(A) Backflow prevention devices required by this subchapter shall be installed at a location and in a manner approved by the Municipal Water Department and shall be installed at the expense of the water consumer.
(B) Backflow prevention devices installed on the service line to the consumer’s water system shall be located on the consumer’s side of the water meter as close to the meter as is reasonably practical and prior to any other connection.
(C) Backflow prevention devices shall be located so as to be readily accessible for maintenance and testing, protected from freezing and where no part of the device will be submerged or subject to flooding by any fluid.
(D) Backflow prevention devices for underground sprinklers that have an opening to the atmosphere shall be located at least 12 inches above the highest ground served by the sprinkler system.
(Prior Code, § 3-133)