Illinois Administrative Code
Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part 255 - AGRICHEMICAL CONTAINMENT
Section 255.160 - Connections to the Potable Water Supply

Universal Citation: 8 IL Admin Code ยง 255.160

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024

a) General: Potable water supply lines shall not be connected to process water lines, chemical lines or equipment, unless proper backflow protection is installed.

b) Water service lines which connect an agrichemical facility or a non-commercial agrichemical facility to a community public water supply shall include either a reduced pressure principle backflow preventer or a fixed proper air gap, in accordance with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Technical Policy Statement (35 Ill. Adm. Code 653.803(c)(4) ).

c) Water service lines which connect an agrichemical facility or a non-commercial agrichemical facility to a potable water supply other than a community public water supply shall include either a reduced pressure principle backflow preventer or a fixed proper air gap, in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 890).

d) Installation, maintenance and inspection of such backflow prevention devices shall be carried out in accordance with Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Technical Policy Statement (35 Ill. Adm. Code 651 and 653) or the Illinois Plumbing Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 890), whichever is applicable.

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