North Dakota Administrative Code

1. Methods of providing an airgap. The airgap between the indirect waste and the building drainage system shall be at least twice the effective diameter of the drain served and shall be provided by one of the following methods: a. To a receptor - Extend the indirect waste pipe to…

1. Installation. Waste receptors or sumps serving indirect waste pipes shall not be installed in any toilet room, nor in any inaccessible or unventilated space such as a closet or storeroom. 2. Location. The receptor must be located so that the required airgap between the indirec…

Water lifts, expansion tanks, cooling jackets, sprinkler systems, drip or overflow pans, water conditioning units, or similar devices which waste clear water only, when emptying into the building drainage system, shall discharge through an indirect waste by means of an airgap or …

. Only potable water shall be accessible to plumbing fixtures supplying water for drinking, bathing, culinary use, or the processing of food, medical, or pharmaceutical products. General Authority: NDCC 43-18.1-03 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-18.1-04

In all buildings where dual water distribution systems, one potable water and the other nonpotable water, are installed each system shall be identified either by color marking or metal tags as required in ANSI A 13.1-1959 or other appropriate method as may be approved by the admi…

Every building equipped with plumbing fixtures and used for human occupancy or habitation shall be provided with a potable supply of cold water in the amounts and at the pressures specified in this chapter. For residences or buildings in which people are employed, hot water shall…

1. General. A potable water supply system shall be designed, installed, and maintained in such manner as to prevent contamination from nonpotable liquids, solids, or gases from being introduced into the potable water supply through cross-connections or any other piping connection…

1. Pumps and other appliances. Water pumps, filters, softeners, tanks, and all other appliances and devices used to handle or treat potable water shall be protected against contamination. 2. Prohibited location of potable supply tanks. Potable water gravity tanks or manholes of p…

New or repaired potable water systems shall be disinfected prior to use whenever required by the authority having jurisdiction. The method to be followed shall be that prescribed by the health authority or, in case no method is prescribed by the health authority, the following: 1…

1. Water distribution system pipe. Water distribution system pipe shall be of brass pipe, copper tube, or copper pipe, galvanized wrought iron pipe, galvanized open-hearth iron pipe, or galvanized steel pipe. Copper tube when used underground shall not be less than type L and whe…

1. Valves in dwelling units. All water closets and kitchen sinks shall have individual fixture valves installed. Valves must also be installed for each bath, shower, powder room, or fixture group. A group of fixtures means two or more fixtures adjacent to each other in the same f…

1. Supply demand. The supply demand in gallons per minute in the building water distributing system shall be determined on the basis of the load in terms of supply fixture units and of the 3 relationship between load and supply demand as shown in the tables contained in subsectio…

1. The objective of this chapter is to provide a standard of quality, capacity, and performance for water softener units. Water softener performance is to be based upon referee tests procedures described in section 62-04-08-09. 2. A manual bypass for raw water shall be provided a…

1. Manual direct salting regeneration. All operations are performed manually and dry salt is added directly into the water softener. Sufficient water is removed to make room for salt. Termination of the rinsing process (subsection 3 of section 62-04-08-01) may be automatic. 2. Ma…

1. Materials shall be selected for their strength and resistance to corrosion by water and brine; shall be free of objectionable color throw, taste and odor; and shall not impart toxic substances to the water. 2. Softener tanks shall be constructed for a minimum working pressure …

1. Softener rating shall be based on grains of hardness removed (as calcium carbonate) between successive regenerations and must be related to the pounds of salt required for each regeneration. 2 2. The number of cubic feet, the type of ion exchanger (such as greensand, carbonace…

1. The softener shall deliver not less than four gallons per minute [15.14 liters per minute] of soft water. 2. Pressure drop from inlet to outlet of the softener, including valving and exchanger (at manufacturer's specified softening flow rate) shall not exceed fifteen pounds pe…

1. Water analysis. A chemical analysis of the water supply, made according to accepted water analysis standards, shall be furnished with the recommendation for water conditioning equipment. For those waters containing a hardness of four hundred milligrams per liter [23 grains per…

1. Drainage. Drainage from the softener in regenerating shall discharge to the building drain through an air break or air gap, to a laundry tray, floor drain, or similar properly trapped and vented fixture or stand pipe. If a fixture is not accessible it shall be the duty of the …

1. On equipment. The manufacturer shall provide the user of the equipment with an unconditional warranty of not less than three years on the water softener tank and brine container, and the first year on all other materials and parts which may become defective. 2. On installation…

1. Water quality. Water used for test runs shall have a hardness of between fifteen and twenty grains per gallon [256.5 and 342 milligrams per liter] (as calcium carbonate), ph in range of six and nine tenths to eleven, and water temperature shall be between fifty-five degrees an…

All new water conditioning installations, and such portions of existing systems as may be affected by new work or any changes, shall be inspected to ensure compliance with all the requirements of this article and to assure that the installation and construction of the water condi…

1. Advance notice. It shall be the duty of the holder of a water conditioning contractors license to give a notice to the administrative authority when water conditioning installation is ready for test or inspection. 2. Water conditioning contractor's responsibility. It shall be …

Notices of violations shall be written and mailed or delivered by the administrative authority to the person responsible at the time inspection was made. General Authority: NDCC 43-18.1-03 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-18.1-04

Reinspections of water conditioning installations or any part thereof shall be made when deemed necessary by the administrative authority. 1 General Authority: NDCC 43-18.1-03 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-18.1-04

1. Requirements. No water conditioning or water distribution system or part thereof shall be covered until it has been inspected, tested, and accepted as prescribed in this article. 2. Uncovering. If any water conditioning installation or water distribution system or part thereof…

The equipment, material, and labor necessary for inspection or tests shall be furnished by the person to whom the license is issued or by whom inspection is requested. General Authority: NDCC 43-18.1-03 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-18.1-04

No test or inspection shall be required where a water conditioning system, or part thereof, is set up for exhibition purposes and has no connection with a water or drainage system. General Authority: NDCC 43-18.1-03 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-18.1-04

Upon completion of a section or of the entire water supply system, it shall be tested and proved tight under a water pressure not less than the working pressure under which it is to be used. The water used for tests shall be obtained from a potable source of supply. General Autho…

Upon the satisfactory completion and final test of the water conditioning installation, a certificate of approval shall be issued by the administrative authority to the water conditioning contractor to be delivered to the owner. General Authority: NDCC 43-18.1-03 Law Implemented:…

Wherever there is reason to believe that the water conditioning installation has become defective, it shall be subjected to test or inspection and any defects found shall be corrected as required in writing by the administrative authority. General Authority: NDCC 43-18.1-03 Law I…

The water conditioning and water distribution system of any premises under the jurisdiction of the administrative authority shall be maintained in a sanitary and safe operating condition by the owner or the owner's agent. General Authority: NDCC 43-18.1-03 Law Implemented: NDCC 4…

1. History. In 1929 the legislative assembly enacted the Podiatry Practice Act, which is codified as North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-05. The chapter provides for a board of podiatric medicine. 2. Function. The function and responsibility of the board is to examine and licens…

The president of the board shall serve as the presiding officer at all meetings or hearings held by the board. The president shall call meetings; approve and keep in custody the bond of the secretary-treasurer; sign all licenses; approve all expenditures of funds during the inter…

The vice president shall assume all duties of the president in the event of the president's inability to perform the duties of the office because of absence or ill health. The vice president shall assume the office of president should that office be vacated. Further, the vice pre…

The secretary-treasurer shall be in charge of the books, records, property, and money of the board and is responsible for administration of the board's activities. The secretary-treasurer shall conduct the board's correspondence, keep and preserve all applications and records for…

The officers and members of the board shall perform such other duties as are required by law. The board shall have the authority to create additional offices and appoint such additional officers from the board and specify the duties pertaining thereto or create such committees co…

Any inquiries, communications, or complaints concerning the board of podiatric medicine should be sent to: Executive Secretary North Dakota Board of Podiatric Medicine 4309 Kodiak Place Bismarck, ND 58503 History: Effective October 1, 1982; amended effective December 1, 1991; Apr…

1. North Dakota Century Code chapter 28-32 is adopted as the rules of procedure of the board of podiatric medicine and is controlling except as otherwise required by statute or provided in this title. 2. The board shall hold an annual meeting at the call of the president, or at t…

For purposes of this title, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: 1. "Board" means the North Dakota board of podiatric medicine. 2. "Clinical residency" means a formal, structured postdoctoral training program sponsored by and conducted in an accredited institu…

Every person applying for an annual license to practice podiatric medicine shall submit the following materials no later than thirty days preceding the date of the personal appearance or the oral-practical examination: 1. A completed application form provided by the board. 2. A c…

A recognized or approved school of podiatric medicine means one accredited by the council on podiatric medical education of the American podiatric medical association. The board, however, reserves the right to add to or take from the accredited list of American schools of podiatr…

Repealed effective December 1, 1991. 2

Examinations shall have two parts: written and oral-practical. The written and oral-practical examinations are scored separately and an applicant must achieve a passing grade on each examination to become qualified for license. History: Effective October 1, 1982; amended effectiv…

The board utilizes the examination given by the national board of podiatric medical examiners for its written and oral-practical examinations and requires a passing score in all sections of part I, part II, and part III as recorded by the national board of podiatric medical exami…

All oral-practical examinations will be conducted by the board annually in the months of May through July unless otherwise arranged by the board. 1. Every applicant who has demonstrated passage of the written portion of the examination will be eligible to take the oral-practical …

All applicants for license must be scheduled for and attend a personal appearance before one or more members of the board when the other requirements for licensure have been met. The board may require the applicant, at the personal appearance, to respond satisfactorily to questio…