(Composting) Toilet in Floodplain?
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Does anyone know if a toilet can be installed in New York City on land located in a floodplain (designated Zone A by FEMA)? What about a composting toilet? Please cite codes and/or case studies. Thanks.
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C. Leigh,
If you are referring to a regular toilet, the limiting factor in New York City is whether you can get a building permit to build in a flood plain. If the city allows you to build, I imagine that the fact of the building permit would imply the existence of city water and city sewer services.