30 CFR § 71.600 - Drinking water; general.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s71.600"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 71.600 - Drinking water; general."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "71.600"
section_name: "Drinking water; general."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "O"
subchapter_name: "COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH"
part_number: "71"
part_name: "MANDATORY HEALTH STANDARDS—SURFACE COAL MINES AND SURFACE WORK AREAS OF UNDERGROUND COAL MINES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 811, 813(h), 957."
regulatory_source: "37 FR 6368, Mar. 28, 1972, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "71"
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# 71.600 Drinking water; general.

An adequate supply of potable water shall be provided for drinking purposes in each surface installation and at each surface worksite of the mine.