceeding 80 psi should have an individual pressure reducing valve installed in
accordance with DSPS requirements. Contact DSPS at 608-267-9421 for further information on potential need
for plan review. Replacement of service lines constructed of lead, or galvanized lines formerly downstream of
lead, should be conducted in accordance with AWWA C810 standards to minimize potential consumer exposure
to lead.
State of Wisconsin
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
101 S. Webster Street
Box 7921
Madison WI 53707-7921
March 7, 2024
DIANE BARTLETT CLERK
CITY OF OSHKOSH
215 CHURCH AVENUE
PO BOX 1130
OSHKOSH WI 54903-1130
dnr.wi.gov
wisconsin.gov
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Approval conditions related to Chapters NR 810 and NR 811, Wis. Adm. Code:
1. A resident project representative shall be designated by the water supply owner or by the agent retained
by the owner. The resident project representative shall be knowledgeable regarding the proposed
construction and be able to ensure the improvements are being constructed in accordance with the
department approved plans, specifications, and conditions of the approval. The project representative
shall be present on the work site as needed to assure proper construction and installation of the
improvements. (s. NR 811.11, Wis. Adm. Code)
2. After construction, maintenance, repair or modification, waterworks facilities shall be disinfected by
procedure outlined in the applicable AWWA standards for wells, water mains, storage facilities or
treatment facilities. Waterworks may not be placed in service until bacteriological samples have
established that the water is bacteriologically safe. (s. NR 810.09(4), Wis. Adm. Code)
3. Water mains shall meet horizontal separation distance requirements from sanitary and storm sewers and
manholes according to s. NR 811.74(2)(a), Wis. Adm. Code.
4. Wherever water mains cross over sewers a minimum vertical clearance of 6 inches from the bottom of the
water main to the top of the sewer shall be maintained, and wherever water mains cross under sewers a
minimum vertical clearance of 18 inches from the top of the water main to the bottom of the sewer shall
be maintained, and at crossings one full length of water pipe shall be centered on the sewer so that both
joints are as far from the sewer as possible. (s. NR 811.74(3), Wis. Adm. Code)
5. Hydrant drains may not be located within 8 feet of sanitary sewers, storm sewers, or storm sewer inlets. If
it is impracticable to maintain 8 feet of separation between hydrant drains and sewers or inlets, the
hydrants shall be installed without drains or have the drains plugged. (s. NR 811.71(4), Wis. Adm. Code)
6. All drain ports shall be plugged or installed with no drain ports and the barrels shall be pumped dry
during freezing weather in areas where groundwater rises above the hydrant drain port. (s. NR 811.71(4),
Wis. Adm. Code)
Approval constraints: The project was reviewed in accordance with s. 281.41, Wis. Stats. for compliance with
Chapters NR 108, NR 810 and NR 811, Wis. Adm. Code and is hereby approved in accordance with s. 281.41,
Wis. Stats. subject to the conditions listed above. This approval is valid for four years from the date of approval.
This approval is based on the applicant’s representation that the plans and specifications submitted to the
department are complete and accurately represent the project being approved. Discovery that the applicant failed
to submit complete and accurate plans and specifications may void this approval.
Appeal rights: If you believe that you have a right to challenge this decision, you should know that the
Wisconsin Statutes and administrative rules establish time periods within which requests to review department
decisions must be filed. To request a contested case hearing pursuant to s. 227.42, Wis. Stats., you have 30 days
after the decision is mailed, or otherwise served by the department, to serve a petition for hearing on the Secretary
of the Department of Natural Resources. Requests for contested case hearings must be made in accordance with
ch. NR 2, Wis. Adm. Code. Filing a request for a contested case hearing does not extend the 30-day period for
filing a petition for judicial review. For judicial review of a decision pursuant to ss. 227.52 and 227.53, Wis.
Stats., you must file your petition with the appropriate circuit court and serve the petition on the department
within 30 days after the decision is mailed. A petition for judicial review must name the Department of Natural
Resources as the respondent.
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STATE OF WISCONSIN
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Project plan reviewer
Norman Hahn
Public Water Engineering Section
Bureau of Drinking Water and Groundwater
For the Secretary
Benjamin M. Mand, P.E.
Public Water Engineering Section
Bureau of Drinking Water and Groundwater
cc: James Rabe – Director of Public Works, City of Oshkosh
Alyssa Deckert, P.E. – Engineering Division, City of Oshkosh