25 Pa. Code § 109.1009 - System operational requirements
(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).
(f)
Special operational requirements for bottled water systems and retail
water facilities.
(1) Bottled water
systems and retail water facilities using ozone as a final disinfectant shall
maintain an ozone residual of 0.1-0.4 ppm in the bottle immediately after
filling.
(2) When ozone is used as
a disinfectant for bottled water or retail water, gaskets, o-rings and similar
flexible material shall be made of silicone rubber, teflon or other
ozone-resistant material. These flexible parts shall be replaced when they show
evidence of surface deterioration.
(g)
Special operational requirements
for water vending machine systems.
(1) Each vending machine shall be cleaned,
serviced and sanitized in accordance with the manufacturer's service manuals,
but at least once every 2 weeks. A record of all cleaning and maintenance
operations for each machine shall be kept by the operator with a copy retained
in the interior of the machine.
(2)
A notice to consumers listing the industry's recommendations for the care,
cleaning and type of container suitable for use with the water vending machine
shall be posted at each water vending machine.
(h)
Special operational requirements
for bulk water hauling systems.
(1)
Transportation tanks or containers shall be sealed at all times except when
being cleaned, filled or when water is being delivered.
(2) Hoses, pumps, connections and fittings
shall be sanitized prior to delivering water using a disinfectant solution
containing at least 50 ppm of chlorine at 75°F for 1 minute or the
equivalent.
(3) Hoses, pumps,
connections and fittings used for loading and delivering potable water shall be
stored, capped or covered and used so as to be protected from contamination at
all times.
(4) A record of cleaning
and sanitizing activities conducted on the interior of the transportation tank
or transfer equipment shall be maintained with the vehicle and shall be
available to the Department upon request.
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