Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
(1)
General.
a. The water supply
shall be of a safe bacterial and chemical quality.
b. Where a public water supply is available,
such water shall be used in the camp. If a private water source under pressure
is provided, the water system shall be capable of delivering at least 35
gallons per person per day to the camp site.
c. Cistern supplies consisting of roof or
other surface runoff water shall not be used for drinking or culinary
purposes.
d. The adequacy of a well
as a source of water for drinking or culinary purposes shall be determined by
inspection and bacteriological examination. Defects found by inspection or
contaminated samples shall be sufficient grounds for requiring repair,
chlorination or condemnation of the well.
e. Water containing 45 or more parts per
million nitrates shall not be used for drinking or preparation of formula for
infants under one year of age. When the supply contains nitrates in the
quantity above, water for infant feeding shall be obtained from another source
that has been tested and found to be bacterially satisfactory and contains less
than 45 parts per million nitrates. A water supply containing 45 or more parts
per million of nitrates shall be placarded or posted stating the water shall
not be used for infant feeding.
f.
Wooden well platforms or manhole covers are prohibited.
g. Hand-pump bases shall be of the solid
one-piece type bolted, including suitable gaskets, secured to the well casing
by thread or weld connection. Handpumps secured to the platform by bolts cast
in the concrete shall be provided with a rubber or neoprene gasket between the
pump base and the platform to ensure a watertight joint.
h. The pump head shall be of a type designed
to prevent external water or other contaminating material from entering the
water chamber
i. The pump spout
shall be of the closed, downward-directed type.
j. No hand-operated type of pump or cylinder
which requires priming shall be used. No pail and rope, bailer, or chain-bucket
systems shall be used.
(2)
Existing pump pits.
Existing pump pits may be approved if the construction conforms to the
following minimum standards:
a. Walls, floor
and top of pit shall be of watertight concrete or masonry construction or
equivalent. The well casing shall extend at least 6 inches above the pit
floor.
b. A positive seal shall be
provided for the annular opening between the casing wall and the drop
pipe.
c. A positive drain shall be
provided by either a watertight sump and automatic sump pump discharging with
at least a 6-inch free fall above the ground surface or an independent drain
line discharging to the ground surface above any possible flood level. Pit
drains discharging to any other drain or sewer are prohibited.
(3)
Water supply
systems. The water supply system shall be installed so as to prevent
backflow of contaminated water from appliances, fixtures, drains and sewers and
shall have no cross-connections with any nonpotable supply or any other water
supply which does not comply with these requirements.
(4)
Water tanks. All water
to be hauled for a camp shall be obtained from an approved source. All
equipment used for hauling or storage of potable water shall be thoroughly
cleaned and disinfected with a solution containing at least 200 parts per
million of chlorine immediately before use. No equipment, tanks or reservoirs
used for hauling or storing potable water shall be used for any other
purpose.
