30 CFR § 75.1718 - Drinking water.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s75.1718"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 75.1718 - Drinking water."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "75.1718"
section_name: "Drinking water."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "O"
subchapter_name: "COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH"
part_number: "75"
part_name: "MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS—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: "35 FR 17890, Nov. 20, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "75"
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# 75.1718 Drinking water.

****[Statutory Provisions]

An adequate supply of potable water shall be provided for drinking purposes in the active workings of the mine, and such water shall be carried, stored, and otherwise protected in sanitary containers.