Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
WATER SYSTEMS
Chapter 246-291 - Group B public water systems
Section 246-291-005 - Applicability
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 246-291-005
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) The rules of this chapter apply to a Group B public water system that provides drinking water to fewer than fifteen service connections and:
(a) Fewer than twenty-five people per day;
or
(b) Twenty-five or more people
per day for fewer than sixty days per year, provided the system does not serve
one thousand or more people for two or more consecutive days.
(2) The rules of this chapter do not apply to a Group B system that:
(a)
Consists only of distribution or storage facilities and does not have any
source or treatment facilities;
(b)
Obtains all water from, but is not owned by, a public water system where the
rules of this chapter or chapter 246-290 WAC apply; and
(c) Does not sell water directly to any
person.
(3) The rules of this chapter do not apply to a Group B system that provides water to one or two service connections, except:
(a) In a county
in which a local board of health has adopted requirements for Group B systems
with one or two service connections; or
(b) When the department determines that it is
necessary to protect public health and safety, such as if the system serves a
connection with a use listed under WAC
246-291-010(62)(a) through
(h).
(4) A proposed Group B system shall meet planning, engineering, and design requirements under WAC 246-290-100 through 246-290-250 if:
(a) The design submitted under WAC
246-291-120 proposes to supply
water to another public water system and the combined number of service
connections or total population served meets the definition of a Group A public
water system; or
(b) The proposed
system is being designed to serve ten to fourteen residential service
connections using average household population standards as required under WAC
246-291-200(2).
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050 and chapter 70.119A RCW. 12-24-070, § 246-291-005, filed 12/4/12, effective 1/1/14.
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