Water Supply
Introduction
This section will guide you through:
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Water Supply
Water used for drinking or cleaning and disinfection can be a source of contamination. Biosecurity practices to prevent or mitigate this potential source of contamination are an important component of biosecurity.
Requirements:
- It is recommended that drinking water or water used for evaporative cooling be sourced from a contained supply such as a well or municipal system.
- If drinking water comes from a surface water source, water treatment must be used to reduce the level of disease agents.
- If surfaces have been cleaned or flushed with surface water, subsequent disinfection should be employed to prevent disease transmission.
- If water treatment is not possible, a risk analysis should be performed to determine actions needed to mitigate risks.
Source of drinking water:
Well
Municipal
Surface
If surface water is utilized for drinking water, is it treated to reduce pathogens prior to use?
If “Yes”, describe the water treatment:
Because all water used on the farm, whether it is used for drinking, cleaning or cooling is sourced from the farm’s closed-system, on-site ag well, no water treatment or disinfection is necessary. As part of the farm’s food safety HACCP plan our well water is tested yearly for contaminants and indicator bacteria.
Does your Premises use an evaporative cooler system?
Because all water used on the farm, whether it is used for drinking, cleaning or cooling is sourced from the farm’s closed-system, on-site ag well, no water treatment or disinfection is necessary. As part of the farm’s food safety HACCP plan our well water is tested yearly for contaminants and indicator bacteria.
Does your Premises use an evaporative cooler system?
Yes
No
Source of drinking water:
Well
Municipal
Surface
Not Applicable
Describe the evaporative cooler system if applicable:
Most of the farm’s houses use plastic evaporative cooling pads which distribute well water at the top of the pad and collect unevaporated tail water at the bottom for recycling.
If surface water is utilized for the evaporative cooler system, is it treated to reduce pathogens prior to use?
Yes
No
Not Applicable
If “Yes”, describe the treatment:
Not Applicable
Are surfaces cleaned or flushed with surface water?
Yes
No
Not Applicable
If “Yes”, describe the procedure (SOP):
Not Applicable
If surfaces are cleaned or flushed with surface water, is subsequent disinfection employed to prevent disease transmission?
Yes
No
Not Applicable
If “Yes”, describe the disinfection process, type of disinfectant used, and type(s) of PPE used:
Not Applicable
If surfaces that are cleaned or flushed with surface water cannot be disinfected, explain why:
Not Applicable
If surfaces that are cleaned or flushed with surface water cannot be disinfected, has a risk analysis performed to determine actions to mitigate risk? Yes No N/A
Not Applicable
If “Yes”, describe mitigation steps used to reduce risk:
Not Applicable
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