Section 109.612. POE devices

(a) POE devices may be approved by the Department for use only by a public water supplier serving 100 or fewer individuals for the treatment of sources permitted prior to May 16, 1992.

(b) POE devices used by a public water supplier shall be tested and certified by the NSF or other certification organization acceptable to the Department against ANSI/NSF standards established for drinking water treatment devices. To be acceptable to the Department a certification organization other than NSF shall have a program at least as stringent as the NSF program and meet the requirements under § 109.606(d) (relating to chemicals, materials and equipment) as applicable to ANSI/NSF standards for drinking water treatment devices.

(c) A public water supplier using POE devices as a means of treatment shall install a POE device on the service line to customers, except for customers who are provided with water that meets the requirements of Subchapter B (relating to MCLs, MRDLs or treatment technique requirements) without the use of a POE device.

(d) The design, installation and operation of a POE device shall be of a type that the microbiological safety of the water is maintained.

The provisions of this § 109.612 adopted May 15, 1992, effective May 16, 1992, 22 Pa.B. 2621; amended July 20, 2001, effective July 21, 2001, 31 Pa.B. 3895. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (254815).

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Cross References

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 109.503 (relating to public water system constuction permits).