Porta Potty Rental for Grading, Paving and Concrete Crews

For other trades, see the main construction porta potty rental page.

What does a crew on raw land need?

Where there is no sanitary sewer or the water supply is inadequate, Cal/OSHA requires the employer to provide a non-plumbed toilet, and chemical toilets are one of the listed options (Title 8 §1526(c)). On a mass grading job that means portable toilets from the first day of clearing.

The count is one per 20 employees or fraction of 20, for both toilets and wash stations (§1527). On a large pad or a long road job, the distance between crews matters more than the total. Ten operators spread over a wide site are better served by two units at opposite ends than by one at the gate.

The mobile crew exception. Section 1526 does not apply to "mobile crews having readily available transportation to nearby toilet facilities." A striping crew working a few blocks from a gas station may fit that description. A scraper crew on open land miles from the nearest business does not. If you are relying on the exception, be sure the facilities are near and that the crew can leave to use them. More on this in our Cal/OSHA requirements guide.

How do you keep units near a moving work front?

Paving, trenching and road grading move every day. A unit set at the start of the job is a long way off by the end of the week. Our units are ground-level units that we set in place and move for you. There are two ways to handle a moving work front:

1. Leapfrog two units. Place one at the current work front and one ahead of it. We move the trailing unit forward as the work advances.
2. Stage at the laydown yard. Keep units and the wash station where the crew starts, breaks and parks. This works when the work front stays within a short drive.

We can move a unit when we are on site for your regular service. If you need it moved sooner and we have to make a special trip, a relocation fee applies, and the amount depends on the location.

When you call, tell us the limits of the job and roughly how far the crew advances each day.

Can the service truck get to the unit?

This is the question that decides placement on unimproved sites. The truck has to reach each unit every week, and its hose has to reach the tank.

• Haul roads and access roads. Set units beside a road the service truck can drive, not across a cut or at the bottom of a slope.
• After rain. Freshly graded ground turns soft. If the site becomes impassable, call us so we can reschedule service before the unit fills.
• Locked gates. Give us the gate code or a contact who can open up on service day.

How does dust affect portable toilets?

Earthmoving is dusty work, and the units sit in it. Western Riverside County is within the South Coast Air Quality Management District, whose Rule 403 requires dust control measures for any activity capable of generating fugitive dust (South Coast AQMD Rule 403). For the toilets, three habits help:

• Place units upwind of the cut or stockpile where the layout allows, and off the haul route.
• Keep the door closed. A door left propped open fills the unit with dust within a shift.
• Add a service visit in heavy dust. Weekly service includes a full interior wash. On a dry, windy site a mid-week clean keeps the unit usable and the hand-wash station free of grit. Extra visits are available.

Open graded sites are also exposed to wind. State stormwater guidance says portable toilets should be secured against overturning in high winds (CASQA WM-9). Ask us about staking or tying down the units on ridgelines, on open pads and anywhere in the San Gorgonio Pass around Beaumont and Banning, which is known for strong wind.

Where do toilets go on a SWPPP site?

Construction projects that disturb one acre or more generally need coverage under California's Construction General Permit and a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (State Water Resources Control Board). Nearly every grading job is over that line. Sanitary facilities are one of the items a SWPPP addresses.

The CASQA fact sheet for sanitary waste (WM-9) gives the working rules:

Source: CASQA WM-9, Sanitary/Septic Waste Management, November 2009 edition. Check the current handbook and your permit.

Show each unit on the SWPPP site map, and update it when a unit moves.

Do you rent for short mobilizations?

Paving and concrete crews often mobilize for a few days: a parking lot overlay, a street patch, a flatwork pour, a sealcoat and stripe. A toilet is still required for those days.

We offer same-day and next-day delivery, so a unit can be on site when the crew arrives and gone when they demobilize. Job site rentals bill in 28-day periods.

What should concrete crews plan for on pour day?

Keep service off the pour. A vacuum truck at the gate while mixers are queuing is a problem for everyone. Tell us your pour days so service falls on a different day. Service runs on a set route, which is how we keep pricing competitive. You can request a specific service day. If your site needs a day that requires a special trip, the price may change.

Stay out of the truck path. Set units clear of mixers, the pump truck and its outriggers.

Put hand washing close. Wet concrete is caustic and crews need to wash it off skin promptly. Cal/OSHA requires washing facilities "in near proximity to the worksite" for operations involving substances that may be harmful to employees (§1527(a)(2)). A hand-wash station near the pour gives finishers water, soap and towels without leaving the slab.

Washout is separate. A portable toilet or hand-wash station is not a place to rinse tools or dump slurry. Concrete washout needs its own contained area under your SWPPP.

Size for pour day. A large pour can double the headcount for one shift with pump operators, finishers and testing staff. Count them when you size the order with our how many porta potties guide.

What else can come on the same order?

• Dumpsters. Roll-off containers for demolition debris, broken concrete and asphalt come from our sister company, Victory Dumpsters. Ask them about weight limits for heavy material.
• Temporary fence. Panels to close off an open excavation, a fresh pour or an equipment yard overnight, arranged through our partners. See temporary fence rental.

Both can be quoted with the toilets through job site services.

Where do you deliver for grading and paving work?

We deliver to earthwork, paving and concrete crews across our area, including Menifee, Winchester, French Valley, Lake Elsinore, Perris, San Jacinto and Beaumont. Winchester and French Valley are unincorporated, so work in the road there falls under Riverside County. All communities are on the service areas page.

Grading, paving and concrete FAQ

We are paving a public street. Can the unit sit on the road? Only under the permit that covers your work. Cities, and County Transportation in unincorporated areas, require an encroachment permit for anything placed in the public right-of-way. See the permit guide and our public works page.

Can you deliver before the site has an address? Yes. Send a map pin, the nearest cross streets or the APN, and a contact who can meet the driver.

What does it cost? From $189 per 28 days per unit with weekly service, plus a delivery and pickup fee. No fuel or environmental surcharges. See pricing.

Get units on site before the equipment arrives

Call (951) 517-3600 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. any day of the week, or send the form with the site location, mobilization date, crew size and how long you expect to be there. The same number is answered 24 hours a day for emergencies.