# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 15 — Food

### Chapter 11 — Bottled Water

#### Regulation .10 Unit Processing Operations — Bulk Storage and Transportation.

*COMAR 10.15.11.10*

The person-in-charge shall ensure that:

A. Water stored in bulk or transported for bottling is from an approved source;

B. A storage tank, hose, pump, and piping used for loading, transporting, and unloading water meet the requirements set forth in Regulation .08 of this chapter;

C. A tank used to store drinking water is:

  (1) Not used for storage of a nonfood product;

  (2) Closed to exclude all foreign matter;

  (3) Vented in a sanitary manner; and

  (4) Sampled weekly and analyzed for coliform bacteria and standard plate count;

D. The openings in a storage tank and tank truck are:

  (1) Protected from contamination;

  (2) Kept sealed or locked when water for bottling is not being transferred; and

  (3) Not susceptible to damage or tampering;

E. A tank truck used to transport drinking water is:

  (1) Cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain a sanitary condition and at least once per week; and

  (2) Provided a number or other marking on the outside of the truck; and

F. A record is made that:

  (1) Provides the following information for each batch of drinking water delivered:

    (a) Name of the water hauler;

    (b) Tanker truck number;

    (c) Date of shipment;

    (d) Name of seller;

    (e) Location of the source water; and

    (f) Date of delivery;

  (2) Is maintained for at least 2 years after the record is made; and

  (3) Is available for inspection by the Department.