6 Colo. Code Regs. § 1010-12-5.0
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 24, December 25, 2024
Section 6 CCR 1010-12-5.0 - UTILITIES5.1 All utility services shall be available in a park, and shall be installed in a workman-like manner, and in compliance with all applicable codes and standards. Mobile homes in such parks shall have adequate means of heating and lighting, installed in accordance with applicable codes and standards.5.2 All mobile homes, service buildings, and other facilities shall be provided at all times with an adequate supply of water, and shall be served by a water system designed, constructed, and protected in accordance with Colorado Department of Health recommendations: Standards for Quality of Water Supplied to the Public , and applicable provisions of the current edition of the Colorado Department of Health Technical Plumbing Code .and section 25-1-114(I) (h), C.R.S. 1973.5.3 The water distribution system shall be so constructed that no more than twenty-five (25) mobile home lots will be without water as a result of water service line breakages or repairs within the park.5.4 Where the water supply is subject to service interruption, the occupants shall be notified in advance of such interruptions if possible.5.5 Where the cause of the water service interruption occurs within the park and the interruption exceeds a period of twelve (12) hours, standby or auxiliary equipment shall be used to provide temporary emergency water supply for the occupants.5.6 Water service lines, including valves, riser pipes and connections shall be installed in compliance with the Colorado Technical Plumbing Code . Every mobile home lot shall be provided with an individual water service pipe and a riser pipe in conformance with the Colorado Technical Plumbing Code . The riser pipe shall extend at least four (4) inches vertically above ground unless it is shielded by a riser protector and casement extending above ground and fitted with a lid. The riser shall terminate with two threaded valved outlets which provide connections for the mobile home water piping and for a garden hose. The mobile home water outlet shall be securely capped when a mobile home does not occupy the lot.5.7 Where a public sewer system is available, all plumbing fixtures, building sewers, and mobile home park sewers shall be connected thereto. If a public sewer system is not available, a private sewage collection and disposal facility meeting requirements of the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission, the Colorado Department of Health, and other applicable local government sewage disposal requirements, shall be installed and all plumbing fixtures, building sewers, and mobile home park sewers connected thereto. Sewage shall not be deposited upon the surface of the ground.5.8 Sewage collection lines shall be laid in trenches of sufficient depth to be free of breakage from traffic, ground movement, or freezing. 5.9 Sewer lines shall be constructed of approved materials with adequate vents, water-tight joints, and sufficient cleanouts. 5.10 Sewers shall be at a grade sufficient to insure a mean velocity of two feet per second when flowing full. The system shall be designed for minimum flow rate of at least 300 gallons per day per mobile home lot. Horizontal and vertical drainage lines connecting with other horizontal drainage lines shall enter through 45 degree "y" branches or other combinations of equivalent sweep. Manholes or cleanouts shall be provided at the upper end of each main sewer line and manholes shall be provided at intersections of two or more sewer lines, at changes in grade or alignment more than 45 ° and at intervals of not more than 400 feet.5.11 Each mobile home lot shall be provided with a sewer branch line and riser pipe at least four inches inside diameter. The branch line shall be installed with a uniform slope of at least 1/4 inch per linear foot and shall be properly trapped and vented when all fixtures in the mobile home are not trapped and vented. The branch line shall terminate at a riser pipe of at least four inches inside diameter, which extends vertically four inches above ground elevation, or has the ground graded from the riser pipe rim. When necessary, the riser pipe shall be protected by a concrete collar four inches thick and 12 inches in diameter.5.12 The sewer service connection shall be equipped with standard screw, ring, or clamp-type fittings or adapters so that water-tight, and tamper-proof connections can be obtained at the mobile home drain outlet and sewer riser pipe. The connection shall be of approved semi-rigid, noncollapsible, corrosion-resistant pipe having a smooth interior surface and an inside diameter of not less than three inches.5.13 The sewer service connection shall be installed and maintained with a uniform grade not less than one-quarter inch per foot and shall be no longer than necessary to connect the mobile home drain and sewer riser pipe. Dependent mobile homes with drain outlets less than three inches inside diameter shall be connected with reducers and screw or clamp-type fittings.5.14 When a mobile home does not occupy the mobile home stand, the sewer riser pipe shall be capped with a water tight cap or plug.