§ 46.804. Quality of water.

 (a)  Standards for drinking water. Except as specified in subsection (b), water obtained from either a public water system or a nonpublic water system for use in a food facility shall meet the quality standards for public drinking water established in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 109 (relating to safe drinking water).

 (b)  Nondrinking water.

   (1)  A nondrinking water supply shall be used only if approved by the Department.

   (2)  Nondrinking water shall be used only for nonculinary purposes such as air conditioning, nonfood equipment cooling, fire protection and irrigation.

 (c)  Sampling of water from nonpublic water systems. Except when used as nondrinking water as specified in subsection (b), water from a nonpublic water system shall be sampled and tested for contamination at the same frequency and for the same contaminants as established in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 109 for a transient noncommunity public water system that serves 25 people daily. All analytical work must be performed in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 109.

 (d)  Sample report for nonpublic water system to be retained at food facility. If a food facility receives all of its drinking water from a nonpublic water system, the results from all required self-monitoring samples collected during the previous 12 months or, if less frequent than annual monitoring is approved by the Department for the facility, the most recent sample report for the nonpublic water system shall be retained on file in the food facility. Food facilities that use a Department of Environmental Protection approved self-contained public water system shall maintain test result records in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 109.

   This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §  46.806 (relating to distribution, delivery and retention of water).