Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 109 - SAFE DRINKING WATER › Subchapter J - BOTTLED WATER AND VENDED WATER SYSTEMS, RETAIL WATER FACILITIES AND BULK WATER HAULING SYSTEMS › Section 109.1009 - System operational requirements

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
General facilities operation.
Facilities of bottled water and vended water systems, retail water
						facilities and bulk water hauling systems approved by written permit from the
						Department shall be operated in a manner consistent with the terms and
						conditions of the permit to achieve the level of treatment for which the
						facilities were designed.
(b)
Special bottled water system requirements.
Bottled water
						systems shall be operated in accordance with the standards of the Food and Drug
						Administration in 21 CFR Part 129 (relating to processing and bottling of
						bottled drinking water). Proof of this determination shall be submitted to the
						Department annually under §
												109.1008(a)(1)(ii)
						(relating to system management responsibilities).
(c)
Disinfectant residual
						requirements.
A disinfectant residual acceptable to the Department
						shall be maintained at the entry point of the bottled water or vended water
						system, retail water facility or bulk water hauling system sufficient to assure
						compliance with the microbiological MCL specified in §
												109.1002 (relating to MCLs, MRDLs
						or treatment techniques). The Department will determine the acceptable residual
						of the disinfectant considering factors such as type and form of disinfectant,
						temperature and pH of the water, and other characteristics of the water
						system.
(d)
Disinfection of
						facilities following construction, modification or repair.
After
						repairing, constructing or modifying a bottled water, vended water, retail
						water or bulk water hauling facility and before the facility is placed in
						service, it shall be properly cleaned and disinfected. Cleaning shall be in
						accordance with 21 CFR
						129.80(c) and (d) (relating
						to processes and controls) and disinfection shall be with 50 ppm chlorine for 1
						minute at 75°F or the equivalent.
(e)
Dedicated equipment.
Bottled water, vended water, retail water and bulk water may not be
						transported, stored or processed through equipment or lines used for any
						nonfood product. Bottled water, vended water, retail water and bulk water
						transported, stored or processed through equipment used for a food product
						other than water shall comply with the following cleaning and disinfection
						procedures:
(1) When foods other than milk or
						dairy products have been transported, stored, processed or bottled, each time
						before water is transported, stored, processed or bottled through the same
						lines or equipment, product contact surfaces shall be thoroughly cleaned and
						disinfected in accordance with subsection (d).
(2) When milk or other dairy products are
						transported, stored or processed or bottled through the same lines or equipment
						as bottled water, vended water, retail water and bulk water, the feed line used
						to convey water to the filler shall be dedicated to water only. Each time
						before water is transported, stored or processed or bottled, other product
						contact surfaces shall be disassembled and cleaned in accordance with
						subsection (d).