4781-12-11. Water systems  


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  • (A) The operator of a manufactured home park shall ensure that the water system, including any existing fire hydrants, is maintained in a safe and sanitary manner so as not to create a hazard to the health of the manufactured home park occupants.

    (B) The water supply for a manufactured home park shall be:

    (1) For portions of the park developed after the effective date of this rule:

    (a) From a public water supply if the manufactured home park has more than fifteen lots or the water supply serves more than twenty-five people. The water system shall be approved by the Ohio environmental protection agency; or

    (b) From a private water system that meets the requirements of Chapter 3701-28 of the Administrative Code if the manufactured home park has fifteen or fewer lots and serves twenty-five or fewer people.

    (2) For portions of a manufactured home park developed on or before the effective date of this rule:

    (a) From a public water system approved by the Ohio environmental protection agency; or

    (b) From a private water system that meets the requirements of Chapter 3701-28 of the Administrative Code.

    (C) Water service pipes connected to a manufactured home shall be protected against freezing and shall meet one of the following requirements:

    (1) Water service pipes located on a manufactured home park lot developed prior to June 1, 1979, shall be not less than one-half inch in diameter;

    (2) Water service pipes located on a manufactured home park lot developed on or after June 1, 1979, shall be not less than three-quarters of an inch in diameter. Any new or replacement water service pipes shall have a shut-off valve installed at or near the water main.

    (D) Any new or replacement water system installed in a manufactured home park located in a one -hundred -year flood plain after the effective date of this rule shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the system.


Effective: 1/20/2020
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 8/27/2019 and 01/20/2025
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4781.26
Rule Amplifies: 4781.26
Prior Effective Dates: 07/01/1971, 06/01/1979, 11/13/1992, 12/01/2012