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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".16" citation="COMAR 10.15.06.16" title_num="10" subtitle_num="15" chapter_num="06" heading="Milk Physical Plant Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Water used at a milk facility shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be obtained from a potable water supply system that complies with:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Environment Article, Title 9, Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>COMAR 26.04.04; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The Grade “A” Pasteurized Milk Ordinance;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Be installed in a manner that prevents backflow or back-siphoning; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Be separate from a non-potable water supply system so that non-potable water cannot be drawn or discharged into the potable water supply system;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Provide hot and cold running water in areas where milk processing equipment is washed; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Have sufficient water capacity, pressure, and hot water generation and distribution available to meet peak demands throughout the washing system.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Hand sinks shall have:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Either:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Hot and cold running water under pressure; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Warm running water;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A supply of hand-cleaning soap or detergent; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A sanitary means of drying hands, such as individual towels or a hand-drying device.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A sewage system shall be constructed and operated in conformance with applicable State and local laws, ordinances, and regulations and the Grade “A” Pasteurized Milk Ordinance.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Plumbing shall be sized, installed, and maintained in accordance with applicable State and local plumbing laws, ordinances, and regulations.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Toilet facilities shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be constructed and operated in conformance with applicable State and local laws, ordinances, and regulations and the Grade “A” Pasteurized Milk Ordinance;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>For a milk plant that is not an on-farm processor, be available within the physical plant for use by employees; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>For a milk plant that is an on-farm processor, if not located within the physical plant building:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Be located within 500 feet of the physical plant building;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Be accessible at all times that the plant is in operation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Have documented and implemented measures for re-entry into the plant to protect against facility and product contamination; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Have documentation from the local approval authority that an on-site sewage disposal system, if present, is adequate for the total number of users and meets all other requirements of COMAR 26.04.02.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Electrical systems at the facility shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Comply with State and local electrical laws, ordinances, and regulations;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Provide adequate lighting sources that furnish at least 40 foot-candles of light in all working areas in all rooms where:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Milk or milk products are handled, processed, packaged, or stored; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Containers, utensils, and equipment are washed; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Provide adequate lighting sources that furnish at least 20 foot-candles of light in dry storage and cold storage rooms.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>