Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a)
Safety of camp facility. The buildings, structures, and grounds shall not
present a fire, health, or safety hazard.
(b) Accumulation of refuse and debris. The
premises of each camp shall be kept free of accumulations of refuse and
debris.
(c) Compliance with
building, plumbing, electrical and life safety codes. All camp buildings shall
comply with applicable building, plumbing, electrical, life safety, and similar
codes.
(d) Permanent living or
sleeping structures. All permanent structures used for living or sleeping
purposes in the camp shall be provided with walls, floors, and ceilings that
shall be kept clean and in good repair.
(e) Separate beds, bunks or cots. A separate
bed, bunk, or cot shall be required for each person. Beds shall be spaced in a
manner that is free of obstruction for entering and exiting.
(f) Bunk bed guardrails. In all rooms housing
campers, all bunk beds shall have at least two guardrails, one on each side of
the bed for each bed having the underside of its foundation more than 30 inches
from the floor in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 16
CFR, Part 1513.3. Bunk beds securely attached to a wall may utilize the wall as
one guardrail.
(g) Location of
sleeping quarters. Sleeping shall not be permitted in kitchens or in rooms used
for food preparation, storage, or service.
(h) Bedding provided by the camp. All
articles of bedding provided by the camp, including mattresses and mattress
covers, shall be kept clean and in good repair. Any bedroll provided by the
camp and used by campers must be properly cleaned between use by different
individuals.
(i) Toilets and
urinals. The camp shall provide at least one toilet for every 15 females and
one toilet for every 15 males. In each male toilet facility, up to 70% of the
toilets required may be urinals. In facilities with more than one toilet, some
means of privacy must be provided for each toilet.
(j) Lavatories. The camp shall provide at
least one lavatory adjacent to toilet facilities. In facilities with more than
five toilets or urinals in a room, there must be a minimum of two
lavatories.
(k) Hand cleanser
required. Each lavatory shall be equipped with one of the following methods to
sanitize hands:
(1) lavatories with hot and
cold running water shall have soap or hand cleanser available at all
times;
(2) lavatories with only
cold running water shall have hand sanitizer or anti-bacterial soap available
at all times; or
(3) portable
toilet facilities not equipped with lavatories providing water shall have
waterless hand sanitizer available at all times.
(l) Shower facilities. Resident youth camps
shall provide at least one shower for every 15 females and one shower for every
15 males. Each shower shall be equipped with water to meet the needs of the
campers. There shall be soap or body cleanser available at all times.
(m) Cleanliness and sanitation of toilets,
lavatories and bathing facilities. All toilets, lavatories, and bathing
facilities shall be maintained in good repair and kept clean at all times.
Every shower room floor shall be washed daily with a suitable detergent or
sanitizing agent.
(n) Availability
of toilet tissue. Toilet tissue shall be available at all times for each
toilet.
(o) Lighting and
ventilation in toilet and bathing facilities. All permanent toilets and bathing
structures shall be adequately ventilated and properly lighted.
(p) Public water supply. If a youth camp
water supply meets the definition of a public water system, then all water used
for human consumption or which may be used in the preparation of foods or
beverages or for the cleaning of any utensil or article used in the course of
preparation or consumption of food or beverages for human beings, or which is
used for bathing, swimming in a pool or spa, or any other use in which
incidental ingestion may occur, shall come from a Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality (TCEQ) approved drinking water source that meets all
applicable standards of 30 TAC Chapter 290, Subchapter D (relating to Rules and
Regulations for Public Water Systems) and Subchapter F (relating to Drinking
Water Standards Governing Drinking Water Quality And Reporting Requirements for
Public Water Systems), as amended.
(q) Private water supply. Youth camps having
water supplies that do not meet the definition of a public water system or that
are not regulated by the TCEQ shall comply with the following requirements when
the camp is open or operational unless otherwise indicated.
(1) Water supply. An adequate supply of water
shall be available at all times in each camp in accordance with the following
table.
Attached
Graphic
(2) Water
pressure. The system shall be designed to maintain a minimum pressure of 35
pounds per square inch (psi) at all points within the distribution network at
flow rates of at least 1.5 gallons per minute per connection. When the system
is intended to provide fire fighting capability, it shall also be designed to
maintain a minimum pressure of 20 psi under combined fire and drinking water
flow conditions. Minimum distribution pressure shall not be less than 20 psi at
any time.
(3) Bacteriological
properties.
(A) Water systems serving camps
shall submit a minimum of one water sample for testing for total coliform,
fecal coliform, E. coli, or other fecal indicator organisms,
for the month prior to camp opening and each month the camp is in
operation.
(B) Testing for
microbial contaminants shall be performed at a laboratory certified by
TCEQ.
(C) If a routine distribution
coliform sample is coliform-positive, then the camp shall issue a written boil
water notification to all camp staff and volunteers. The notification shall
state, "To ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, water
for drinking, cooking, and ice making shall be boiled and cooled prior to
consumption. The water shall be brought to a vigorous rolling boil and then
boiled for two minutes. In lieu of boiling, purchased bottled water, water
obtained from some other suitable source, or ice obtained from an approved
source may be used."
(D) The boil
water notification shall remain in effect until a repeat distribution coliform
sample is coliform-negative.
(E)
Records of all bacteriological tests and of any boil water notification shall
be kept on site.
(4)
Chemical properties.
(A) Camps shall submit a
water sample obtained from the entry point to the distribution system to a
laboratory for chemical analysis at least once every three years.
(B) The chemical analysis shall be for
secondary constituent levels.
(C)
Maximum secondary constituent levels are as described in the following table.
Attached
Graphic
(D)
Records of all chemical testing shall be kept on site.
(5) Minimum residual disinfectant
concentrations and maximum residual disinfectant levels (MRDLs).
(A) The minimum residual disinfectant
concentration in the water entering the distribution system and the water
within the distribution system shall be 0.2 milligrams per liter (mg/L) free
chlorine or 0.5 mg/L chloramine.
(B) The MRDL of chlorine dioxide in the water
entering the distribution system shall be 0.8 mg/L.
(C) The MRDL of free chlorine or chloramine
in the water within the distribution system shall be 4.0 mg/L based on a
running annual average.
(6) Backflow prevention. The plumbing system
shall preclude backflow of a solid, liquid, or gas contaminant into the water
supply system at each point of use, including on a hose bib, by:
(A) providing an air gap between the water
supply inlet and the flood level rim of a plumbing fixture, equipment, or
nonfood equipment that is at least twice the diameter of the water supply inlet
and not less than 25 mm (1 inch); or
(B) installing an approved backflow
prevention device that meets the American Society of Sanitary Engineering
(ASSE) standards for construction, installation, maintenance, inspection, and
testing for that specific application and type of device.
(7) Disinfection of new or repaired water
system facilities.
(A) When repairs are made
to existing mains or when new main extensions are installed, they shall be
disinfected using such amounts of chlorine compounds as to fill the repaired or
new mains and appurtenances with water containing 50 ppm chlorine.
(B) After the water containing this amount of
chlorine, which is greater than that normally present in drinking water, has
been in contact with the pipe and appurtenances for at least 24 hours, the main
shall be flushed until the free chlorine or chloramine in the water within the
new or repaired distribution system is less than 4.0 mg/L.
(C) A sample of water from the new or
repaired main shall be submitted to a laboratory certified by TCEQ for
bacteriological examination so as to be assured that the disinfection procedure
was effective.
(8)
Calcium hypochlorite. A supply of calcium hypochlorite disinfectant shall be
kept on hand for use when making repairs and repairing line breaks.
(9) Lead control. Use of pipes and pipe
fittings that contain more than 8.0% lead or solders and flux that contain more
than 0.2% lead is prohibited for installation or repair of any water supply and
for installation or repair of any plumbing in a residential or nonresidential
facility providing water for human consumption. This requirement may be waived
for lead joints that are necessary for repairs to cast iron pipe.
(10) Flushing of water system mains. All
dead-end mains should be flushed at monthly intervals or more frequently to
maintain water quality.
(11)
Collection system location.
(A) No sanitary
sewers or septic tanks shall be allowed within a distance of 50 feet of any
well used for drinking water. No cesspool or septic tank open-jointed drain
field shall be allowed within a distance of 150 feet of any well used for
drinking water.
(B) Storm sewers
located within specified distances for sanitary sewers shall be constructed so
as to prevent leakage from them.
(C) Water lines and sanitary sewers shall be
installed no closer to each other than nine feet.
(12) Well logs. Copies of well material
setting data, geological log, sealing information (pressure cementing and
surface protection), disinfection information, bacteriological sample results,
and a chemical analysis report of a representative sample of water from the
well shall be kept on file.
(13)
Interconnection. No physical connection between the distribution system of a
camp water supply and that of any other water supply shall be
permitted.
(14) Abandoned wells.
Abandoned water supply wells owned by the camp shall be plugged with cement
according to 16 TAC Chapter 76 (relating to Water Well Drillers and Water Well
Pump Installers). Wells that are not in use and are non-deteriorated as defined
in those rules shall be tested every five years to demonstrate that they are in
a non-deteriorated condition. Deteriorated wells shall be either plugged with
cement or repaired to a non-deteriorated condition.
(r) Disposal of youth camp wastewater. All
camp wastewater shall be disposed of into a community sanitary sewage system or
an approved On-site Sewage Facility in accordance with 30 TAC Chapter 285
(relating to On-Site Sewage Facilities). In remote areas, the use of chemical
toilets is allowed, if the facilities are built and maintained in accordance
with manufacturer designs.
(s)
Disposal of solid waste. Solid wastes shall be disposed of at a TCEQ approved
sanitary landfill or other disposal facility approved by TCEQ under 30 TAC
Chapter 330 (relating to Municipal Solid Waste).
(t) Permanent food preparation, storage and
service areas. Permanent food preparation, storage and service areas shall be
maintained in compliance with Chapter 228 of this title (relating to Retail
Food). Items inspected may include, but are not limited to:
(1) proper cooling for cooked/prepared
food;
(2) cold hold (41 degrees
Fahrenheit/45 degrees Fahrenheit);
(3) hot hold (135 degrees
Fahrenheit);
(4) proper cooking
temperatures;
(5) rapid reheating
(165 degrees Fahrenheit in 2 hours);
(6) personnel with infections
restricted/excluded;
(7)
proper/adequate hand washing;
(8)
good hygienic practices (eating/drinking/smoking/other);
(9) approved source/labeling;
(10) sound condition - food is not from
unapproved sources or in unsound condition;
(11) proper handling of ready-to-eat
foods;
(12) no cross-contamination
of raw/cooked foods/other;
(13)
approved systems (HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points)
plans/time as public health control);
(14) water supply - approved
sources/sufficient capacity/hot and cold water under pressure;
(15) equipment adequate to maintain product
temperature;
(16) hand wash
facilities adequate and accessible;
(17) hand wash facilities equipped with soap
and towels;
(18) no evidence of
insect contamination;
(19) no
evidence of rodents/other animals;
(20) toxic items properly
labeled/stored/used;
(21)
manual/mechanical ware washing and sanitizing at proper
ppm/temperature;
(22) manager
demonstration of knowledge of safe food handling procedures;
(23) approved sewage/wastewater disposal
system, proper disposal;
(24)
thermometers provided/accurate/properly calibrated (±2 degrees
Fahrenheit);
(25) food contact
surfaces of equipment and utensils cleaned/sanitized/good repair; and
(26) posting of consumer advisories
(abdominal thrust/disclosure/reminder/buffet plate).
(u) Playgrounds and equipment. Playgrounds
and playground equipment shall meet the standards set forth in the U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission Publication Number 325, "Public Playground
Safety Handbook," November 2010. Equipment that does not meet these standards
may not be used by campers.
