Section 174.310  Operating Permits

Public water supplies which have been delegated construction permit authority by this Agency may also issue operating permits for new construction provided the following requirements are met:

a)         The newly installed water main is flushed to remove foreign material introduced into the water main during construction and chlorinated for disinfection purposes;

b)         Bacteriological analyses are performed on a sufficient number of representative water samples collected from the newly constructed water main to demonstrate statisfactory disinfection; and

c)         The water main is not placed into operation until such time as the bacteriological analyses required in Subsection (b) indicates that the water is safe for drinking.