Section 21-900. PRIVIES AND WATERCLOSETS

 

900.1No person shall in the District of Columbia deposit or store any human excreta or body wastes other than in a properly constructed privy or watercloset.

 

900.2No system or method for the disposal of human excreta of body wastes, other than a water-closet connected with a public sewer, shall be installed or maintained, except as otherwise specifically permitted in this chapter and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

 

900.3All waterclosets shall be furnished with a supply of running water adequate for flushing purposes, and shall be maintained so as not to endanger the public health or otherwise create a nuisance.

 

900.4[Repealed] D.C. Law 6-95, 33 DCR 594 (January 31, 1986).

 

authority

Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is An Act approved April 22, 1940, 54 Stat. 155, D.C. Code §6-601 et seq. (1995 Repl. Vol.); §412 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 790,Pub.L. 93-198, D.C. Code §1-227(a) (1992 Repl. Vol.).

source

Commissioners' Order No. 300,41712, dated August 3, 1944, 8 DCRR §§C-320 and C-3110, Health Regulations Supplement; as amended by §17 of the Wastewater System Regulation Amendment Act of 1985, D.C. Law 6-95, 33 DCR 577, 594 (January 31, 1986).