Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 200 - MAINE FOOD CODE (CHAPTER 200 IS A JOINT CHAPTER WITH 01-001, THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL RESOURCES, CH. 331) › Chapter 5 - WATER, PLUMBING, AND WASTE › Section 144-200-5-4 - SEWAGE, OTHER LIQUID WASTE, AND RAINWATER

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
5-401 Mobile Holding Tank
5-401.11 Capacity and Drainage.
A Sewage holding tank in a mobile Food or Eating
					 Establishment shall be:
(A) Sized 15
				  percent larger in capacity than the water supply tank; and
(B) Sloped to a drain that is 25 mm (1 inch)
				  in inner diameter or greater, equipped with a shut-off valve.
5-402 Retention, Drainage, and Delivery
5-402.10 Establishment Drainage System.
Food Establishment drainage systems, including grease
					 traps, that convey Sewage shall be designed and installed as specified under
					 ¶ 5-202.11(A).
5-402.11 Backflow Prevention.
(A) Except as specified in ¶¶ (B),
				  (C), and (D) of this section, a direct connection may not exist between the
				  Sewage system and a drain originating from Equipment in which Food, portable
				  Equipment, or Utensils are placed.*
(B)Paragraph (A) of this section does not
				  apply to floor drains that originate in refrigerated spaces that are
				  constructed as an integral part of the building.
(C)If allowed by Law, a Warewashing machine
				  may have a direct connection between its waste outlet and a floor drain when
				  the machine is located within 1.5 m (5 feet) of a trapped floor drain and the
				  machine outlet is connected to the inlet side of a properly vented floor drain
				  trap.
(D)If allowed by Law, a
				  Warewashing or culinary sink may have a direct connection.
5-402.12 Grease Trap.
If used, a grease trap shall be located to be easily
					 accessible for cleaning.
5-402.13 Conveying Sewage.*
Sewage shall be conveyed to the point of disposal through
					 an Approved sanitary Sewage system or other system, including use of Sewage
					 transport vehicles, waste retention tanks, pumps, pipes, hoses, and connections
					 that are constructed, maintained, and operated according to Law.
5-402.14 Removing Mobile Food Establishment Wastes.
Sewage and other liquid wastes shall be removed from a
					 mobile Food or Eating Establishment at an Approved waste Servicing Area or by a
					 Sewage transport vehicle in such a way that a public health Hazard or nuisance
					 is not created.
5-402.15 Flushing a Waste Retention Tank.
A tank for liquid waste retention shall be thoroughly
					 flushed and drained in a sanitary manner during the servicing operation.
5-403 Disposal Facility
5-403.11 Approved Sewage Disposal System.*
Sewage shall be disposed through an Approved facility that
					 is:
(A) A public Sewage treatment
				  plant; or
(B)An individual Sewage
				  disposal system that is sized, constructed, maintained, and operated according
				  to the Maine Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Rules at10-144 CMR 241 (Amended
				  2011).
5-403.12 Other Liquid Wastes and Rainwater.
Condensate drainage and other non-Sewage liquids and
					 rainwater shall be drained from point of discharge to disposal according to
					 Law.