---
kind: "section"
citation: "9 C.F.R. § 354.224"
title: "9"
number: "354.224"
heading: "Water supply."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/9/354.224"
---

# §354.224. Water supply.


The water supply shall be ample, clean, and potable with adequate facilities for its distribution in the plant and its protection against contamination and pollution.

- (a) **Hot water at a temperature not less than 180 °F.** shall be available for sanitation purposes.
- (b) Hose connections with steam and water mixing valves or hot water hose connections shall be provided at convenient locations throughout the plant for cleaning purposes.
- (c) The refuse rooms shall be provided with adequate facilities for washing refuse cans and other equipment in the rooms; the rooms, cans, and equipment shall be cleaned after each day's use.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622, 1624; 7 CFR 2.17 (g) and (i), 2.55.

### Source

Source: 41 FR 23702, June 11, 1976, unless otherwise noted.