Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R392 - Population Health, Environmental Health
Rule R392-301 - Recreational Vehicle Park Sanitation
Section R392-301-6 - Wastewater

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 392-301-6

Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024

(1) Wastewater shall be discharged to a public sanitary sewer system when practicable.

(a) Sewer systems for use by recreational vehicle park 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, Environmental Quality, Water Quality;

(iii) local health department regulations; and

(iv) the local sewer district having jurisdiction.

(b) Where connection to a public sewer is not available, wastewater shall be discharged into an approved wastewater disposal system meeting the requirements of Title R317, Environmental Quality, Water Quality, and local health department regulations.

(c) The operator shall submit required plans for the construction or alteration of a wastewater disposal system in accordance with Title R317, Environmental Quality, Water Quality, before commencing construction or alteration.

(2) Except as in Subsection (3), and unless each site is connected to an approved sewer system, the operator shall provide a sanitary dump station that includes the following:

(a) Easy ingress and egress from a service road for recreational vehicles and located not less than 50 feet from any site;

(b) The sewage inlet surrounded by a curbed concrete apron or trough of at least three feet by three feet, sloped to the inlet, and provided with a suitable hinged cover milled to fit tight;

(c) A means for flushing with pressurized water the immediate area and each recreational vehicle wastewater holding tank.

(3) The local health officer may approve alternate designs for a sanitary dump station.

(4) If the operator makes sewer service available to each designated site designed and intended to accommodate independent recreational vehicles, the operator shall design, install, operate, and maintain individual connections to the sewer system according to the requirements set by:

(a) Plumbing Code;

(b) the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Quality;

(c) local health department regulations; and

(d) local sewer district having jurisdiction.

(5) If the operator makes sewer service available to an individual site, that sewer connection is not subject to the requirements of Subsection (2).

(6) The operator shall provide tight-fitting covers for each sewer riser.

(7) A trap is prohibited between the sewer riser and sewer lateral.

(8) The connection and connecting line between the recreational vehicle drain outlet and the sewer riser shall be watertight and self-draining.

(9) The rim of the sewer riser shall extend not more than 4 inches above adjacent ground surface elevations. Surface drainage shall be directed away from the sewer riser.

(10) The operator shall prohibit dependent recreational vehicles and tents in a recreational vehicle park unless means are provided and approved by the local health officer to collect, contain, and properly dispose of dishwashing, bathing or other liquid waste material.

(11) If the operator provides laundering facilities, the equipment shall discharge wastewater as required in this rule.

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