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Water Quality

Spill Containment & Bulk Storage Regulations: ATCP 33

Concrete Design Standards

Wisconsin's bulk storage rule for pesticides and fertilizers requires that new concrete mixing and loading pads and secondary containment structures be designed and constructed in accordance to these standards.

Printed and bound copies of the concrete Design Standards are available at no charge from Matt Laak, DATCP, PO Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708-8911, 608-224-4518.

The design standards are presented in portable document format or PDF. You will need a reader such as Adobe Acrobat to view the information.

Wisconsin Minimum Design and Construction Standards for Concrete Mixing and Loading Pads and Secondary Containment Structures - David W. Kammel, Professor, Biological Systems Engineering Department, University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension, February 2005

Chapter 1: Functional System Design - 12 page PDF (2.97 MB file)

Chapter 2: Secondary Containment Facility - 27 page PDF (1.32 MB file)

Chapter 3: Mixing and Loading Pad - 12 page PDF (1.44 MB file)

Chapter 4: Concrete Materials and Properties - 13 page PDF (308KB file)

Chapter 5: Concrete Design and Construction Details - 23 page PDF (596KB file)

Chapter 6: Concrete Specifications and Installation - 9 page PDF (65KB PDF)