colorado retail food establishment rules and ... - Boulder County

*5-206 Drainage Of Equipment.
A. Warewashing machines, refrigerators, walk-in refrigerators, freezers, walk-in freezers,
warewashing sinks, food/vegetable preparation sinks, steam kettles, potato peelers, ice
bins, containers of ice for use in food and beverages, ice machines, and similar types of
equipment in which food, portable equipment or utensils are placed shall be indirectly
connected to the waste line and shall drain into an approved receptor of such size, shape,
and capacity to prevent splashing or flooding. The receptor shall be readily accessible for
cleaning and inspection.
B. Warewashing sinks and dishmachines installed prior to the effective date of these
Regulations may be directly connected to the plumbing waste system provided there is a
floor drain or floor sink installed within five (5) feet (1.5 M) immediately downstream of
the sink waste line, and the fixture shall be connected on the sewer side of the floor drain
or floor sink, and no other fixtures are connected to the waste line. The fixture and floor
drain shall be trapped and vented as required by the 2009 International Plumbing Code or
where local building departments have adopted codes equivalent or more stringent than
the above, those codes shall apply (see Figure 4).
C. In new or extensively remodeled retail food establishments, each walk-in refrigerator
used for iced products, hanging meats or which requires flushing shall either be equipped
with a floor drain installed only with indirect waste and discharged through an air gap
into an approved receptor or constructed so all parts of the floor of such walk-in
refrigerator shall be graded to drain to the outside of the refrigerator through a waste pipe,
doorway or other opening.
FIGURE 4
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