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Chapter 6 — WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION

602.3 Backflow Prevention.

California Plumbing Code (Title 24, Part 5) · 2022 edition · updated 2026-09-12 · California

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No plumbing fixture, device, or construction shall be installed or maintained, or shall be connected to a domestic water supply, where such installation or connection provides a possibility of polluting such water supply or cross-connection between a distributing system of water for drinking and domestic purposes and water that becomes contaminated by such plumbing fixture, device, or construction unless there is provided a backflow prevention device approved for the potential hazard.

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