DISINFECTION OF POTABLE WATER SYSTEMS
Philadelphia Code Subcode P, § 610
in effectSECTION 610 DISINFECTION OF POTABLE WATER SYSTEMS
P-610.1 General. New potable water systems shall be purged of deleterious matter and disinfected prior to utilization. The method to be followed shall be that prescribed by the health authority or water purveyor having jurisdiction or, in the absence of a prescribed method, the procedure described in either AWWA C651 or AWWA C652, or as described in this section. This requirement shall apply to “on-site” or “in-plant” fabrication of a system or to a modular portion of a system.
Exception: Analysis and disinfection shall not be required for interior piping or water distribution piping servicing one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses up to three stories in height.
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Source: City of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Code and Home Rule Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/philadelphia/latest/philadelphia_pa/0-0-0-312409Fetched: 10/27/2026
