R317-560-4. Maintenance Requirements

4.1 Odor-control chemicals or disinfectants may be added to the vault or pit at frequent intervals to prevent bacterial decomposition and resulting odors. Extreme caution should be exercised to insure that these chemicals are not spilled on or allowed to remain on the seat. Garbage, ashes, oil, hazardous or toxic wastes, or other wastes not normally deposited in vault privies or earthen pit privies shall not be disposed of therein.

4.2 All vault privies and earthen pit privies shall be maintained in a satisfactory manner to prevent the occurrence of a public health nuisance or hazard or to preclude any adverse affect upon the quality of any waters of the State.

4.3 Toilet paper with a holder should be provided for every seat. An adequate supply of toilet paper should be maintained at all times.

4.4 All vault privies shall comply with the following:

A. The vault or receptacle is not permitted to be filled to a point higher than 12 inches below the floor surface of the privy building.

B. Vault wastes shall be periodically emptied at sufficiently frequent intervals to prevent creation of an insanitary condition, and shall be transported in an acceptable manner to a disposal site approved by the Division. Where disposal in a public sewer system is not possible, vault wastes must be deposited in approved sanitary landfills.

4.5 All earthen pit privies shall comply with the following:

A. When the pit becomes filled to within 18 inches of the ground surface, a new pit shall be excavated and the old one shall be backfilled with approximately 2 feet of compacted earth and mounded slightly to allow for settlement and to prevent depressions for surface ponding of water.

TABLE

     Type of Camp Source Storage

     Modern camps with 60 gal/day/person 30 gal/person

     full facilities

     Semi-developed camps, Minimum 5 gal/ Minimum 2.5

     and day-use areas day/person gal/person

     with limited

     facilities

     (With flush type 20 gal/day/person 10 gal/person

     toilets)