15A NCAC 18A .1011      WATER SUPPLY

(a)  Water supplies shall meet the requirements in 15A NCAC 18A .1700 or 15A NCAC 18C, as applicable.

(b)  For summer camps that use a non-community water supply, a sample of water shall be collected by the Department once a year and submitted to the North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health or other laboratory certified by the North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health under 10A NCAC 42C .0102 to perform bacteriological examinations. If the summer camp has been closed for more than 180 consecutive days during any 365-day period, the regulatory authority shall collect these samples at least 30 days and not more than 60 days prior to the camp's scheduled opening date. Failure of the regulatory authority to collect these samples at least 30 days prior to the camps scheduled opening shall not impede the opening of the camp.

(c)  A summer camp's water supply plumbing shall not include cross-connections.

(d)  Summer camps shall provide hot water heating facilities. Hot and cold running water under pressure shall be provided to food preparation areas, bathing facilities, and any other areas in which water is required for cleaning.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 130A-4; 130A‑248;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Readopted Eff. December 5, 1977;

Amended Eff. September 1, 1990; July 1, 1986;

Readopted Eff. April 1, 2024.