Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R392 - Population Health, Environmental Health
Rule R392-400 - Temporary Mass Gathering Sanitation
Section R392-400-15 - Wastewater Disposal Requirements
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Wastewater shall be disposed of in accordance with state and local wastewater rules.
(2) The operator may use portable restroom facilities and wastewater holding tanks as determined by the local health officer.
(3) The number of toilets shall be provided in accordance with Table 1.
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TABLE 1 Minimum Numbers of Toilets Required |
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Average Time at Gathering (hours) |
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Peak Crowd |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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1,000 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
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2,000 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
14 |
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3,000 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
16 |
20 |
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4,000 |
8 |
13 |
16 |
22 |
25 |
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5,000 |
12 |
15 |
20 |
25 |
31 |
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6,000 |
12 |
15 |
23 |
30 |
38 |
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7,000 |
12 |
18 |
26 |
35 |
44 |
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8,000 |
12 |
20 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
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10,000 |
15 |
25 |
38 |
50 |
63 |
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12,500 |
18 |
31 |
47 |
63 |
78 |
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15,000 |
20 |
38 |
56 |
75 |
94 |
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17,500 |
22 |
44 |
66 |
88 |
109 |
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20,000 |
25 |
50 |
75 |
100 |
125 |
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25,000 |
38 |
69 |
99 |
130 |
160 |
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30,000 |
46 |
82 |
119 |
156 |
192 |
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35,000 |
53 |
96 |
139 |
181 |
224 |
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40,000 |
61 |
109 |
158 |
207 |
256 |
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45,000 |
68 |
123 |
178 |
233 |
288 |
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50,000 |
76 |
137 |
198 |
259 |
320 |
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55,000 |
83 |
150 |
217 |
285 |
352 |
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60,000 |
91 |
164 |
237 |
311 |
384 |
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65,000 |
98 |
177 |
257 |
336 |
416 |
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Each additional 10,000 |
15 |
25 |
38 |
50 |
63 |
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Table continued for 6-10 hours |
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Average Time at Gathering (hours) |
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Peak Crowd |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
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1,000 |
9 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
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2,000 |
16 |
18 |
20 |
23 |
25 |
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3,000 |
24 |
26 |
30 |
34 |
38 |
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4,000 |
30 |
35 |
40 |
45 |
50 |
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5,000 |
38 |
44 |
50 |
56 |
63 |
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6,000 |
45 |
53 |
60 |
68 |
75 |
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7,000 |
53 |
61 |
70 |
79 |
88 |
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8,000 |
60 |
70 |
80 |
90 |
100 |
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10,000 |
75 |
88 |
100 |
113 |
125 |
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12,500 |
94 |
109 |
125 |
141 |
156 |
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15,000 |
113 |
131 |
150 |
169 |
188 |
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17,500 |
131 |
153 |
175 |
197 |
219 |
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20,000 |
150 |
175 |
200 |
225 |
250 |
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25,000 |
191 |
221 |
252 |
282 |
313 |
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30,000 |
229 |
266 |
302 |
339 |
376 |
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35,000 |
267 |
310 |
352 |
395 |
438 |
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40,000 |
305 |
354 |
403 |
452 |
501 |
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45,000 |
343 |
398 |
453 |
508 |
563 |
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50,000 |
381 |
442 |
503 |
564 |
626 |
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55,000 |
419 |
486 |
554 |
621 |
688 |
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60,000 |
457 |
531 |
604 |
677 |
751 |
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65,000 |
495 |
575 |
654 |
734 |
813 |
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Each additional 10,000 |
75 |
88 |
100 |
113 |
125 |
(4) If alcoholic beverages are consumed at the gathering, the operator shall increase the number of required toilets by 40%.
(5) Five percent, with a minimum of one, of the required number of toilets shall be accessible and shall be identified by the International Symbol of Accessibility in compliance with 36 CFR 1191, Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines.
(6) For an event lasting longer than ten hours, the number of required toilets is calculated by adding the number of toilets for ten hours to the number of toilets for those hours over ten or a portion thereof, as determined in Table 1.
(7) The operator shall locate portable toilets a minimum of 100 feet from any food service operation and not more than 300 feet from grand stand or spectator or from other areas of activity that pertain to the gathering, as outlined in the permit application. Where site conditions limit the placement of portable toilets, the local health officer may allow exemptions to these distances.
(8)
(9) The operator shall provide a minimum of one covered trash container for every ten portable toilets or portion thereof.
(10) The operator shall ensure that portable toilets are of sound construction, easily cleanable, and durable.
(11) Each portable toilet shall be secured against vandalism and adverse weather conditions by tie -downs, anchors or similar effective means.
(12) The operator shall contract with a liquid waste hauler that is permitted by the local health department in accordance with Rule R317-550, Rules for Liquid Waste Operations.
(13)
(14) The operator shall ensure that each portable toilet is serviced and sanitized as necessary to maintain sanitary conditions.
(15) At the conclusion of the gathering, each portable restroom unit shall be serviced then removed within 48 hours. The local health officer may extend or shorten this time because of the time of year, weather conditions, nature of the event, or to meet other public health related criteria.
