Chapter 6 — WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION
601.5 [AGR] Meat and Poultry Processing Plants.
California Plumbing Code (Title 24, Part 5) · 2019 edition · updated 2026-09-10 · California
Italicized text is a California amendment to the model code, as printed in the official publication.
Except as provided in Section 601.5.4, the water supply shall be ample and potable, with adequate pressure and facilities for its distribution in the plant, and its protection against con- tamination and pollution. Note: A water report, issued under the authority of the state health agency, certifying to the potability of the water supply, shall be obtained by the applicant and furnished to the adminis- trator whenever such report is required by the administrator.
(4) Rainwater catchment systems shall be marked in
accordance with this section with the words: “CAUTION: NONPOTABLE RAINWATER WATER, DO NOT DRINK” in black letters. Exception: [DWR] For recycled water supply systems that are within or a part of a building, the provisions of Section 1505.7 shall apply.
601.5.1 A supply of hot water shall be available. 601.5.2 Hose connections with steam and water-mixing valves or hot-water hose connections shall be provided at locations throughout the plant. 601.5.3 The refuse rooms shall be provided with facili- ties for washing refuse cans and other equipment in the rooms. 601.5.4 Non-potable water is permitted only in those parts of official plants where no product is handled or prepared, and then only for limited purposes, such as on condensers not connected with the potable water supply, in vapor lines serving inedible product rendering tanks, and in sewer lines for moving heavy solids in the sewage. In all cases, non-potable water lines shall be clearly identified and shall not be cross connected with the potable water supply. Exception: Cross connection is permitted if this is nec- essary for fire protection and such connection is of a type with a break to ensure against accidental contamination, and to be approved by local authorities and by the Department. 601.5.5 Equipment using potable water shall be so installed as to prevent back-siphonage into the potable water system. 601.5.6 All pipelines, reservoirs, tanks, cooling towers and like equipment employed in handling reused water shall be constructed and installed so as to facilitate their cleaning and inspection. 601.5.7 Hot water of such temperature as to accomplish a thorough cleanup shall be delivered under pressure to outlets.
TABLE 601.3.2 MINIMUM LENGTH OF COLOR FIELD AND SIZE OF LETTERS
| OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF PIPE OR COVERING (inches) |
MINIMUM LENGTH OF COLOR FIELD (inches) |
MINIMUM SIZE OF LETTERS (inches) |
|---|---|---|
| ~~3⁄~~4 |
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601.3.4 Fixtures. Where vacuum breakers or backflow preventers are installed with fixtures listed in Table 1701.1, identification of the discharge side shall be permitted to be omitted. 601.3.5 Outlets. Each outlet on the nonpotable water line that is used for special purposes shall be posted with black uppercase lettering as follows: “CAUTION: NONPOTABLE WATER, DO NOT DRINK.”
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- Chapter 1 — GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS
- Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 3 — GENERAL REGULATIONS
- Chapter 4 — PLUMBING FIXTURES AND FIXTURE FITTINGS
- Chapter 5 — WATER HEATERS
▸Chapter 6 — WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION
Overview- 601.2 Hot and Cold Water Required. Except where not
- 601.3 Identification of a Potable and NonpotableWater System. …
- 601.5 [AGR] Meat and Poultry Processing Plants. Except as prov…
- 601.4 [CA] Schools of Cosmetology and Cosmeto-
- 601.6 [AGR] Collection Centers and Facilities.601.6.1 The wate…
- 601.7 [AGR] Renderers. This area shall be provided with
- 601.8 [AGR] Horse Meat and Pet Food Establishments.601.8.1 The…
- 602.3 Backflow Prevention. No plumbing fixture, device,
- 602.4 Approval by Authority. No water piping supplied
- 603.0 Cross-Connection Control.603.1 General. Cross-connection…
- 603.2 Approval of Devices or Assemblies. Before a
- 602.0 Unlawful Connections.602.1 Prohibited Installation. No i…
- 602.2 Cross-Contamination. No person shall make a connection o…
- 603.3 Backflow Prevention Devices, Assemblies, andMethods. Bac…
- 603.4 General Requirements. Assemblies shall comply
- 603.5 Specific Requirements. Specific requirements for
- 604.0 Materials.604.1 Pipe, Tube, and Fittings. Pipe, tube, fi…
- 604.2 Lead Content. The maximum allowable lead content in pipe…
- 604.3 Copper or Copper Alloy Tube. Copper or copper
- 604.4 Hard-Drawn Copper or Copper Alloy Tubing. Hard-drawn cop…
- 604.5 Flexible Connectors. Flexible water connectors
- 604.6 Cast-Iron Fittings. Cast-iron fittings up to and
- 604.7 Malleable Iron Fittings. Malleable iron water fittings s…
- 604.8 Previously Used Piping and Tubing. Piping and
- 604.9 Epoxy Coating. The epoxy coating used on existing, under…
- 604.10 Plastic Materials. Approved plastic materials shall
- 605.0 Joints and Connections.
- 604.11 Solder. Solder shall comply with the requirements of
- 604.12 Flexible Corrugated Connectors. Flexible corrugated con…
- 604.13 Water Heater Connectors. Flexible metallic (copper and …
- 605.2 CPVC Plastic Pipe and Joints. CPVC plastic pipe
- 605.3 CPVC/AL/CPVC Plastic Pipe and Joints. Chlorinated polyvi…
- 605.4 Ductile Iron Pipe and Joints. Ductile iron pipe
- 605.5 Galvanized Steel Pipe and Joints. Galvanized
- 605.6 PE Plastic Pipe/Tubing and Joints. PE plastic
- 605.7 PE-AL-PE Plastic Pipe/Tubing and Joints. PEAL-PE plastic…
- 605.8 PE-RT. Polyethylene of raised temperature (PE-RT)
- 605.9 PEX Plastic Tubing and Joints. PEX plastic tubing and fi…
- 605.11 Polypropylene (PP) Piping and Joints. PP pipe
- 605.10 PEX-AL-PEX Plastic Tubing and Joints. PEXAL-PEX plastic…
- 605.12 PVC Plastic Pipe and Joints. PVC plastic pipe
- 605.13 Stainless Steel Pipe and Joints. Joining methods for st…
- 605.14 Slip Joints. In water piping, slip joints shall be perm…
- 605.15 Dielectric Unions. Dielectric unions where
- 605.16 Joints Between Various Materials. Joints
- 606.0 Valves.606.1 General. Valves up to and including 2 inche…
- 606.2 Fullway Valve. A fullway valve controlling outlets
- 606.3 Multidwelling Units. In multidwelling units, one or
- 606.4 Multiple Openings. Valves used to control two or
- 606.5 Control Valve. A control valve shall be installed
- 606.6 Accessible. Required shutoff or control valves shall
- 606.7 Multiple Fixtures. A single control valve shall be
- 606.8 [OSHPD 1, 1R, 2, 3, 4 & 5] Each riser or branch
- 607.2 Potable Water Tanks. Potable water supply tanks,
- 607.3 Venting. Tanks used for potable water shall be tightly
- 607.4 Overflow. Tanks shall have not less than a 16 square
- 607.5 Valves. Pressurized tanks shall be provided with a
- 608.0 Water Pressure, Pressure Regulators, Pres-
- 608.2 Excessive Water Pressure. Where static water
- 608.3 Expansion Tanks, and Combination Tempera-ture and Pressu…
- 608.4 Pressure Relief Valves. Each pressure relief valve
- 608.5 Discharge Piping. The discharge piping serving a
- 609.3 Under Concrete Slab. Water piping installed within
- 608.6 Water-Heating Devices. A water-heating device
- 608.7 Vacuum Relief Valves. Where a hot-water storage
- 609.0 Installation, Testing, Unions, and Location.609.1 Instal…
- 609.2 Trenches. Water pipes shall not be run or laid in the
- 609.4 Testing. Upon completion of a section or of the entire
- 609.5 Unions. Unions shall be installed in the water supply
- 609.6 Location. Except as provided in Section 609.7, no
- 609.7 Abutting Lot. Nothing contained in this code shall
- 609.8 Low-Pressure Cutoff Required on BoosterPumps for Water D…
- 609.9 Disinfection of Potable Water System. New or
- 609.11 Pipe Insulation. Insulation of domestic hot water
- 610.2 Pressure Loss. Where a water filter, water softener,
- 609.10 Water Hammer. [Not adopted by HCD] Building water suppl…
- 610.3 Quantity of Water. The quantity of water required
- 610.4 Sizing Water Supply and Distribution Systems. Systems wi…
- 610.5 Sizing per Appendices A and C. Except as provided in Sec…
- 610.6 Friction and Pressure Loss. Except where the type
- 610.7 Conditions for Using Table 610.4. On a proposed
- 610.9 Size of Branches. Where Table 610.4 is used, the minimum…
- 610.10 Sizing for Flushometer Valves. Where using
- 610.8 Size of Meter and Building Supply Pipe UsingTable 610.4.…
- 610.13 Exceptions. The provisions of this section relative
- 610.12 Sizing for Velocity. Water piping systems shall not
- 610.11 Sizing Systems for Flushometer Tanks. The
- 611.2 Air Gap Discharge. Discharge from drinking water
- 611.3 Connection Tubing. The tubing to and from drinking water…
- 611.4 Sizing of Residential Softeners. Residential-use
- 612.0 Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems.612.1 Where Required.…
- 612.2 Types of Systems. This section shall apply to standalone…
- 612.3 Sprinklers. Sprinklers shall be installed in accordance …
- 612.4 Sprinkler Piping System. Sprinkler piping systems
- 612.5 Sprinkler Piping Design. Sprinkler piping systems
- 612.6 Instructions and Signs. An owner’s manual for the
- 612.7 Inspection and Testing. The inspection and testing of sp…
- 613.0 [OSHPD 1, 1R, 2, 3, 4 & 5] Domestic Hot-Water
- 613.2 At least two pieces of hot-water-heating equipment shall
- 613.3 Instantaneous heaters are permitted for supplying hot
- 613.4 Water storage tanks shall be fabricated of corrosion-
- 613.5 Temperature control valves shall be provided to auto-
- 613.6 Hot-water distribution system serving patient care
- 613.7 At fixtures where water exceeding 125°F (52°C) is acces-
- 613.8 Sectionalizing valves shall be provided as required by
- 614.2 All piping for multistation or central dialysis units sh…
- 614.3 All valves shall be located in accessible locations.
- 614.4 Piping and valves shall be identified according to their
- 614.5 A means of preventing backwashing or flushing of the
- 614.6 A continuous audible alarm shall sound at the nurses’
- 614.7 Water used for dialysis treatment shall meet the latest
- 614.8 A diagram of all piping as installed shall be posted at …
- 615.1 Uses Not Permitted.615.1.1 [OSHPD 1, 1R, 2, 3, 4 & 5] No…
- 615.2 [OSHPD 1, 1R, 2, 3, 4 & 5] Non-potable water sys-
- 615.3 [OSHPD 1, 1R, 2, 3, 4 & 5] Outlets for non-potable
- 615.4 [OSHPD 1] Emergency Water Supply.615.4.1 For new acute c…
- Chapter 7 — SANITARY DRAINAGE
- Chapter 8 — INDIRECT WASTES
- Chapter 9 — VENTS
- Chapter 10 — TRAPS AND INTERCEPTORS
- Chapter 11 — STORM DRAINAGE
- Chapter 12 — FUEL GAS PIPING
- Chapter 13 — HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND MEDICAL GAS AND MEDICA…
- Chapter 14 — FIRESTOP PROTECTION
- Chapter 15 — ALTERNATE WATER SOURCES FOR NONPOTABLE APPLICATIONS
- Chapter 16 — NONPOTABLE RAINWATER CATCHMENT SYSTEMS
- Chapter 17 — REFERENCED STANDARDS
- Appendix A — RECOMMENDED RULES FOR SIZING THE WATER SUPPLY SYS…
- Appendix B — EXPLANATORY NOTES ON COMBINATION WASTE AND VENT S…
- Appendix C — ALTERNATE PLUMBING SYSTEMS
- Appendix D — SIZING STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
- Appendix E — MANUFACTURED/MOBILE HOME PARKS AND RECREATIONAL V…
- Appendix F — FIREFIGHTER BREATHING AIR REPLENISHMENT SYSTEMS
- Appendix G — SIZING OF VENTING SYSTEMS
- Appendix H — PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS
- Appendix I — INSTALLATION STANDARD FOR PEX TUBING SYSTEMS FOR …
- Appendix J — COMBINATION OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR COMBUSTION AND …
- Appendix K — POTABLE RAINWATER CATCHMENT SYSTEMS
- Appendix L — SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
- Appendix M — PEAK WATER DEMAND CALCULATOR