R70-630-4. Location and Operation

(1) Each water vending machine shall be located indoors or otherwise protected against tampering and vandalism, and shall be located in an area that can be maintained in a clean condition, and in a manner that avoids insect and rodent harborage.

(2) The floor on which a water vending machine is located shall be smooth and of cleanable construction.

(3) Each water vending machine system shall have an adequate system for collecting and disposing drippage, spillage, and overflow of water to prevent creation of a nuisance.

(a) Where process waste water is collected within the processing unit for pumping or gravity flow to an outside drain, the waste water drain line shall terminate at least two inches above the top rim of the retention vessel within said unit.

(b) The waste line from the water vending machine to an approved drainage system shall be air-gapped.

(c) Containers or drip pans used for the storage or collection of liquid wastes within a vending machine shall be leakproof, readily removable, easily cleanable, and corrosion resistant. In water vending machines which utilize the bottom of the cabinet interior as an internal sump, the sump shall be readily accessible and corrosion resistant. The waste disposal holding tank shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner.

(4) Each machine shall have a backflow prevention device for all connections with the water supply source which meets requirements of The International Plumbing Code and its amendment as adopted by the State of Utah Building Codes Commission and shall have no cross connections between the drain and potable water.

(5) Each person who establishes, maintains, or operates any water vending machine in the state, shall first secure a Water Vending Machine Operating Registration issued under Section 4-5-9. The Registration shall be renewed annually.

(6) Application for Registration shall be made in writing and include the location of each water vending machine, the source of the water to be vended, the treatment that the water will receive prior to being vended, and the name of the manufacturer and the model number of each machine.

(7) The source of the water supply shall be an approved public water system as defined under the Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Drinking Water. Upon application for an initial operating Registration, the operator shall submit information which indicates the product being dispensed into the container meets all finished product quality standards applicable to drinking water. When indicated by reason of complaint or illness, the department may require that additional analyses be performed on the source or products of water vending machines.

(8) Each water vending machine shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition, free from dust, dirt, and vermin.

(9) Labels or advertisements located on or near water vending machines shall not imply nor describe the vended water as "spring water."

(10) Water vending machine labels or advertisements shall not describe or use other words to imply, on the machine or elsewhere, the water as being "purified water" unless such water conforms to the definition contained in this rule.

(11) Water vending machine labels or advertisements shall not describe, on the machine or elsewhere, the water as having medicinal or health giving properties.

(12) Each water vending machine shall have in a position clearly visible to customers the following information:

(a) Name and address of the operator.

(b) Name of the water supply purveyor.

(c) The method of treatment that is utilized.

(d) The method of post-disinfection that is utilized.

(e) A local or toll free number that may be called for further information, problems, or complaints; or the name of the store or building manager can be listed when the machine is located within a business establishment and the establishment manager is responsible for the operation of the machine.