18-29-716 Flood Control.

18-29-716.1 Flood control devices.

   Flood control devices in any house drain shall be vented and sized in accordance with this chapter. The total fixture units and any continuous or semicontinuous flow shall determine the size of the vent. No vent shall be less than 2 inches (50 mm) in diameter.

18-29-716.2 Flood control systems.

   Flood control systems may be installed as necessary with the approval of the commissioner of water management. Ground floor plumbing fixtures may discharge into the building sewage ejector, in areas experiencing sewer backup only when all downspouts or other storm drainage is discharging downstream of the backwater valve or when the downspouts are not connected to the sewer system.

(Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 360)

Article 8. Indirect/Special Waste (18-29-801 et seq.)

18-29-801 General.

18-29-801.1 Scope.

   This article shall govern matters concerning indirect waste piping and special wastes. This article shall further control matters concerning food handling establishments, sterilizers, clear-water wastes, swimming pools, methods of providing air breaks or air gaps, and neutralizing devices for corrosive wastes.

18-29-801.2 Protection.

   All devices, appurtenances, appliances and apparatus intended to serve some special function, such as sterilization, distillation, processing, cooling, or storage of ice or foods, and that discharge to the drainage system, shall be provided with protection against backflow, flooding, fouling, contamination and stoppage of the drain.