Department of Public Health › 19-13-B CHAPTER II

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B102. Standards for quality of public drinking water(a) Definitions. As used in this section: (1) “Action level” means the concentration of lead or copper in water specified in subsection (j)(6)(B) of this section which determin…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B103a. ScopeThese regulations establish minimum requirements for household and small commercial subsurface sewage disposal systems with a capacity of 5,000 gallons per day or less, non-discharging toilet systems and procedures f…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B103b. DefinitionsThe following definitions shall apply for the purposes of Sections 19-13-B103c to 19-13-B103f, inclusive: (a) \"Sewage\" means domestic sewage consisting of water and human excretions or other waterborne wastes…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B103c. General provisions(a) All sewage shall be disposed of by connection to public sewers, by subsurface sewage disposal systems, or by other methods approved by the Commissioner of Health Services, in accordance with the foll…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B103d. Minimum requirements(a) Each subsurface sewage disposal system shall be constructed, repaired, altered or extended pursuant to the requirements of this section unless an exception is granted in accordance with the followi…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B103e. Procedures and conditions for the issuance of permits and approvalsNo subsurface sewage disposal system shall be constructed, altered, repaired or extended without an approval to construct issued in accordance with this s…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B103f. Non-discharging sewage disposal systems(a) All non-discharging sewage disposal systems shall be designed, installed and operated in accordance with the Technical Standards and the requirements of this section, unless an e…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B104a. ScopeThese regulations set standards for domestic sewage disposal systems receiving flows greater than 5,000 gallons per day; community sewage systems as defined in Section 7-245, Connecticut General Statutes, which utili…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B104b. Definitions(a) \"Alternative on-site sewage treatment systems\" means a system serving one or more buildings on one property which utilizes a method of treatment other than a subsurface sewage disposal system and which in…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B104c. General provisions(a) All sewers, sewage disposal systems, toilets, or sewage plumbing systems shall be kept in a sanitary condition at all times and be so constructed and maintained as to prevent the escape of odors and …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B104d. Minimum requirements(a) All sewage or septage disposal systems under the scope of these regulations shall meet the following minimum requirements necessary for the preservation and improvement of public health, unless an …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B105. DefinitionsThe following definitions shall apply for the purposes of sections 19-13-B106 to 19-13-B113, inclusive: (a) \"Public Building\" means any building owned, leased or occupied by the state or any of its subdivision…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B106. Toilet and handwashing facilitiesToilet and handwashing facilities accessible to the public and separated for each sex, shall be provided at new or extensively renovated public buildings, places of public assembly, places …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B107. Construction materials for fixturesAll toilets, urinals and lavatories shall be constructed of durable, easily cleanable materials and installed so that the fixture and space around it can be easily cleaned. All toilets, u…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B108. Accommodations requiredEach toilet shall occupy a separate compartment which shall be equipped with a door, inside latch, and clothes hook. Toilet rooms at places dispensing food and beverages for consumption on the premis…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B109. Construction requirementsThe walls of compartments, doors, or partitions between toilets may be less than the height of room walls but the top shall not be less than six feet (1830 mm) from the floor and the bottom not be …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B110. Lighting, heating and ventilatingAll toilet rooms shall be properly lighted, heated and ventilated in accordance with the requirements of the State of Connecticut Basic Building Code. (Effective March 27, 1985)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B111. Water requirementsThe toilet room shall be provided with an adequate supply of cold and hot or tempered (warm) water. The temperature of the water shall not exceed 115° F (46° C). (Effective March 27, 1985)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B112. Prevention of flies and verminToilet room outer openings shall be screened to prevent the entrance of flies and vermin. (Effective March 27, 1985)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B113. Waste receptaclesEasily cleanable receptacles shall be provided in toilet rooms for waste materials, and such receptacles in toilet rooms for women shall be covered. Individual hand towels or warm air blowers and soap shal…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B2. Abatement of nuisance(a) Any local director of health, upon information of the existence of a nuisance or any pollution occurring within his jurisdiction, or when any such nuisance or pollution comes to his attention, shall,…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B21. Garbage and refuse(a) The owner of premises upon which persons reside or which are frequented for pleasure or business shall keep such premises free from accumulations of garbage, rubbish, rags, tin cans, paper, empty barre…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B22. Manufacturing and other wastesNo materials or waste products from any mill, factory, slaughterhouse, rendering or fertilizing works, junk establishment, common carrier or other industry or utility shall be stored or deposit…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B23. Keeping of animals(a) No pigsty shall be built or maintained on marshy ground or land subject to overflow, nor within three hundred feet of any inhabited house or public meeting house upon property other than that of the pr…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B25. Vacant or abandoned propertyNo person shall permit any vacant or abandoned property owned or controlled by him to be or to remain in such a condition as to permit or invite the creation of nuisance or other abuses prejudici…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B26. Sanitation of family campgrounds, including trailer camps, mobile home parks, motels and overnight cabinsNo city, town, borough, institution, person, firm or corporation shall operate, maintain or offer for use, or permit t…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B29. Motels and overnight cabins(a) Registration. The management of a motel or any area where overnight cabins are rented for living purposes shall register in writing, with the local director of health of the town, city or boro…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B30. SchoolhousesIn every public, private and parochial school toilet accommodations, water supply, drinking cups, washing facilities, heating, lighting and ventilation shall be maintained in sanitary condition.

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B31. Stagnant waterNo person shall maintain or permit to be maintained any pond, cesspool, well, cistern, rain barrel or other receptacle containing water or accumulation of stagnant water in such a condition that mosquitoes may…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B32. Sanitation of watershedsUnless specifically limited, the following regulations apply to land and watercourses tributary to a public water supply including both surface and ground water sources. (a) As used in this section, …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B33b. Public pools(a) Definitions.As used in this section:(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health or the commissioner’s designee;(2) “Depth marker” means a number, at least four inches high and in a color that…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B35. Drinking cups and drinking fountainsSanitary drinking fountains shall be installed or individual drinking cups, stored in such a manner as to be protected from contamination, shall be provided, where drinking water is made …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B37. Cross connections between water supplies prohibitedNo physical connection between the distribution system of a public water system and that of any other water supply shall be permitted, unless such other water supply is of …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B38a. Permissible arrangements for connections to public water supply lines(a) Definitions. As used in this section: (1) \"Air gap\" means the unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the lowest opening…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B41. Sanitation of public fair grounds, horse shows, horse races, and automobile racesNo public fair grounds or grounds for horse shows, horse races and automobile races shall be used except after compliance with the following r…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B43a. Artificial ice plantsNo city, town, borough, institution, person, firm or corporation shall operate within the state any plant for the manufacture, processing or packaging of artificial ice for sale for domestic use or for…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B44. Sanitation of trailer coaches\"Trailer coach\" is defined as any of the various types of vehicles with motor power or designed to be towed with an automobile and adapted to human habitation either for the purpose of sleepin…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B45. Minimum requirements for drainage and toilet systems(a) Plumbing and drainage systems shall be so constructed as to avoid contamination of safe drinking water supplies in houses or buildings. There shall be no cross connect…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B46. Notification by water officials in water supply emergenciesWhenever the security of a public water system is threatened or suspicious activities are observed on or near water company land or the treatment of a public water …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B47. Disinfection of water mains, valves and structuresAfter November 15, 1948, in the case of construction of or repairs to any system of water supply furnished to the public, precautions shall be exercised in the handling, lay…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B51a. Effective dateThe provisions of section 19-13-B51a to 19-13-B51l, inclusive, shall be applicable to all water supply wells constructed after the effective date. (Effective January 12, 1971)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B51b. DefinitionsAs used in sections 19-13-B51a to 19-13-B51l, inclusive: (1) \"Water supply well\" means an artificial excavation, constructed by any method, for the purpose of getting water for drinking or other domestic use; …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B51c. InterconnectionsNo physical connection between piping carrying water from a public water supply and piping carrying water from any other source shall be permitted unless such other water supply is of safe, sanitary quality…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B51d. LocationAll separating distances are to be measured horizontally.(a) Wells with a required withdrawal rate of under ten gallons per minute. (1) Each such well shall be located at a relatively high point on the premises con…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B51e. PrecautionsA well under construction shall be protected so that there can be no drainage or surface wash into the well. Workmen employed in such construction shall exercise sanitary precautions in disposal of wastes and ha…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B51f. Construction(a) Materials. Pipe used for casing a well other than a dug well shall be made of steel or other material approved by the commissioner of health. They shall be free from flaws or defects and shall have watertig…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 19-13-B51g. CoveringThe cover of the dug well shall be made of substantial reinforced concrete at least four inches thick. Other material approved by the commissioner of health may be used. It shall be of sufficient diameter to overla…