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Building Inspection Commission adopts plumbing-code amendment to align backflow rules with health code
Summary
The commission voted unanimously Aug. 21 to amend the local plumbing code to remove a local amendment referencing SFPUC rules and add local cross-connection controls and testing requirements for beverage dispensers and industrial chillers, aligning plumbing requirements with San Francisco Health Code Article 12A.
The San Francisco Building Inspection Commission voted unanimously Aug. 21 to approve a local amendment to the city plumbing code that aligns cross-connection and backflow controls — including new provisions for beverage dispensers and industrial water chillers — with the city’s Health Code Article 12A. The change removes a prior local amendment that referenced San Francisco Public Utilities Commission rules and adds specific testing requirements for backflow prevention assemblies.
Bill Strach…
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