Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Chapter 40-7 - FOOD DIVISION REGULATIONS
Subject 40-7-6 - ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO COMMERCIALLY BOTTLED WATER AND WATER VENDING MACHINES
Rule 40-7-6-.14 - Water Vending Machines

(1) Machine Approval. All water vending machines shall comply with the Construction Standards of the NSF International, and/or the National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA), and any additional standards adopted by regulation which the Department determines are reasonably necessary to protect the public health.

(2) Registration of Machines. All water vending machines under inspectional jurisdiction of the Department shall be registered with the Department. Information shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the water vending machine manufacturer being used, its model and serial numbers and a copy of the manufacturer's official listing from NSF International, or the certification for each type machine from NAMA.

(3) Machine Placement. All water vending machines under the inspectional jurisdiction of the Department shall be placed in a Department approved area, and shall be easily accessible for inspection. No machine is to be placed on the exterior of a building.

(4) All water vending machines shall comply with NAMA Standard for the Sanitary Design and Construction of Water Vending Machines, and any future revisions to this publication.

(5) Lighting. All water vending machines shall be placed in approved areas containing not less than 20 foot candles of light.

(6) Floors. All water vending machines shall be placed on floors having adequate drainage and which have no potential for pooling water and/or wastes. Floor drains to which the machine may be connected shall be properly trapped.

(7) Machine Maintenance. All water vending machines shall be subjected to a maintenance program for routine servicing. A schedule for such a program shall be present in the machine or a conspicuous service log indicating when scheduled maintenance was conducted should be present. In addition, the full maintenance schedule should be available during normal working business hours to any customer who wishes to see it at the company's place of business. The program must include written servicing instructions for the operator, technical manuals of the machine and the water treatment appurtenances involved and regularly scheduled service visits. The service log must reference clearly the required maintenance schedule; for example, if the maintenance schedule calls for a course filter change monthly, the service log must reference this so that the consumer can easily ascertain that the schedule is being met.

(8) Required Quality Tests. All water vending machine operators shall provide test results to the Department quarterly from an approved laboratory at his/her cost for the coliform group on the water the machine produces. Tests for the coliform group must be Most Probable Number of less than 1/100 ml. Additionally, water from water vending machines shall be analyzed by the operator for the Total Dissolved Solids by conductivity measurement each time the vending machine is serviced.

(9) Filling/Dispensing Mechanism. All water vending machines shall dispense water disinfected by ultraviolet light or other method approved by the Department prior to the delivery into the customer's container. In addition, the filling/dispensing mechanism shall be so designed that it is protected from contact with the rim and lid of the take home container making the filling operation a contamination free process.

(10) Water Source. Source water for all vending machines shall be from a Department approved source.

(11) Required Vending Sign. A conspicuous sign which clearly warns the consumer that they are responsible for the cleanliness of their take home container into which they vend water must be provided. A suggested format is: "Notice, as a valued customer you are reminded that your container, if not sanitary, will contaminate this water and pose a possible health hazard." Size of letters for this sign not to be less than 1/8" high and be conspicuous in layout. Additionally, a sign shall be posted with the name, address of the operator, and a local telephone number that can be called for further information, service, or complaints. Such sign shall be clearly visible to consumers.

Appendix A

Unregulated Volatile Organic

Contaminants

Group III

Chloroform

Bromodichloromethane

Chlorodibromomethane

Bromoform

Dibromomethane

m-Dichlorobenzene

1,1-Dichloropropene

1,1-Dichloroethane

1,1,2,2-Tetracholorethane

1,3-Dichloropropane

Chloromethane

Bromomethane

1,2,3,-Trichloropropane

1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Chloroethane

2,2-Dichloropropane

o-Chlorotoluene

p-Chlorotoluene

Bromobenzene

1,3-Dichloropropene

Group IV 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene

1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene

n-Propylbenzene

n-Butylbenzene

Naphthalene

Hexachlorobutadiene

1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene

p-Isopropyltoluene

Isopropylbenzene

Tert-butylbenzene

Sec-butylbenzene

Fluorotrichloromethane

Dichlorofluoromethane

Bromochloromethane

Unregulated Organic

Contaminants

Aldrin

Butachlor

Carbaryl

Dicamba

Dieldrin

3-Hydrozycarbofuran

Methomyl

Metolachlor

Metribuzin

Propachlor