N.Y.C. Admin. Code § PC 410: Section PC 410: Drinking Fountains

410.1 Approval.

Drinking fountains shall conform to ASME A112.19.1/CSA B45.2 or ASME A112.19.2/CSA B45.1 and water coolers shall conform to AHRI 1010. Drinking fountains and water coolers shall conform to NSF 61, Section 9 and ICC A117.1. Drinking fountains required by

Table 403.1

shall be equipped with both a bubbler faucet for drinking and a separate faucet designed for filling a container at least 10 inches (254 mm) in height. Drinking fountains and water coolers shall comply with the lead requirements of Section

605

.

410.2 Small occupancies.

Drinking fountains shall not be required for an occupant load of 15 or fewer.

410.3 Required drinking fountains.

Where water is served in restaurants, drinking fountains shall not be required. In other occupancies, where drinking fountains are required, up to 50 percent of required drinking fountains conforming to Section 410.1 may be substituted by dedicated plumbing fixtures with faucets designed for filling a container at least 10 inches (254 mm) in height, provided any such dedicated plumbing fixture is adjacent to or readily visible from the location of a drinking fountain conforming to Section 410.1. Bottled water dispensers shall not be substituted for required drinking fountains.

410.4 Prohibited location.

Drinking fountains and plumbing fixtures with faucets permitted to be substituted for required drinking fountains shall not be installed in public restrooms.