Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-3 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARDS › Subject 511-3-3 - DRINKING WATER SUPPLY › Rule 511-3-3-.03 - General Provisions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
				Owners of private homes and semi-public water supplies and all rented or leased
				premises shall furnish at least one (1) convenient outlet with the capacity to
				supply an adequate quantity of potable water for drinking and domestic
				purposes. The number, type and location of the water system appurtenances shall
				meet applicable building and plumbing codes. Pressure and capacity shall be
				commensurate with occupancy and use levels and shall meet applicable codes.
				Special event sponsors must provide an adequate number of potable water
				supplies as set forth by the local plumbing code.
(2) No person may install or repair a
				semi-public water supply nor install a private water supply unless he or she is
				a licensed well contractor in accordance with the Water Well Standards Act of
				1985, O.C.G.A. Sections
				 12-5-120
et
				seq.
(3) Licensed
				contractors are subject to the requirements of the Water Well Standards Act of
				1985, O.C.G.A. Sections
				 12-5-120
et
				seq.
, and this Rules Chapter. Violations of this Chapter shall be
				considered in view of the requirements of the Act, and contractors shall be
				held liable for any violations of either or both if applicable.
(4) A coliform test performed by an approved
				lab shall be required upon completion of construction and following
				disinfection of the system. The sample results must be satisfactory before
				final construction can be approved. Disinfection and sampling must be continued
				until satisfactory results are obtained.
(5) Upon request by the property owner, the
				Health Authority will sample the supply to determine bacteriological quality,
				provided well construction meets all regulatory requirements. Sampling of
				unapproved or noncomplying wells shall be at the Health Authority's discretion.
				A sample is considered satisfactory and meeting the minimum bacteriological
				quality limits of this regulation if one (1) or less coliform bacterium per one
				hundred (100) milliliter of sample is present.
(6) No person shall allow a public, private,
				or semi-public water supply to be connected directly or indirectly with any
				other water supply, sewer, drain, conduit, pool, storage reservoir, plumbing
				fixture, or other device which contains or may contain contaminated water,
				liquid, gasses, sewage, or other waste of unknown or unsafe quality capable of
				contaminating the water system. No backflow, configuration bypass arrangement,
				jumper connections, removable section, swivel or changeover device, or other
				temporary, permanent or potential connection through which (or because of
				which) backflow siphonage could occur will be allowed.
(7) No outlet from a water supply shall be
				installed or maintained so that back siphonage is possible. Approved backflow
				preventer devices shall be required on all outlets to prevent contamination of
				the supply and aquifer. The procedure for backflow and back siphonage
				prevention and cross connection control shall conform to those recommended by
				the American Water Works Association Manual 14, and the U.S. Environmental
				Protection Agency Cross Connection Manual.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  31-2A-6,  31-12-8.