Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Agriculture and Food
Title R70 - Regulatory Services
Rule R70-630 - Water Vending Machine
Section R70-630-4 - Location and Operation
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Each water vending machine shall be located indoors or otherwise protected against tampering and vandalism, and shall be located in an area that can be maintained in a clean condition, and in a manner that avoids insect and rodent harborage.
(2) The floor on which a water vending machine is located shall be smooth and of cleanable construction.
(3) Each water vending machine system shall have an adequate system for collecting and disposing drippage, spillage, and overflow of water to prevent creation of a nuisance.
(4) Each machine shall have a backflow prevention device for all connections with the water supply source which meets requirements of The International Plumbing Code and its amendment as adopted by the State of Utah Building Codes Commission and shall have no cross connections between the drain and potable water.
(5) Each person who establishes, maintains, or operates any water vending machine in the state, shall first secure a Water Vending Machine Operating Registration issued under Section 4-5-9. The Registration shall be renewed annually.
(6) Application for Registration shall be made in writing and include the location of each water vending machine, the source of the water to be vended, the treatment that the water will receive prior to being vended, and the name of the manufacturer and the model number of each machine.
(7) The source of the water supply shall be an approved public water system as defined under the Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Drinking Water. Upon application for an initial operating Registration, the operator shall submit information which indicates the product being dispensed into the container meets all finished product quality standards applicable to drinking water. When indicated by reason of complaint or illness, the department may require that additional analyses be performed on the source or products of water vending machines.
(8) Each water vending machine shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition, free from dust, dirt, and vermin.
(9) Labels or advertisements located on or near water vending machines shall not imply nor describe the vended water as "spring water."
(10) Water vending machine labels or advertisements shall not describe or use other words to imply, on the machine or elsewhere, the water as being "purified water" unless such water conforms to the definition contained in this rule.
(11) Water vending machine labels or advertisements shall not describe, on the machine or elsewhere, the water as having medicinal or health giving properties.
(12) Each water vending machine shall have in a position clearly visible to customers the following information: