A handwash station is a freestanding portable sink with a fresh water tank, a foot pump, a soap dispenser and a paper towel holder, placed next to a group of portable toilets. Health departments commonly require handwashing near food service and at events.
A hand sanitizer dispenser is a wall-mounted pump inside a portable toilet or a freestanding post next to a cluster, filled with alcohol-based sanitizer and refilled at each service. It is the low-cost alternative to a handwash station when water is not required.
A cluster is a group of portable toilets placed together at one location, often with a handwash station and a light. Events use several clusters spread across the site rather than one large bank, and the ADA percentage rule applies to each cluster.
The fresh water tank is the onboard reservoir in a flushing unit, a handwash station or a restroom trailer that supplies flush water or sink water without a hookup. The driver refills it at each service.
Gray water is the used water from handwash stations and restroom trailer sinks, collected in a separate tank and pumped out by the service truck. It is not the same as the black water from toilets, but it still cannot be dumped on the ground at most sites.
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