64E-6.0101. Portable Restrooms and Portable or Stationary Holding Tanks  


Effective on Wednesday, April 28, 2010
  • 1(1) 2Persons servicing portable restrooms, portable hand washing facilities and portable or stationary holding tanks shall obtain an annual permit on Form DH 4013 from the county health department in the county in which the service company has an office or storage yard. 44The service company need not be permitted in neighboring counties in which the service company operates but does not have an office or storage yard. Service persons shall carry proof of possession of a current annual operating permit and vehicle inspection for review by department personnel in neighboring counties. Permits issued under this rule authorize the disposal service to handle liquid waste associated with portable restrooms, portable hand washing facilities, restroom trailers, shower trailers and portable or stationary holding tanks containing domestic wastewater produced in the State of Florida.

    133(2) Application for a service permit shall be made to the DOH county health department on Form DH 4012, “Application for Septage Disposal Service Permit, Temporary System Service Permit, Septage Treatment and Disposal Facility, Septic Tank Manufacturing Approval”. The following must be provided for the evaluation prior to issuance of a service permit:

    186(a) Evidence that the applicant possesses adequate equipment such as a tank truck, pumps, off truck stabilization tanks and pH testing equipment where lime stabilization and land application are proposed, as well as other appurtenances and tools necessary to perform the work intended. Equipment may be placed into service only after it has been inspected and approved by the DOH county health department. Tanks used for the stabilization and storage of portable or stationary holding tank waste and portable restroom waste shall be constructed, sized, and operated in accordance with the provisions of subparagraphs 28064E-6.010(2)(a)1.-3., 281F.A.C.

    282(b) The proposed disposal method and the site to be used for disposing of the waste from portable restrooms or portable or stationary holding tanks.

    307(c) The contractor registration number and certificate of authorization number, if applicable.

    319(3) When a permit is issued, the number of said permit along with the name of the company, its phone number, and the gallon capacity of the waste storage tank shall be prominently and permanently displayed on the service truck in contrasting colors with 3 inch or larger letters. Use of removable magnetic signs shall not be considered permanent display of vehicle identification information.

    383(4) After waste is removed from a portable or stationary holding tank, the original cap or lid of the tank shall be put back in place, or be replaced with a new cap or lid if the original one is broken. Tank lids shall be completely sealed and secured as per paragraph 43564E-6.013(2)(i), 436F.A.C. The site shall be left in a nuisance-free condition.

    446(5) Waste from portable or stationary holding tanks or portable restrooms shall be transported to an approved treatment facility in such a manner as to preclude leakage, spillage or the creation of a sanitary nuisance.

    481(6) All portable restroom and portable or stationary holding tank waste haulers regulated by Chapter 64E-6, F.A.C., are to maintain a collection and hauling log at the main business location which provides the information listed below. Records shall be retained for five (5) years.

    525(a) Date of septage or waste collection;

    532(b) Estimated volume, in gallons, of septage or waste transported;

    542(c) Location of the approved treatment facility;

    549(d) Date and time of discharge to the treatment facility;

    559(e) Acknowledgement from treatment facility of receipt of septage or waste; and

    571(f) The location and the installation or placement date of all portable holding tanks placed into service. When a county health department requests to see the list of holding tank installation locations, only those locations within the health department’s county of jurisdiction need to be provided.

    617(7) Portable Restrooms, Portable Holding Tanks, Stationary Holding Tanks, Mobile Restroom Trailers, Mobile Shower Trailers, and Portable Sinks.

    635(a) The department shall allow, on a temporary basis, portable restrooms, mobile restrooms, mobile shower trailers, and portable or stationary holding tanks for fairs, carnivals, revivals, field locations, encampments and other locations which lack permanent structures where people congregate for short periods of time, provided the construction, maintenance, and utilization of such systems conform to the general provisions of this chapter. Portable restrooms, portable or stationary holding tanks or other restroom facilities shall be provided at commercial and residential building sites for the duration of construction any time workers are present, and shall not be bound by the definition of temporary. All required restroom facilities shall remain accessible whenever the intended users are present. Where the department determines that no health hazard will result, portable restrooms, portable holding tanks, stationary holding tanks, mobile restroom trailers, mobile shower trailers, and portable sinks shall be permitted meeting setbacks that are 50% of the setback requirements of subsections 79064E-6.005(1) 791through (3), F.A.C., provided portable or stationary holding tanks shall be placed within secondary containment structures with a containment capacity of no less than 110% of the total waste capacity of the holding tank. For purposes of this rule, a holding tank is any sealed, water tight fixture for receiving and storing domestic wastewater from plumbing fixtures in remote locations or at building sites or special events. For purposes of this rule, a portable restroom is a transportable, self contained static or flush-type toilet constructed to promote a sanitary environment at remote locations, building sites or special events, comprised of at least a waste storage receptacle, a riser and toilet seat and a protective enclosure. Portable restrooms, mobile restrooms, and mobile shower trailers at building sites or at a location for a temporary period of time do not require a permit from the department but must comply with the provisions of this rule. A construction permit (DH 4016) shall be obtained before placing or installing any stationary holding tanks.

    960(b) The department shall approve, for permanent use or placement, portable restrooms or stationary holding tanks at continually used locations where restroom facilities are desirable for the promotion of public health and where conventional facilities are neither available nor practical. Examples of such locations would be boat ramps, remote areas of golf courses, office or sales trailers, or other places where people congregate which meet the above criteria. A construction permit (DH 4016) shall be obtained before placing or installing any portable restroom or stationary holding tank for permanent use. The portable restroom service company providing portable restrooms or stationary holding tanks shall be responsible for maintenance of the unit and removal if conventional facilities are made available.

    1078(c) Portable restrooms shall be self-contained, have self closing doors and shall be designed and maintained so that insects are excluded from the waste container.

    1103(d) Portable restroom service company operators shall use Table PR I to determine the required number of facilities for special events for use in situations where no local or state codes provide a minimum number of toilet facilities. Table PR I assumes that the portable restrooms are serviced only once per day. If the restrooms are serviced twice per day, the value from the table shall be divided by two. If they are pumped three or more times per day, the value shall be divided by three. All resulting fractional numbers of restrooms required shall be rounded up to the next higher whole number of restrooms. If permanent restroom facilities are available for use by the attendees, the number of portable restrooms may be reduced based on the number of attendees the permanent facilities are designed to accommodate. At least one working day prior to the special event, special event organizers shall provide to the county health department a signed contract, or facsimile copy thereof, with the portable restroom service company specifying the dates the facilities will be on the event site, the number of restroom facilities to be provided, the servicing frequency and the removal date for the units.

    1303(e) Table PR II shall be used to determine the number of required facilities at remote locations and commercial and residential building sites.

    13261. Table PR II assumes that the portable restrooms are serviced only once per week. If the restrooms are serviced twice per week, the value from the table shall be divided by two. If they are pumped three or more times per week, the value shall be divided by three. All resulting fractional numbers of restrooms required shall be rounded up to the next higher whole number of restrooms.

    13952. Where a contractor has multiple building sites, the individual sites shall be considered a single site for purpose of determining the number of facilities. Portable restrooms serving multiple individual building sites may be shared between sites provided they are no more than 300 feet from any individual building site served.

    1446(f) Waste receptacles shall be watertight and made of non-absorbent, acid resistant, corrosion-resistant and easily cleanable material.

    1463(g) The floors and interior walls shall have a non-absorbent finish and be easily cleanable.

    1478(h) Portable restrooms shall be serviced at least weekly and the inside of the structure housing the storage compartment shall be cleaned on each service visit. 1504The waste storage compartment shall be charged with a sanitizer-deodorizer solution prepared in accordance with the sanitizer-deodorizer manufacturer’s instructions.

    1523(i) Each portable restroom shall have listed in a conspicuous place the name and telephone number of the servicing company.

    1543(j) Portable restrooms shall be maintained in a sanitary condition. Portable restrooms at special events shall be serviced at least daily.

    1564TABLE PR I

    1567NUMBER OF PORTABLE RESTROOMS REQUIRED FOR SPECIAL EVENTS

    1575(ASSUMES SERVICING ONCE PER DAY)

    1580NUMBER OF PEOPLE PER DAY

    1585NUMBER OF HOURS FOR EVENT PER DAY

     

     

     

     

    15921

    15932

    15943

    15954

    15965

    15976

    15987

    15998

    16009

    160110

    1602250

    16032

    16042

    16052

    16062

    16072

    16083

    16093

    16103

    16113

    16123

    1613500

    16142

    16153

    16164

    16174

    16184

    16194

    16204

    16214

    16224

    16234

    16241000

    16254

    16265

    16276

    16287

    16297

    16308

    16318

    16328

    16338

    16348

    16352000

    16366

    163710

    163812

    163913

    164014

    164114

    164214

    164315

    164415

    164515

    16463000

    16479

    164814

    164917

    165019

    165120

    165221

    165321

    165421

    165521

    165622

    16574000

    165812

    165919

    166023

    166125

    166228

    166328

    166428

    166530

    166630

    166730

    16685000

    166915

    167023

    167130

    167232

    167334

    167436

    167536

    167636

    167736

    167836

    16796000

    168017

    168128

    168234

    168338

    168440

    168542

    168642

    168742

    168844

    168944

    16907000

    169120

    169232

    169340

    169444

    169546

    169648

    169750

    169850

    169950

    170050

    17018000

    170223

    170338

    170446

    170550

    170654

    170757

    170857

    170958

    171058

    171158

    17129000

    171326

    171442

    171552

    171656

    171760

    171862

    171962

    172062

    172164

    172264

    172310,000

    172530

    172646

    172757

    172863

    172966

    173070

    173170

    173272

    173372

    173472

    173512,500

    173736

    173858

    173972

    174080

    174184

    174288

    174388

    174488

    174588

    174692

    174715,000

    174944

    175070

    175184

    175296

    1753100

    1754105

    1755105

    1756110

    1757110

    1758110

    175917,500

    176150

    176280

    1763100

    1764110

    1765115

    1766120

    1767125

    1768125

    1769126

    1770126

    177120,000

    177357

    177492

    1775115

    1776125

    1777132

    1778138

    1779138

    1780144

    1781144

    1782150

    178325,000

    178572

    1786115

    1787144

    1788154

    1789168

    1790175

    1791175

    1792176

    1793176

    1794184

    179530,000

    179788

    1798138

    1799168

    1800192

    1801200

    1802208

    1803208

    1804216

    1805216

    1806216

     

    1807TABLE PR II

    1810PORTABLE RESTROOMS REQUIRED FOR REMOTE LOCATIONS AND COMMERCIAL AND

    1819RESIDENTIAL BUILDING SITES

    1822PER SITE OR LOCATION

    1826(ASSUMES SERVICING ONCE PER WEEK)

    1831NUMBER OF PEOPLE PER SITE

    1836NUMBER OF RESTROOMS REQUIRED

    18408 HOURS PER DAY – 40 HOURS PER WEEK

     

    18491-10

    18501

    185111-20

    18522

    185321-30

    18543

    185531-40

    18564

    185741-50

    18585

    1859over 50

    1861Add 1 restroom for every 10 additional people or fraction thereof

     

    1872TABLE PR III

    1875HOLDING TANK CAPACITY REQUIRED FOR REMOTE LOCATIONS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS

    1885PER SITE OR LOCATION

    1889(ASSUMES SERVICING TWICE PER WEEK)

    1894NUMBER OF PEOPLE PER SITE

    1899MINIMUM HOLDING TANK CAPACITY (IN GALLONS)

    19058 HOURS PER DAY – 40 HOURS PER WEEK

     

    19141

    1915125

    19162-3

    1917250

    19184-5

    1919500

    19206-7

    1921750

    1922over 7

    1924Add 125 gallons for each additional person

    1931(k) Portable hand washing facilities shall be self-contained and have access to a fresh water compartment and a wastewater compartment. A sign shall be posted near the hand washing apparatus to advise users that the water is not for drinking.

    1971(l) Portable hand washing facilities shall be provided in a proportion of one hand wash facility to every ten portable restrooms required, and shall be provided at special events and remote locations where food is served or picnic areas are provided. With the exception of locations where food is served, hand sanitizers may be used in lieu of hand washing facilities, at the option of the applicant.

    2038(m) The number and location of portable restroom and hand washing facilities for food handlers at special events shall be based on this section or applicable local or state food hygiene requirements, whichever is greater.

    2073(n) An applicant for a stationary holding tank installation permit shall provide to the county health department a copy of a contract with a permitted disposal company that states the holding tank capacity and the scheduled pumping frequency.

    2111(o) All stationary holding tanks shall be constructed in compliance with the construction standards for treatment receptacles in Rule 213064E-6.013, 2131F.A.C.

    2132(p) Portable holding tanks shall meet the following requirements:

    21411. The total effective capacity of the portable holding tank shall not exceed 300 gallons;

    21562. No portion of the portable holding tank shall be more than 12 inches below the surface of the ground;

    21763. The portable holding tank shall be used for a construction site or temporary use;

    21914. The portable holding tank shall be rigid, water-tight, impervious;

    22015. Polyethylene holding tanks shall meet the requirements of International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) PS 1-93, Paragraph 5.4 “Polyethylene”, herein incorporated by reference. Where the requirements of IAPMO PS 1-93 Paragraph 5.4 “Polyethylene” conflict with the standards in this section, the standards in this section shall apply;

    22516. Multiple portable holding tanks, if used, shall be connected in such a manner that leakage from one tank will not result in the loss of any liquid from any other tanks;

    22837. Each portable holding tank shall have listed in a conspicuous place the name and telephone number of the servicing company; and

    23058. The portable holding tank shall be removed from the site when no longer needed;

    23209. The portable holding tank servicing company shall maintain a list of the location and the installation or placement date of all portable holding tanks placed into service. The list shall be made available to the Department upon request.

    2359(q) Portable or stationary holding tanks shall be serviced at least weekly to prevent insanitary conditions.

    2375(r) Table PR III shall be used to determine the required total capacity of portable or stationary holding tanks serving a remote location, construction site, or special event. The values from table PR III shall be adjusted proportionately to the number of times per week the holding tank will be emptied.

    2426(s) Application for a service permit shall be made to the county health department on Form DH 4012, “Application for Septage Disposal Service Permit, Temporary System Service Permit, Septage Treatment and Disposal Facility, Septic Tank Manufacturing Approval”. The following must be provided for the evaluation prior to issuance of a service permit:

    24781. The permanent location and address of the business where operations will originate and where equipment is to be stored when it is not in use.

    25042. The proposed disposal method and the site to be used for disposing of the waste.

    2520(t) The following equipment, maintenance and service requirements shall be complied with:

    25321. Vehicles used for servicing portable restrooms shall be provided with two separate tanks or a dual compartment tank. One compartment or tank shall be used for receiving and removing wastes and the other shall be used for clean water storage and shall have adequate capacity to allow proper cleaning of each serviced unit. The waste tank on all vehicles servicing portable restrooms or portable or stationary holding tanks shall be equipped with a suction hose having a cut-off valve not more than 36 inches from the intake end.

    26212. Standby portable restroom and holding tank service equipment shall be available for use during breakdowns or emergencies. If equipment from another approved service is to be used for stand-by purposes, a written agreement between the services must be provided to the county health department.

    26663. The waste storage compartment of a tank truck shall be maintained as necessary to prevent the creation of sanitary nuisance conditions.

    2688(u) Portable or stationary holding tank, portable restroom, and portable hand sink wastes shall be disposed of into a septage treatment and disposal facility approved by the department or into a treatment facility approved or permitted for such disposal by the Department of Environmental Protection. These wastes shall be land applied under provisions of subsection 274364E-6.010(7), 2744F.A.C., provided a DEP-approved treatment facility is not available. Companies which service portable or stationary holding tanks or portable restrooms which use quaternary ammonium sanitizing and deodorizing compounds are prohibited from having the wastes treated or disposed of at lime stabilization facilities.

    2786(v) When disposed of in a department approved lime stabilization facility, the portable restroom, portable hand washing and portable or stationary holding tank wastes shall be blended with domestic septage at a rate of no less than 3 parts septage to 1 part holding tank, portable restroom or portable hand washing facility waste prior to lime stabilization. Treatment and disposal shall comply with the provisions of paragraphs 285364E-6.010(7)(a)-2854(u), F.A.C.

    2856(w) Contents of portable restrooms and portable or stationary holding tanks shall be removed in their entirety when pumped.

    2875(x) Persons who own portable restrooms but are not a permitted service company shall maintain a service contract with a permitted service company for every portable restroom in use. The name and telephone number of the owner shall be displayed on every portable restroom in use.

    2921(8) All materials incorporated herein may be obtained from the Bureau of Onsite Sewage Programs at 2937www.MyFloridaEH.com 2938or 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A08, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1713.

    2948Rulemaking Authority  2950381.0065(3)(a), 2951489.553(3) FS. 2953Law Implemented 2955381.0065, 2956386.041 FS. 2958History–New 5-24-04, Amended 11-26-06, 6-25-09, 4-28-10.

     

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