# Title 62 — Plumbing, Board of

## Article 62-04 — Water Conditioning Code

## Chapter 62-04-09 — Inspections

### § 62-04-09-01. Inspections.

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 conditioning installation is in
accordance with this article and article 62-03.
General Authority: NDCC 43-18.1-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-18.1-04
### § 62-04-09-02. Notification.

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 the duty of the holder of a license
to make sure that the work will stand the test prescribed before giving the notification.
3. Retesting. If the administrative authority finds that the work will not pass the test, the holder of
a license shall be required to make necessary corrections and the work shall then be
resubmitted for test or inspection.
4. Test. Tests shall be conducted in the presence of the administrative authority or the
administrative authority's duly appointed representative.
General Authority: NDCC 43-18.1-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-18.1-04
### § 62-04-09-03. Violations.

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
### § 62-04-09-04. Reinspections.

Reinspections of water conditioning installations or any part thereof shall be made when deemed
necessary by the administrative authority.

General Authority: NDCC 43-18.1-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-18.1-04
### § 62-04-09-05. Covering of work.

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
which is installed, altered, or repaired, is covered before being inspected, tested, and
approved, as prescribed in this article, it shall be uncovered for inspection after notice to
uncover the work has been issued to the responsible person by the administrative authority.
General Authority: NDCC 43-18.1-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-18.1-04
### § 62-04-09-06. Material and labor for tests.

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
### § 62-04-09-07. Inspection and test not required.

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
### § 62-04-09-08. Test of water supply system.

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 Authority: NDCC 43-18.1-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-18.1-04
### § 62-04-09-09. Certificate of approval.

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: NDCC 43-18.1-04
### § 62-04-09-10. Correction of defects.

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 Implemented: NDCC 43-18.1-04

### § 62-04-09-11. Maintenance.

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 43-18.1-04
