New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 10A - PROPRIETARY CAMPGROUND FACILITY HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS
Subchapter 2 - MAINTENANCE STANDARDS
Section 5:10A-2.8 - Holding tank emptying stations for camping vehicles

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 5:10A-2.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) If provided, a holding tank emptying station for camping vehicles shall be constructed and operated in conformance with the New Jersey Water Pollution Control Act Regulations (N.J.A.C. 7:14) and any other applicable laws, rules and ordinances and shall comply with the following additional requirements:

1. Each station shall be conveniently located and be accessible from the service road and shall provide easy ingress and egress for camping vehicles;

2. Each station shall be at least 100 feet from any campsite or property line and shall have an appropriate wind break against prevailing winds to reduce the migration of odors;

3. Each station shall contain an emptying trough and a means for flushing the camping vehicle holding tank and emptying through with water under pressure;

4. The emptying trough shall consist of a concrete slab at least four feet by six feet and at least five inches thick, the surface of which is trowelled to a smooth finish and sloped from each side inward to a sewer inlet;

5. The sewer inlet shall consist of a four inch self-closing foot-operated hatch of durable material with cover milled to fit tight. The hatch body shall be set in the concrete of the emptying trough with the lip of the opening flush with the surface of the trough to facilitate the cleansing of the trough with water under pressure. The hatch shall be properly connected to a sewer inlet that shall discharge to an approved sanitary sewage disposal facility;

6. The means for flushing the camping vehicle holding tank and the emptying trough shall consist of a piped supply of water under pressure terminating in a valved connection so located and installed that it will not be damaged by vehicles. The connection shall consist of a properly supported riser terminating at least two feet above the ground surface, with a 3/4 inch valved outlet to which is screwed a flexible hose terminating at a nozzle;

7. The water supply to the flushing device shall be protected from backflow by means of an approved vacuum breaker located downstream from the last shutoff valve; and

8. Adjacent to the flushing arrangement there shall be posted a sign of durable material, not less than two feet by two feet in size, containing the following inscription, or equivalent wording acceptable to the Bureau, in clearly legible letters:DANGER. THIS OUTLET IS NOT TO BE USED FOR DRINKING OR DOMESTIC PURPOSES."

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