Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 226 - CROSS CONNECTION RULES
Section 144-226-1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. The protection of the public from contaminated water caused by cross connections is accomplished by two strategies: "containment" and "fixture isolation". Containment of cross connection hazards protects the supplier's water system from contamination by a facility with internal cross connections. Fixture isolation prevents the water system within a facility from contamination by cross connections. These two strategies protect a water system from cross connections from the water system source to the end-user tap.

These rules, administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, require the "containment" of cross connection hazards of public water systems. The Maine State Internal Plumbing Code, administered by the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation at 02-395 CMR 4, protects the public against cross connection hazards associated with fixture isolation.

Note that containment devices are regulated by the Maine State Internal Plumbing Code at 02-395 CMR 4.

2. The provisions of these rules shall apply to all community public water systems with one or more low or high-hazard service connections and all non-community public water systems with one or more high-hazard service connections.

3. The Department encourages all water systems with service connections to have a cross connection control program.

4. The Department reserves the right to require any public water system to create and maintain a cross connection control program based on existing or potential hazards.

B.Constitutionality

Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of these Rules be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of these rules.