Any new or replacement plumbing fixtures shall comply with standards contained in the uniform plumbing code as adopted by the city of Gallup and/or as modified herein.
A. Leaking Plumbing Fixtures Prohibited: The continued use of leaky pipes and taps, leaking toilets or lavatories, or other appliances which waste water is prohibited.
B. Minimum Standards For Plumbing Fixtures: Any new plumbing fixture or replacement plumbing fixture shall comply with the following standards of water use:
1. Water closet tank, whether flush tank, flushometer tank, or flushometer valve operated, shall have an average consumption of not more than 1.6 gallons (6.1 liters) per flush. Water closets that use a "quick closing" flapper to limit the flush to 1.6 gallons shall not be used to satisfy this requirement.
2. Urinal flushometers, shall not exceed a maximum of 1.0 gallon (3.8 liters) per flush. If approved in writing by executive director of Gallup joint utilities or their designee, blowout urinals may be installed for public use in stadiums, fairgrounds and in other like structures, used for outdoor assembly and similar uses.
3. Showerheads shall not exceed a maximum flow of 2.5 gallons (9.5 liters) per minute. Emergency safety showers are exempted from this provision.
4. Lavatory and kitchen faucets shall be equipped with aerators and shall be designed and manufactured so that they will not exceed a water flow rate of 2.0 gallons (7.6 liters) per minute. Self-closing, metering, or self-closing faucets shall be installed on lavatories intended to serve the transient public, such as those in, but not limited to, service stations, train stations, airports, restaurants, and convention halls. These faucets shall deliver no more than a maximum flow of 0.25 gallons (1.0 liters) per use.
5. Residential water softeners shall not use more than seventy five (75) gallons (295 liters) during the entire regeneration cycle and shall be sized to cycle no more than three (3) times per week.
6. Water conserving fixtures shall be installed and maintained in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instructions to maintain their rated performance.
7. For all new construction, all of the requirements regarding water conserving devices shall be certified by a certificate of compliance by a licensed mechanical contractor or plumbing permittee before or at the time of the final plumbing inspection. The city of Gallup is to receive a copy prior to issuance of certificate of occupancy. (Ord. C2006-08, 4-25-2006)