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kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 112.131"
title: "21"
number: "112.131"
heading: "What must I do to control and dispose of sewage?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/112.131"
---

# §112.131. What must I do to control and dispose of sewage?


All of the following requirements apply for the control and disposal of sewage:

- (a) You must dispose of sewage into an adequate sewage or septic system or through other adequate means.
- (b) You must maintain sewage and septic systems in a manner that prevents contamination of covered produce, food contact surfaces, areas used for a covered activity, agricultural water sources, and agricultural water distribution systems with known or reasonably foreseeable hazards.
- (c) You must manage and dispose of leakages or spills of human waste in a manner that prevents contamination of covered produce, and prevents or minimizes contamination of food contact surfaces, areas used for a covered activity, agricultural water sources, or agricultural water distribution systems.
- (d) After a significant event (such as flooding or an earthquake) that could negatively impact a sewage or septic system, you must take appropriate steps to ensure that sewage and septic systems continue to operate in a manner that does not contaminate covered produce, food contact surfaces, areas used for a covered activity, agricultural water sources, or agricultural water distribution systems.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 331, 342, 350h, 371; 42 U.S.C. 243, 264, 271.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 74547, Nov. 27, 2015, unless otherwise noted.