Section 445A.561 - Cleaning and sanitizing of facilities and equipment; requirements for tanker vehicles1. The operator shall keep the:(a) Facilities where the processed water is loaded and unloaded; and(b) Motor vehicles and other equipment which are used to transport the water, clean and sanitary at all times.
2. A tanker vehicle which was previously used to transport a toxic material, petroleum product or any other deleterious substance must not be used to transport processed water.3. At least weekly, the interior of a tank of a tanker vehicle which is to be used to transport treated water must be: (b) Flushed with potable water;(c) Sanitized with a solution consisting of at least 100 milligrams of chlorine per liter of water for at least 20 minutes, or other means approved by the health authority;(d) Rinsed with potable water; and(e) Immediately closed, until the tank arrives at the place where it is to be filled.4. The fittings of the riser where the tanker vehicle is loaded, the connections, discharge end and filling end of the hose and the connections from the tank to the tanker vehicle must be sanitized with a solution of chlorine which is at least 3 ounces of 5 1/4 percent household bleach without additives to 2 gallons of water.5. If the tank of a tanker vehicle is lined with an interior coating, the coating must consist of nontoxic materials and be approved by the health authority.6. All parts of a tanker vehicle and any fittings used to discharge the treated water must be easily accessible for cleaning. Intake or discharge pumps must not be located on the tanker vehicle.7. A chlorine residual of at least 0.50 parts per million or an ozone residual of 0.10 parts per million must be maintained in the water during its transportation. The residual must be tested when the water is delivered at the bottling plant before it is discharged.8. A tanker vehicle must be equipped with:(a) A bottom drain that will drain completely;(b) A lid and cover for the dome of the tanker vehicle which is gasketed, kept closed when not in use and equipped with a security lock;(c) Filling and drain fittings which are capped when not in use;(d) Air vents for the tank which are turned downward, filtered and screened; and(e) Strips, or any other material approved by the health authority, which are used to test the chlorine or ozone residual pursuant to subsection 7.9. The operator shall ensure that the driver of a tanker vehicle maintains a record of:(a) The dates the chlorine or ozone residual is tested pursuant to subsection 7;(b) The amount of chlorine or ozone residual tested pursuant to subsection 7;(c) The source of the water;(d) The point of delivery of the water;(e) The quantity of water transported; and(f) The dates the tanker vehicle is cleaned and sanitized pursuant to subsection 3.10. A tanker vehicle must be filled: (a) In a manner which ensures the prevention of the backflow of water into the supply system; and(b) By a hose which is connected directly to the source and the tanker vehicle.11. A pump for transferring water between a tanker vehicle and a plant must be of a type that is easily disassembled. Surfaces of the pump which come into contact with water must be smooth, nonporous, resistant to corrosion and made from nontoxic materials.12. Water must not be stored in a tanker vehicle for more than 7 days.13. Each hose which is used to transfer water must be equipped with caps that fit over each end and are threaded or clamped. Each end of a hose used to transfer water must be capped when not in use.14. Each tanker vehicle must be permanently identified with the name, city and state of the owner of the tanker vehicle on each door of the vehicle or each side of the tank.15. As used in this section, "tanker vehicle" means a motor vehicle which is equipped with a tank used to transport water.Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.561
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 10-14-82; A 9-15-94