exclude insects and rodents, prevent leakage and escaping odors, and
otherwise prevent health hazards.
(2) Remember, each mobile home space must have a vertical drainpipe
equipped with a suitable trap. The pipe must be connected to a sanitary sewer.
f. Human Waste Disposal.
(1) AR 40-5 states these standards for human waste disposal in mobile
home parks:
Human waste disposal. The mobile home water closet connection will
only be made by the facility engineer personnel and then only when:
Mobile home plumbing fixtures and systems are approved by the
facility engineer and the medical authority.
The mobile home park sewer system is designed, installed, and
operated in accordance with Army standards. Liquid wastes will
drain into an approved sewer system and/or treatment and disposal
facility. Request to HQDA, (SGPS-PSP), 5109 Leesburg Pike,
Falls Church, VA 22041-3258.
(2) Remember:
(a) Only facility engineering personnel can make the water closet
connection of a mobile home.
(b) The facility engineer can make the water closet connection of a
mobile home.
(c) The facility engineer and the medical authority must approve the
plumbing systems for mobile homes.
(d) The sewer system of a mobile home park must be in agreement with
Army standards.
g. Service Buildings.
(1) AR 40-5 states these standards for service buildings in mobile home
parks:
Service building. Each mobile home park will have at least one service
building to provide necessary sanitation and laundry facilities.
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