Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section R9-8-706 - Water SupplyA. A responsible person shall ensure that a school has an ample water supply that: 1. Maintains water quality and water pressure, and water temperature as specified in R9-8-703(B)(3)(a), for the school's drinking fountains, showers, lavatories, water closets, and urinals at all times, and2. Is provided by an approved water supplier in accordance with 18 A.A.C. 4.B. A responsible person shall ensure that a school's drinking water is dispensed from:1. A clean drinking fountain that:a. Provides, from an opening, a stream of water that does not touch anything before reaching a user's mouth;b. Has an opening that is higher than the overflow rim to prevent the opening's submersion; andc. Has a device to prevent a user's mouth from touching the opening from which the water streams;2. A clean and sanitized water cooler;3. A clean and sanitized bottled water cooler;4. A clean and sanitized lavatory faucet; or5. A clean and sanitized portable water container.C. If a portable water container or the bottle from a school's bottled water cooler is to be refilled, a responsible person shall ensure that the portable water container or the bottle is: 1. Maintained by a food establishment regulated by 9 A.A.C. 8, Article 1; and2. Filled with water from an approved water supplier specified in subsection (A). D. A responsible person shall ensure that a school does not provide a common drinking cup to students.E. A responsible person shall ensure that a school provides: 1. Drinking fountains, water coolers, or bottled water coolers according to Tables 1 and 2; and2. At least one drinking fountain, water cooler, or bottled water cooler on each floor of the school that contains a classroom, regardless of the number of students.Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-8-706
Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 30 A.A.R. 237, effective 1/10/2024.