Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 5 - Fluoridation › Chapter 11 - General Provisions › Section V-1101 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Words not
				  defined in this Subpart shall have their common usage and meaning as stated in
				  the
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary-Tenth Edition
and
				  other similarly accepted reference texts.
B. Unless otherwise specifically provided
				  herein, the following words and terms are defined as follows.
Caries
-tooth decay, also commonly known
					 as cavities.
Community Water Fluoridation
-the
					 adjustment of fluoride deficient water in community water supplies to the
					 optimal fluoride level/range for a specified geographic area.
Community Water Supply
-a public water
					 system which serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round
					 residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents.
Fluoride Deficient Water
-any water supply
					 system which provides potable water having a natural fluoride content below the
					 optimal fluoride level/range for a specified geographic area.
Fluoride Source Material
-the approved
					 fluoride-containing product which is to be used to adjust the potable water
					 supply to the optimal fluoride level/range.
Ground Water
-subsurface water occupying
					 the saturation zone from which wells and springs are fed. In a strict sense the
					 term applies only to water below the water table.
Monitoring
-the analysis and recording of
					 the fluoride ion content of water in a community water supply on a regular
					 basis.
Optimal Fluoride Level Range
-that level
					 of fluoride which has been deemed to be most beneficial to health as set forth
					 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for community water
					 supplies. For community water supplies in the state of Louisiana, the optimal
					 fluoride level is 0.8 mg/L; however, the acceptable range is from 0.7 to 1.2
					 mg/L.
Permit
-a written document issued by the
					 state health officer through the Office of Public Health which authorizes
					 construction and operation of a new potable water supply or a modification of
					 any existing supply.
Person
-any natural person, individual,
					 partnership, corporation, association, governmental subdivision, receiver,
					 tutor, curator, executor, administrator, fiduciary, or representative of
					 another person, or public or private organization of any character.
Potable Water
-water having
					 bacteriological, physical, radiological, and chemical qualities that make it
					 safe and suitable for human drinking, cooking and washing uses.
Potable Water Supply
-a source of potable
					 water, and the appurtenances that make it available for use.
Public Water Supply
-public water
					 system.
Public Water System
-a system for the
					 provision to the public of water for potable water purposes through pipes or
					 other constructed conveyances, if such system has at least 15 service
					 connections or regularly serves an average of at least 25 individuals daily at
					 least 60 days out of the year. Such term includes:
a. any collection, treatment, storage, and
				  distribution facilities under the control of the operator of such system and
				  used primarily in connection with such system; and
b. any collection or pretreatment storage
				  facilities not under such control which are used primarily in connection with
				  such system.
Sample Points
-locations in a community
					 water supply's distribution system where water samples are taken for fluoride
					 analysis. These sample points of finished water shall be taken at the
					 consumer's taps throughout the distribution system where the water will be
					 representative of the whole community water system.
Service Connection
-the pipe from the
					 water main and/or water meter, potable water supply system or other source of
					 potable water supply to the building or structure served.
Source Water
-any water well, spring,
					 cistern, infiltration gallery, stream, reservoir, pond, or lake from which, by
					 any means, water is taken either temporarily or continuously for potable
					 use.
Sub-Optimal Fluoride Level
-any adjusted
					 fluoride level that is below the optimal fluoride level/range for a specific
					 geographic area.
Surface Water
-derived from water sources
					 on the surface of the earth such as streams, ponds, lakes, or
					 reservoirs.
Surveillance
-the necessary steps to
					 assure that the fluoride content in water over a period of time is in
					 compliance with the optimal fluoride level/range in a community water supply
					 for a specific geographic area.
Water Supplier
-a person who owns or
					 operates a water supply system including, but not limited to, a person who owns
					 or operates a public water system.
Water Supply System
-the system of pipes
					 or other constructed conveyances, structures and facilities through which water
					 is obtained, treated to make it potable (if necessary) and then distributed
					 (with or without charge) for human drinking, cooking, washing or other
					 use.
Water Well (Well)
-an artificial
					 excavation that derives water from the interstices of the rocks or soil which
					 it penetrates.