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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" citation="COMAR 10.15.11.10" title_num="10" subtitle_num="15" chapter_num="11" heading="Unit Processing Operations — Bulk Storage and Transportation.">
  <text>The person-in-charge shall ensure that:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Water stored in bulk or transported for bottling is from an approved source;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>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;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A tank used to store drinking water is:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Not used for storage of a nonfood product;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Closed to exclude all foreign matter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Vented in a sanitary manner; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Sampled weekly and analyzed for coliform bacteria and standard plate count;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The openings in a storage tank and tank truck are:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Protected from contamination;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Kept sealed or locked when water for bottling is not being transferred; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Not susceptible to damage or tampering;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A tank truck used to transport drinking water is:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain a sanitary condition and at least once per week; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Provided a number or other marking on the outside of the truck; and</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>A record is made that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Provides the following information for each batch of drinking water delivered:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Name of the water hauler;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Tanker truck number;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Date of shipment;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Name of seller;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Location of the source water; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Date of delivery;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Is maintained for at least 2 years after the record is made; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Is available for inspection by the Department.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>