Water Quality

All processing areas must have a source of hot and cold potable running water with sufficient pressure for all required washing of fruit and equipment and daily floor washing.
Municipal water is recommended. If nonmunicipal water is used, it must meet federal health standards for drinking water. In Pennsylvania, a private water source must be tested each year between August 15 and September 15 by a certified laboratory.Commercial, state, or local government laboratories should test water of unknown quality.

All modifications to the plumbing system should be completed by a licensed plumbing contractor and inspected for conformance with local building codes. All hoses inside and outside the plant should have antisiphoning devices installed.