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Flow Chart: MassDEP Water Vending Machine Approval Process

Is the model of WVM to be directly connected to an existing PWS?
Yes
No

Contact the Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters (Plumbing Board) at 617-727-9952 or www.mass.gov/reg/boards/pl to get more information regarding the requirements, approval process and forms for a new model of WVM.

Note: a non-testable backflow preventer device is required on the line feeding the unit.

If yes, then ...

Will this model of WVM be installed in multiple locations?

If yes or no, then ...

Does this model have a third party approval (e.g., NAMA)?
Yes
No
Access the DEP website at dwsforms.htm#newtech and get the form BRP WS31 (Vending Machines and POU/POE Devices) Access the DEP website at dwsforms.htm#newtech and get the form BRP WS11 (Minor New Technology Approval - No Field Test)