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

   1. (b) A sewer system for use by community occupants shall be designed, installed, and operated according to the requirements set forth by:

      1. (i) Plumbing Code;
      2. (ii) The Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Quality under Title R317, Water Quality;
      3. (iii) local health department regulations; and
      4. (iv) the local sewer district having jurisdiction.
2. (2) Wastewater shall be discharged to a public sanitary sewer system when practicable.

3. (3) Where connection to a public sanitary sewer is not practicable, wastewater shall be discharged to:

   1. (a) an approved onsite wastewater disposal system;
   2. (b) a permitted holding tank; or

   3. (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:

      1. (i) users do not contact waste matter deposited;
      2. (ii) access to the privy interior or vault is minimized for flies, insects, rats, and other animals;
      3. (iii) surface or ground water cannot enter the vault, either as runoff or as flood water;
      4. (iv) the waste material in the vault privy cannot contaminate a water supply, stream, or body of water; and
      5. (v) odors are minimized both inside and outside the privy structure.
4. (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.

KEY: public health, oil-gas-and mining camp, labor camp, migrant camp

Date of Last Change: August 17, 2023

Notice of Continuation: October 21, 2021

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-1-202 and 26B-7-402