Utah Admin. Code 392-501-8

Current through Bulletin 2024-23, December 1, 2024
Section R392-501-8 - Wastewater Disposal Requirements
(1)
(a) The operator shall make sewer service available to a labor community.
(b) A s ewer system for use by community occupants shall be designed, installed, and operated according to the requirements set forth by:
(i) Plumbing Code;
(ii) The Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Quality under Title R317, Water Quality;
(iii) local health department regulations; and
(iv) the local sewer district having jurisdiction.
(2) Wastewater shall be discharged to a public sanitary sewer system when practicable.
(3) Where connection to a public sanitary sewer is not practicable, wastewater shall be discharged to:
(a) an approved onsite wastewater disposal system;
(b) a permitted holding tank; or
(c) a vault privy which shall be located, constructed, and maintained according to the requirements of Rule R317-560, Rules for the Design, Construction, and Maintenance of Vault Privies and Earthen Pit Privies, and local health department regulation in such a manner that:
(i) users do not contact waste matter deposited;
(ii) access to the privy interior or vault is minimized for flies, insects, rats, and other animals;
(iii) surface or ground water cannot enter the vault, either as runoff or as flood water;
(iv) the waste material in the vault privy cannot contaminate a water supply, stream, or body of water; and
(v) odors are minimized both inside and outside the privy structure.
(4) The operator shall submit plans for the construction or alteration of a wastewater disposal system in accordance with Title R317, Water Quality, before commencing construction or alteration.

Utah Admin. Code R392-501-8

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-19, effective 9/10/2018
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-06, effective 3/10/2022