New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 1 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS › Chapter I - Milk Control › Subchapter A - Dairy Products (Article 4, Agriculture and Markets Law) › Part 2 - Requirements For The Production, Processing, Manufacturing And Distribution Of Milk And Milk Products › Sanitation Requirements for Dairy Farms › Section 2.15 - Water supply-item 8r

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The water supply shall meet the following
						requirements:
(a) Water for milkhouse
					 and milking operation shall be from a supply properly located, protected and
					 operated, and shall be easily accessible, adequate and of a safe, sanitary
					 quality.
(b) The water supply shall
					 contain an MPN (most probable number of coliform organisms) of less than 1.1
					 per 100 ml by the multiple tube fermentation method, or less than 1.1 per 100
					 ml by the membrane filter technique, or absent (less than 1 per 100 ml) by the
					 chromogenic substrate (MMO-MUG) presence-absence method.
(c) No cross-connection shall exist between a
					 safe water supply and any unsafe or questionable water supply, or any other
					 source of pollution.
(d) There
					 shall be no submerged inlets through which a safe water supply may be
					 contaminated.
(e) The well or other
					 source of water shall be located and constructed in such a manner that neither
					 underground nor surface contamination from any sewerage systems, privy or other
					 source of pollution can reach such water supply. All drilled wells constructed
					 after the effective date of this Part shall have casings extended above the
					 surface level of the surrounding ground.
(f) New individual water supplies and water
					 supply systems which have been repaired or otherwise become contaminated shall
					 be thoroughly disinfected before being placed in use. The supply shall be made
					 free of the disinfectant by pumping to waste before any sample for
					 bacteriological testing shall be collected.
(g) Water supplies which are otherwise found
					 satisfactory but which are unable to meet the bacteriological standards set
					 forth in this section shall be subjected to continuous disinfection by a method
					 and with equipment acceptable to the commissioner.
(h) All containers and tanks used in the
					 transportation of water shall be sealed and protected from possible
					 contamination. These containers and tanks shall be subjected to a thorough
					 cleaning and a bacteriological treatment prior to filling with potable water to
					 be used at the dairy farm. To minimize the possibility of contamination of the
					 water during its transfer from the potable tanks to the elevated or groundwater
					 storage at the dairy farm, a suitable pump, hose and fittings shall be
					 provided. When the pump hose and fitting are not being used, the outlets shall
					 be capped and stored in a suitable dust-proof enclosure so as to prevent their
					 contamination. The storage tank at the dairy farm shall be constructed of
					 impervious material provided with a dustproof and rainproof cover, and also
					 provided with an approved-type vent and roof hatch. All new reservoirs or
					 reservoirs which have been cleaned shall be disinfected prior to placing them
					 into service.
(i) Samples for
					 bacteriological examination shall be taken upon the initial approval of the
					 physical structure based upon the requirements of this Part and when any repair
					 or alteration of the water supply system has been made, and at least every
					 three years; provided, that water supplies with buried well casing seals,
					 installed prior to the adoption of this section, shall be tested at intervals
					 no greater than six months apart. Whenever such samples indicate either the
					 presence of bacteria of the coliform group, or whenever the well casing, pump
					 or seal need replacing or repair, the well casing and seal shall be brought
					 above the ground surface and shall comply with all other applicable
					 construction criteria of this section; provided, that when water is hauled to
					 the dairy farm, such water shall be sampled for bacteriological examination at
					 the point of use and submitted to a laboratory each month. Bacteriological
					 examinations shall be conducted in an officially designated
					 laboratory.
(j) Current records of
					 water tests shall be retained on file at the dairy farm.