Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 748 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
Subchapter U - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATIONS THAT PROVIDE THERAPEUTIC CAMP SERVICES
Division 3 - PRIMITIVE CAMPING EXCURSIONS
Section 748.4467 - What are the requirements for toilet facilities for a primitive camping excursion?
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 748.4467
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) You may use pit privies and portable toilets in remote camping areas. You must ensure that the pit privies and portable toilets are:
(1)
Maintained in good repair and kept clean at all times;
(2) Constructed and maintained according to
manufacturer designs and standards set forth by the Department of State Health
Services, General Sanitation Division;
(3) Maintained to prevent access by flies and
animals to the contents contained within, to prevent fly breeding, and to
prevent contamination of any water supply;
(4) Equipped with toilet paper at all times;
and
(5) Serviced for the disposal
of human excreta that meet regulations set forth by the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality.
(b) If the camp site is not provided with pit privies or other portable toilets, you must:
(1) Comply with the requirements of §
748.3861 of Title 40 (relating to What are the requirements for toilet
facilities during overnight camping excursions?); and
(2) Have a readily available supply of clean
earth backfill or other disposal methods that meet regulations set forth by the
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the disposal of human excreta in
these areas.
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