Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 15 - FOOD › Chapter 10.15.11 - Bottled Water › Section 10.15.11.06 - Water Quality Standards and Analyses

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The person-in-charge shall ensure that:
(1) Except as provided in §B(4) of this
				  regulation, contaminant levels in source water and finished product water do
				  not exceed the maximum allowable concentration for contaminants set forth in
				  21 CFR §
												165.110(b);
(2) Except as provided in §A(8) of this
				  regulation, the analyses for all contaminants in source water and finished
				  product water are performed by a certified laboratory using a representative
				  sample and methods set forth in
				  21 CFR §§
												165.110(b) and
				  165.3;
(3) Except as provided in §B of this
				  regulation, a representative sample of source water and finished product water
				  is taken and tested for:
(a) Microbiological
				  contaminants at least once per week;
(b) Chemical contaminants at least once per
				  year; and
(c) Radiological
				  contaminants at least once every 4 years;
(4) The analyses results for sampling
				  required in §A(3) of this regulation are submitted to the Department:
(a) At the time of application for a license
				  pursuant to Regulation .04E(1), (2), (4)(a), F(1)-(3), and G(1) of this
				  chapter;
(b) Upon request within 10
				  days for microbiological contaminants; and
(c) Except as provided in §B of this
				  regulation, upon request within 30 days for chemical and every 4 years for
				  radiological contaminants;
(5) When a sample is positive for total
				  coliforms:
(a) The total coliforms positive
				  culture medium is analyzed to determine if fecal coliforms are present, except
				  that Escherichia coli may be tested for in lieu of fecal coliforms;
				  and
(b) A resample is taken and
				  submitted for testing within 24 hours;
(6) Except as provided in §B(4) of this
				  regulation, source water that does not meet the water quality standards in
				  §A of this regulation is not bottled or processed as drinking
				  water;
(7) Finished product water
				  that does not meet the water quality standards in §A of this regulation is
				  not offered for human consumption;
(8) A representative sample of source water
				  and drinking water for testing is:
(a) Taken
				  at a location and time that makes the test results indicative of the quality of
				  the source water or drinking water;
(b) Of sufficient volume to allow testing;
				  and
(c) At least 100 milliliters in
				  volume for microbiological testing, regardless of analytical method;
(9) A source water is sampled and
				  tested before any treatment or filtration of the source water;
(10) Drinking water and source water that are
				  not filtered or disinfected during processing do not contain coliform
				  bacteria;
(11) The microbiological
				  contaminants in source water that is filtered or disinfected during processing
				  do not include:
(a) Coliform in excess of 36
				  most probable number of organisms per 100 milliliters;
(b) Fecal coliform;
(c) Escherichia coli; and
(d) Organisms that by number or type indicate
				  the direct influence of or contamination by surface water; and
(12) The contaminant concentration
				  of trihalomethanes in bottled water does not exceed 10 parts per
				  billion.