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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="9-2802" title_number="9" title_name="Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities" subtitle_number="28">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, beginning October 1, 2025, at least one water bottle filling station or a combined water bottle filling station and drinking fountain shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Be installed in all new construction  at each location where a drinking fountain is required under the current version of the International Plumbing Code adopted by the State or State or local law or regulation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Replace a drinking fountain located in an area of a building undergoing a renovation if the renovation includes replacing the drinking fountain; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Be installed in any building undergoing a renovation if the installation of a drinking fountain is required under the current version of the International Plumbing Code adopted by the State or State or local law or regulation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The provisions of subsection (a) of this section do not apply if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A drinking fountain in a building located in a commercial or industrial area is replaced with no other renovations made; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A building located in a commercial or industrial area has potable water available through a source other than a drinking fountain, including a kitchen.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
