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Pumpkin patch weekends with a few hundred visitors: how many porta potties, and do we need a handwash station?

Ashley M.asked 0 viewsHow Many UnitsUnits per personStandard unitHandwash stationAda unitService frequencyCommunity event

We added a pumpkin patch to the farm this year, open Saturdays and Sundays through October, roughly 10 to 5. Last weekend was way busier than I planned for. I'd guess a few hundred people came through each day, mostly families with little kids, and a lot of them stayed a couple hours for the hayride and the goat pen.

Right now we have one standard unit out by the parking field and it had a line most of Saturday afternoon. The farmhouse bathroom is off limits.

A few things I'm trying to figure out:

How many units should I add for weekends like that, and should one be the bigger accessible kind for strollers and parents with toddlers?

Is a handwash station a must since people are petting the goats and then eating kettle corn?

Is weekly service enough if they only get used two days a week?

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Nina R.Nashville, TN

You need at least four standard portable toilets and one ADA-compliant unit for a few hundred weekend visitors. Add a handwash station too, because guests touch animals and eat food.

For a family event lasting seven hours, the one unit per 50 to 75 people guideline means four to six units. Since you saw lines with one unit, start with four standard units and one ADA-compliant unit. The ADA cluster rule requires at least one accessible unit in a cluster, and it helps parents with strollers.

A handwash station is essential near the goat pen and food area. It reduces germ spread and meets health department expectations for petting zoos.

Weekly service is enough for two days of use. The holding tanks won't fill up, but the deodorizer and paper need refreshing. Your rental company will confirm the service frequency based on your guest count and the unit types.

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