Section 2-1-4-07-02-202.04 - Plumbing and Draining: There shall be an efficient draining and plumbing system for the establishment. The plumbing system in each establishment shall be installed and maintained in compliance with the best plumbing practices and State plumbing code in effect.
1. Drains and Gutters: All drains and gutters shall be properly installed with traps and vents approved by the Commissioner. The drainage and plumbing system must permit the quick run-off of all water from plant buildings, and of surface water around the plant and on the premises; and all such water shall be disposed of in such a manner as to prevent a nuisance or health hazard.2. Sewage and Plant Wastes: a. All sewage and plant wastes shall be disposed of according to recognized and accepted sanitary engineering methods which will not create a public hazard or unsanitary situation so as to be a nuisance.b. The sewage system shall have adequate slope and capacity to remove readily all waste from the various processing operations and equipped with the necessary settling and screening devices to minimize, and if possible, to prevent stoppage and surcharging of the system.c. Grease traps which are connected with the sewage system shall be suitably located, but not near any edible products department or in any area where products are unloaded from, or loaded into vehicles. To facilitate cleaning, such traps should have inclined bottoms and provided with suitable covers.d. All floor drains shall be equipped with approved traps and vents constructed so as to minimize clogging; and the plumbing shall be installed so as to prevent sewage from backing up and flooding the floors.e. All toilet soil lines shall be separate from house drainage lines to a point outside the buildings and drainage from toilet bowls and urinals shall not be discharged into a grease catch basin.f. Floor drainage lines shall be at least four (4) inches in diameter or larger depending on the volume of over-flow and shall be properly vented to the outside air and open into main drains at least two (2) inches larger in diameter than the floor drain lines.g. In new construction and remodeling, valley and gutter drains shall have adequate slope and the junctions of the sides and the bottoms shall be covered and tightly sealed.h. All refrigerator drains shall be properly trapped and vented and discharged through an air gap into the sewer system;2 Miss. Code. R. 1-4-07-02-202.04