Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 178 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › Chapter 5 - RULES, REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS GOVERNING MOBILE HOME PARKS › Section 178-5-005 - Utility Systems

Current through June 17, 2024
005.01 Water Supply
005.01A General Requirements: An accessible,
				adequate, safe and potable supply of water shall be provided to each mobile
				home lot. The collection, treatment, storage, and distribution systems of all
				mobile home parks with fifteen or more service connections or which regularly
				serve twenty-five or more individuals, shall be constructed, maintained and
				operated in accordance with all provisions of the Nebraska Safe Drinking Water
				Act, Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 71, Article 53 and of the Regulations
				Governing Public Water Supply Systems, Title 179, Nebraska Administrative Code,
				Chapter 2. The collection, treatment, storage, and distribution systems of all
				mobile home parks with less than fifteen service connections and which serve
				less than twenty-five (25) individuals shall be constructed, maintained, and
				operated in accordance with the provisions of the Rules and Regulations
				Governing a Private Water Well, Title 178, Nebraska Administrative Code,
				Chapter 9.
Where an approved public water supply of satisfactory
				  quantity, quality, and pressure is available, connection shall be made thereto
				  and its supply used exclusively. Where an approved public water supply system
				  is not available within a reasonable distance for extension to a mobile home
				  development.-a private water supply system shall be developed and constructed
				  in accordance with the provisions of the Rules and Regulations Governing a
				  Private Water Well, Title 178, Nebraska Administrative Code, Chapter 9.
005.01B The water supply shall be
				capable of supplying a minimum of 150 gallons per day per mobile home site. The
				water supply system shall be capable of delivering a minimum sustained flow of
				5 gallons per minute per mobile home site.
005.01C The water supply system shall deliver
				water to each mobile home lot at normal operating pressures of 20 to 80 lbs.
				per square inch.
005.01D Every
				mobile home stand shall be provided with an individual branch water service
				pipe and riser pipe. The riser pipe shall be at least three-quarters of an inch
				in diameter and extend at least four inches vertically above ground elevation
				unless it is shielded by a riser above ground elevation or unless it is
				shielded by a riser protector encasement extending above grade and fitted with
				a lid.
005.01E The water supply
				riser pipe shall be located within 4 feet ( 1.22 m) of the mobile home stand,
				and a minimum of 10 feet ( 3.50 m) from the sewer drain inlet.
005.01F Water service lines, valves, and
				riser pipes shall be installed and protected from damage by freezing, ground
				movement, vehicles or other damage sources. Surface drainage shall be diverted
				from the riser pipe.
005.01G A
				shutoff valve shall be provided on the water-riser pipe serving each mobile
				home site. The shutoff valve shall be protected and shall be listed for
				backflow protection (listed by I.A.M.P.O. - International Association of
				Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, N.S.F. - National Sanitation Foundation, or
				other comparable organization with similar Standards). Heat tapes, when used
				for protection of plumbing components against freezing, shall be of the listed
				type (listed by U.L. - Underwriter Laboratories, C.S.A. -Canadian Standards
				Association, or other comparable organization with similar
				Standards).
005.01H Mobile homes
				shall be connected to the water riser pipe with flexible metal tubing not less
				than the size of the mobile home water supply inlet (3/4 in., 19
				mm.).