R392-501-8. Wastewater Disposal Requirements

(1)(a) The operator shall make sewer service available to a labor community. (b) A sewer system for use by community 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, Water Quality; (iii) local health department regulations; and (iv) the local sewer district having jurisdiction. (2) Wastewater shall be discharged to a public sanitary sewer system when practicable. (3) Where connection to a public sanitary sewer is not practicable, wastewater shall be discharged to: (a) an approved onsite wastewater disposal system; (b) a permitted holding tank; or (c) a vault privy which shall be located, constructed, and maintained according to the requirements of Rule R317-560, Rules for the Design, Construction, and Maintenance of Vault Privies and Earthen Pit Privies, and local health department regulation in such a manner that: (i) users do not contact waste matter deposited; (ii) access to the privy interior or vault is minimized for flies, insects, rats, and other animals; (iii) surface or ground water cannot enter the vault, either as runoff or as flood water; (iv) the waste material in the vault privy cannot contaminate a water supply, stream, or body of water; and (v) odors are minimized both inside and outside the privy structure. (4) The operator shall submit plans for the construction or alteration of a wastewater disposal system in accordance with Title R317, Water Quality, before commencing construction or alteration.