Regulation .12 Unit Processing Operations — Water Treatment.
Regulation .12 Unit Processing Operations — Water Treatment.LinkCopy Citation
The person-in-charge shall ensure that:
A.
Unless a waiver of filtration and disinfection is granted by the Department in accordance with Health-General Article, §21-336.1(b), Annotated Code of Maryland, and this chapter, finished product water has undergone:
(1)
Ozonation, exposure to ultraviolet light, or an equivalent disinfection process approved by the Department; and
(2)
Filtration or other treatment that is necessary for the water to comply with the standards in Regulation .06 of this chapter;
B.
A drinking water treatment:
(1)
Is effective in providing the required or intended result;
(2)
Is controlled;
(3)
Is monitored; and
(4)
Uses chemicals, materials, and methods that do not impart substances to the water in a concentration that is toxic, harmful, or deleterious; and
C.
If filtration or disinfection of water is used to treat product water, the filtration or disinfection system is:
(1)
Proven through a review of scientific study to reduce the target microorganisms to an acceptable level;
(2)
Approved by the Department;
(3)
Controlled;
(4)
Monitored; and
(5)
Interlocked with the bottling system so that a failure in the filtration or disinfection system inactivates the bottling system and water is prevented from being bottled.