California sets up the following standards for water used in a 

 fish cannery: 



"BACTERIOLOGICAL AND QUALITY STANDARDS FOR 

 WATER USED IN FISH CAMING OPERATIONS 



"A) Waters satisfactory without treatment 



(1) For whole fish handling operations s 



a) Not subject to contamination with human fecal discharges 



b) Maximiim of 7 E„ coli organisms per cc 



c) Bacterial standard may be exceeded in not more than 

 20 percent of the samples 



(2) For cut fish handling operations s 



a) Not subject to contajnlnation with human fecal discharges 



b) Maxim'jm of 7 E. coli organisms per cc 



c) Bacterial standard may be exceeded in not more than 

 5 percent of the samples 



"B) Waters satisfactory after treatment 



(1) For whole fish handling operations! 



a) Not subject to gross contamination with human fecal 

 discharges before treatment 



b) Maximum of 3 Eo coli organisms per cc after treatment 



c) Bacterial standard may be exceeded in not more than 

 20 percent of the samples 



(2) For cut fish handling operations; 



a) Not subject to gross contamination with human fecal 

 discharges before treatment 



b) Maximum of 3 Eo coH organisms per cc after treatment 



c) Bacterial standard nay be exceed in not more than 

 5 percent of the samples 



d) The treatment shall include filtration or the equival- 

 ent as one of the steps of the treatment process 



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