A facility's water supply must be obtained from a public water system or, in its absence, from a supply approved by the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Each private water supply must have a water sample bacteriologically tested at least monthly. The volume of water must be sufficient for the needs of the facility, including firefighting requirements. The hot water system must be capable of supplying the work and resident areas with water at the required temperatures. The maximum temperature for resident use is one hundred twenty-five degrees Fahrenheit, or fifty-two degrees centigrade. The minimum temperature of hot water for resident use is one hundred degrees Fahrenheit, or thirty-eight degrees centrigrade. A facility shall monitor water temperatues monthly, and maintain documentation in accordance with facility policy.

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Standards adopted for plumbing -- Conformity to Uniform Plumbing Code, SDCL 36-25-15.

Scope and objectives of plumbing standards and rules, SDCL 36-25-15.1.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 4 SDR 14, effective September 14, 1977; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 14 SDR 81, effective December 10, 1987; 22 SDR 70, effective November 19, 1995; 26 SDR 96, effective January 23, 2000; 27 SDR 59, effective December 17, 2000; 28 SDR 83, effective December 16, 2001; transferred from § 44:04:02:11 , 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015 ; SL 2021, ch 1, §§ 8, 19, effective April 19, 2021; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024 .

General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13 .

Prior versions effective: 2021-04-19, 2015-10-13.