Official:Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code (“The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code”) by revising Section PM-202 of Subcode PM (“The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code”), entitled “General Definitions”, to revise definitions related to drinking fountains and water dispensers; and revising Section PM-502.6 of Subcode PM, entitled “Schools”, to add provisions related to drinking facilities in schools and requiring filtration systems; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Gym
Introduced: March 10, 2022
Signed: June 16, 2022
: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This law requires Philadelphia schools to have at least one drinking fountain for every 100 students and to install filtration systems in these fountains. Water dispensers can be used to substitute up to half of the required number of fountains. The law also requires that new drinking fountains installed after June 1, 2025, use lead-free materials.
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