R392-501-8. Wastewater Disposal Requirements

  (1) The operator shall make sewer service available to a labor community.

  (2) Sewer systems for use by community occupants shall be designed, installed, and operated according to the requirements set forth by:

  (a) Plumbing Code;

  (b) The Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Quality under Title R317;

  (c) local health department regulations; and

  (d) the local sewer district having jurisdiction.

  (3) All wastewater shall be discharged to a public sanitary sewer system whenever practicable.

  (4) 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 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.

  (5) The operator shall submit all required plans for the construction or alteration of a wastewater disposal system in accordance with Title R317 prior to commencing construction or alteration.