Minnesota Administrative Rules

4715.1700 WATER REQUIRED.

Every building equipped with plumbing fixtures and used for human occupancy or habitation shall be provided with a supply of potable water, which meets the standards of the Department of Health, in the amounts and at the pressures specified in this chapter. For permanent residences or buildings in which people are employed, hot water shall be provided to all plumbing fixtures requiring hot water for proper use.

Only potable water shall be accessible to plumbing fixtures supplying water for drinking, bathing, culinary use, or the processing of food, medical, or pharmaceutical products. Only potable water shall be supplied to emergency showers and eyewashes.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 326.37 to 326.45; 326B.43 to 326B.49

History:

L 2007 c 140 art 6 s 15; art 13 s 4; 33 SR 2042

Published Electronically:

May 14, 2012