Campgrounds

(1) For the purposes of 310 CMR 15.000, a campground is any facility which is regulated pursuant to 105 CMR 430.00: Minimum Standards for Recreational Camps for Children (State Sanitary Code: Chapter IV) or 440.00: Minimum Standards for Developed Family Type Campgrounds (State Sanitary Code: Chapter VI) and/or is a campground operated by the Department of Conservation and Recreation in a State Park. (2) Except as otherwise set forth in 310 CMR 15.007(3) and (4), a campground in existence on December 1, 1993 with design flows in excess of 10,000 gpd but less than 15,000 gpd and which receives only temporary use is in compliance with 310 CMR 15.000 provided that all of the following conditions are met: (a) the campground is not subject to an existing enforcement order issued by the local Approving Authority, the Department or court; (b) the campground is not failing to protect public health or safety or the environment pursuant to 310 CMR 15.304(2); (c) each system serving the facility is in compliance with 310 CMR 15.000; (d) no single system on the facility has a design flow in excess of 10,000 gpd; (e) no system is less than 100 feet from another system; (f) systems on the campground are inspected and maintained in accordance with 310 CMR 15.300 through 15.354, including necessary upgrade of systems or components; (g) no sewage from mobile home tight tanks which has been fixated or treated with chemical additives, except as approved by the Department, is disposed of at the campground; and (h) no additional flows of sewage are added over the approved design flow of the system as of March 1, 1995. (3) Campgrounds in existence as of December 1, 1993 and which receive more than temporary use are in compliance with 310 CMR 15.000 provided: (a) the provisions of 310 CMR 15.007(2) are complied with; and (b) the volume of sewage flow generated from all systems on the facility from non-temporary use does not exceed 10% of the design flow generated during peak seasonal use. (4) All new construction at campgrounds shall be in accordance with the provisions of 310 CMR 15.000.