Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 37.95 - LICENSURE OF DAY CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter 37.95.2 - Public Health Requirements for Day Care Centers
Rule 37.95.225 - WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 37.95.225
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) A day care facility shall provide an adequate and potable supply of water:
(a) connected to a public water supply system
approved by department of environmental quality; or
(b) if the day care facility utilizes a
nonpublic water system source:
(i) the
facility must have the water source tested prior to beginning operation and at
least once each January and once each June for the total coliform bacteria and
fecal coliform or E. Coli bacteria; and
(ii) must provide laboratory tests results to
the department as part of the licensing or relicensing process; and
(iii) the day care facility shall take
corrective action as needed to ensure the water is safe to drink.
(c) prior to beginning operation,
the water must be tested to determine that the maximum contamination levels for
nitrate (10 milligrams per liter) and nitrite (1 milligram per liter) are not
exceeded; and
(d) documentation of
testing must be retained on the premises for 24 months from the date of the
test.
(2) The day care facility shall have an adequate and safe sewage system.
(a) For sewage to be safely disposed of, the
home must:
(i) connect to a public sewage
system approved by the Department of Environmental Quality; or
(ii) if a nonpublic system is used, the day
care facility must provide documentation that it has complied with sewage
disposal requirements that have been adopted by the local board of health in
the jurisdiction in which the day care facility is located; and
(iii) repair or replace the sewage system
whenever:
(A) it fails to accept sewage at
the rate of application;
(B)
seepage of effluent from or ponding of effluent on or around the system
occurs;
(C) contamination of a
potable water supply or state waters is traced to the system; or
(D) a mechanical failure occurs.
52-2-704, 52-2-735, 53-4-506, MCA; IMP, 52-2-704, 52-2-723, 52-2-731, 52-2-735, 53-4-506, MCA;
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