Arizona Administrative Code
Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Article 11 - COLLECTION, TRANSPORTATION, AND DISPOSAL OF HUMAN EXCRETA
Section R18-13-1112 - Sanitary Requirements
Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 18-13-1112
Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. A person owning or operating a vehicle or appurtenant equipment to collect, store, transport, or dispose of sewage or human excreta shall ensure that:
1. Sewage and human excreta is collected,
stored, transported, and disposed of in a sanitary manner and does not endanger
the public health or create an environmental nuisance;
2. The vehicle is equipped with a leak-proof
and fly-tight container that has a capacity of at least 750 gallons and all
portable containers, pumps, hoses, tools, and other implements are stored
within a covered and fly-tight enclosure when not in use;
3. Contents intended for removal are
transferred as quickly as possible by means of a portable fly-tight container
or suction pump and hose to the transportation container.
4. The transportation container is tightly
closed and made fly-tight immediately after the contents have been
transferred,
5. Portable containers
are kept fly-tight while being transported to and from the vehicle,
6. Any waste dropped or spilled in the
process of collection is cleaned up immediately and the area
disinfected;
7. The vehicle, tools,
and equipment are maintained in good repair at all times and, at the end of
each day's work, all portable containers, transportation containers, suction
pumps, hose, and other tools are cleaned and disinfected; and
8. All wastes collected are disposed of
according to the recommendations of the local county health department and that
no change in the recommended method of disposal is made without its prior
approval. The local county health department shall recommend disposal by one of
the following methods:
a. At a designated
point into a sewage treatment facility or sewage collection system with the
approval of the owner or operator of the facility or system,
b. By burying all wastes from chemical
toilets in an area approved by the local county health department, or
c. Into a sanitary landfill with approval of
the owner or operator of the landfill and following any precautions designated
by the owner and operator to protect the health of the workers and the
public.
B. Open dumping is prohibited except in designated areas approved by the local county health department.
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