La. Admin. Code tit. 51 § XII-369

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XII-369 - Water Shall Be Provided [formerly paragraph 12:022-1]

A. It shall be the duty of the owner or manager of any premises occupied as a residence, hotel, lodging house, tenement house, office building, shop, factory, or waiting room or depot of a railroad or other common carrier to provide a safe supply of potable water for human consumption and for sanitary purposes.

B. [formerly paragraph 12:022-2] In all cases where the owner or owners of the property or premises referred to in this Code shall not reside in the place where the property is situated, or when such property shall belong to an estate, succession or corporation, it shall be the duty of the agent, or representative of the owners thereof, or the persons who shall have charge of said property for the owners thereof, or who shall collect the rent of such premises, if the same is rented, to provide and furnish such premises with a safe and adequate potable water supply. In case such person shall fail or neglect to supply the same to such premises, within 15 days after due notice, he shall be in violation of the provisions of this Part.

C. [formerly paragraph 12:022-3] Each public, parochial and private school shall be provided with a potable water supply which is approved as to source, location, and distribution by the state health officer.

D. [formerly paragraph 12:022-4] It shall be the duty of all employers to supply an adequate, safe, potable water supply for all employees.

E. [formerly paragraph 12:022-5] Wherever a public water supply is available, no other supply shall be furnished for potable purposes to employees in any factory or industrial plant, or other place of business, unless such other supply is approved by the state health officer. If no public water supply is available, the water for potable purposes shall be of safe, sanitary quality approved by the state health officer. If the water supply for industrial or fire protection purposes is obtained entirely or in part from a source not approved for potable purposes, this supply shall be distributed through an independent piping system having no connection with the system carrying potable water. All faucets or other outlets furnishing water which is not safe for potable purposes shall be conspicuously so marked.

La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § XII-369

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 28:1327 (June 2002).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:4 (A)(4)(5)(8)(10) and R.S. 40:5 (2)(3)(5)(6)(16)(17)(20).