Rule 9 Water supply system

Question 1

Whenever available, the potable water requirements for a building used for human habitation shall
be supplied from______?

Answer 1

existing municipal or city waterworks system.

Question 2

The quality of drinking water from meteoric, surface or underground sources shall conform to the
criteria set in the latest approved______?

Answer 2

National Standards for Drinking Water

Question 3

The design, construction and operation of deepwells for the abstraction of groundwater shall be
subject to the provisions of the______?

Answer 3

Water Code of the Philippines (PD 1067).

Question 4

The design, construction and operation of independent waterwork systems of private housing
subdivisions or industrial estates shall be governed by______?

Answer 4

existing laws relating to local waterworks

system.

Question 5

The water piping installation for water supply and distribution to each fixture including the
wastewater drainage with proper venting inside building and premises, shall conform to the
provision of the _____?

Answer 5

Revised National Plumbing Code of the Philippines.