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HomeHealth and Safety CodeDiv. 104Pt. 5Ch. 5Art. 12§ 111145 Bottled Water Testing Requirements

§ 111145 Bottled Water Testing Requirements

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§ 111145 Bottled Water Testing Requirements

Key Takeaways

  • •People who sell or give out bottled water or run water machines must test the water often to make sure it's clean and safe.
  • •Water from machines or stores must be checked for germs (coliform bacteria) at least every 6 months.
  • •If the water is purified (extra cleaned), stores must check it for tiny bits (dissolved solids) every week.
  • •Water machines must be checked for tiny bits (dissolved solids) every time someone fills or services them.

Example

A store sells purified water in big jugs. The owner must check the water every week to make sure it's clean.

The store owner has to test the water for tiny bits (dissolved solids) using a special tool (conductivity measurement) once a week. If they don’t, they could be breaking the law.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

Official Source
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§ 111145 Bottled Water Testing Requirements

(a)  The department shall require each bottler, distributor, or vendor of bottled water, each owner or operator of any water-vending machine, each water hauler, each retail water facility operator, each private water source operator, and each applicant for a license, to test for all substances necessary to establish conformance to standards adopted pursuant to Section 111080 at the times and frequencies the department may reasonably establish. (b)  Each product dispensed by a water-vending machine or a retail water facility shall be sampled and analyzed for coliform bacteria at least once every six months. The analysis shall be submitted to the department indicating whether the water is pure and wholesome. Analysis of vended water or water from retail water facilities shall be submitted to the local health officers if the local health officers are authorized by the department pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 111105. (c)  Purified waters from retail water facilities shall be analyzed by the operator for dissolved solids by conductivity measurement not less frequently than once every seven days. (d)  Purified water from vending machines shall be analyzed by the operator for the dissolved solids by conductivity measurement each time the vending machine is serviced. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

bottled waterwater-vending machineretail water facilitycoliform bacteriadissolved solidsconductivity measurement

Related Statutes

  • § 111095 Water Facility Health Standards
  • § 111140 Water Vending Machine Fees
  • § 111165 Bottled Water Testing Requirements
  • § 111080 Bottled Water Quality Standards
  • § 111090 Water Vending Machine Standards

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 111145.
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