Water Supply and Distribution (18-29-601 et seq.)
Municipal Code of Chicago tit. 18, ch. 18-29, art. 6
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section18-29-601.1. Scope.section18-29-601.2. Inspections and notices.section18-29-601.3. Access for inspections.section18-29-601.4. Solar energy utilization.section18-29-602.1. General.section18-29-602.1.1. Obligations of water consumers.section18-29-602.1.2. Obligations of water consumers - Private water mains on private property.section18-29-602.2. Potable water required.section18-29-602.3. Deliberately omitted.section18-29-602.4. Reserve water supply.section18-29-602.4.1. Installation of line valves or taps.section18-29-602.4.2. Dual meter settings.section18-29-603.1. Size of water service pipe and water meter.section18-29-603.1.1. Meter spreader connection.section18-29-603.1.2. Water service for fire protection systems.section18-29-603.1.3. Permit required.section18-29-603.2. Separation of water service and building sewer/drain.section18-29-603.2.1. Water supply systems installed near a sewer structure.section18-29-603.2.2. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 7-29-15, p. 3537, § 4, repealed § 18-29-603.2.2, which pertained to permanent pavement.section18-29-603.2.3. Backfill.section18-29-603.3. Metered service.section18-29-603.3.1. Authority.section18-29-603.3.2. Connection to metered service.section18-29-603.3.3. Licensed and bonded contractor.section18-29-603.3.4. Location.section18-29-603.3.5. Construction of meter vaults.section18-29-603.3.6. Installation of taps.section18-29-603.3.7. Plans accompany permit application.section18-29-603.3.8. Notification of wrecking buildings for terminating water service.section18-29-604.1. General.section18-29-604.2. System interconnection.section18-29-604.3. Water distribution system design criteria.section18-29-604.4. Maximum flow and water consumption.section18-29-604.4.1. WaterSense compliance.section18-29-604.4.2. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. VI, § 9, repealed § 18-29-604.4.2, which pertained to water closets.section18-29-604.5. Size of fixture supply.section18-29-604.5.1. Minimum size.section18-29-604.6. Variable street pressures.section18-29-604.7. Inadequate water pressure.section18-29-604.8. Water pressure reducing valve or regulator.section18-29-604.8.1. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 12-14-22, p. 58278, Art. VI, § 8, as corrected by Coun. J. 4-19-23, p. 62477, § 1, repealed § 18-29-604.8.1, which pertained to valve design.section18-29-604.8.2. Repair and removal.section18-29-604.9. Water hammer.section18-29-604.9.1. Air chambers.section18-29-604.10. Size of water supply pipes.section18-29-604.10.1. Minimum sizes of branch distributing pipes for fixtures and appliances.section18-29-604.10.1.1. Demand load.section18-29-604.10.1.2. Size of piping.section18-29-604.10.1.3. Available pressure.section18-29-604.10.2. Procedures for calculating sizing.section18-29-604.11. Individual pressure balancing in-line valves for individual fixture fittings.section18-29-604.11.1. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. VI, § 14, repealed § 18-29-604.11.1, which pertained to size of air chamber.section18-29-605.1. Water compatibility.section18-29-605.2. Soil and ground water.section18-29-605.3. Lead content of water supply pipe and fittings.section18-29-605.3.1. Lead content of drinking water pipe and fittings.section18-29-605.4. Water service pipe.section18-29-605.4.1. Materials for supply pipes and fittings.section18-29-605.5. Water distribution pipe.section18-29-605.6. Fittings.section18-29-605.7. Valves.section18-29-605.8. Manufactured pipe nipples.section18-29-605.9. Prohibited joints and connections.section18-29-605.10. Flexible water connectors.section18-29-605.11. Deliberately omitted.section18-29-605.12. Brass.section18-29-605.12.1. Brazed joints.section18-29-605.12.2. Mechanical joints.section18-29-605.12.3. Threaded joints.section18-29-605.12.4. Welded joints.section18-29-605.13. Gray iron and ductile iron joints.section18-29-605.14. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 12-14-22, p. 58278, Art. VI, § 10, as corrected by Coun. J. 4-19-23, p. 62477, § 1, repealed § 18-29-605.14, which pertained to copper pipe.section18-29-605.14.1. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 12-14-22, p. 58278, Art. VI, § 10, repealed § 18-29-605.14.1, which pertained to brazed joints.section18-29-605.14.2. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 12-14-22, p. 58278, Art. VI, § 10, repealed § 18-29-605.14.2, which pertained to mechanical joints.section18-29-605.14.3. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 12-14-22, p. 58278, Art. VI, § 10, repealed § 18-29-605.14.3, which pertained to soldered joints.section18-29-605.14.4. Threaded joints.section18-29-605.14.5. Welded joints.section18-29-605.15. Copper tubing.section18-29-605.15.1. Brazed joints.section18-29-605.15.2. Flared joints.section18-29-605.15.3. Grooved and shouldered mechanical joints.section18-29-605.15.4. Mechanical joints.section18-29-605.15.5. Press-connect joints.section18-29-605.15.6. Soldered joints.section18-29-605.15.7. Push-fit fitting joints.section18-29-605.16. CPVC plastic.section18-29-605.16.1. Mechanical joints.section18-29-605.16.2. Solvent cementing.section18-29-605.16.3. Threaded joints.section18-29-605.17. Steel.section18-29-605.17.1. Threaded joints.section18-29-605.17.2. Mechanical joints.section18-29-605.18. Deliberately omitted.section18-29-605.19. Deliberately omitted.section18-29-605.20. Deliberately omitted.section18-29-605.21. Joints between different materials.section18-29-605.21.1. Copper or copper-alloy tubing to galvanized steel pipe.section18-29-605.22. Protection for pipes and fixtures.section18-29-605.23. Hydrants and non-freeze hydrants protection.section18-29-605.24. Water supply pipe protection.section18-29-605.25. Refrigerant condensers.section18-29-605.26. Dead-ends prohibited.section18-29-605.27. Air conditioning and refrigeration systems.section18-29-605.28. Permissible exceptions.section18-29-606.1. Location of full-open valves.section18-29-606.2. Location of shutoff valves.section18-29-606.3. Access to valves.section18-29-606.4. Valve identification.section18-29-606.5. Water pressure booster systems.section18-29-606.5.1. Hydropneumatic system, booster pump system, gravity tank.section18-29-606.5.1.1. Requirements.section18-29-606.5.1.1.1. Pressure relief valve.section18-29-606.5.1.1.2. Compression tank.section18-29-606.5.1.1.3. Sludge drain pipe.section18-29-606.5.1.2. Booster pump system.section18-29-606.5.1.2.1. Gravity tanks.section18-29-606.5.1.2.2. Total pressure.section18-29-606.5.1.2.3. Low pressure cutoff.section18-29-606.5.2. Surge tank for pumps.section18-29-606.5.3. Check valves required.section18-29-606.5.3.1. Approval required.section18-29-606.5.4. Equipment required for tanks receiving city water.section18-29-606.5.4.1. Sludge drain pipe.section18-29-606.5.4.2. Size.section18-29-606.5.4.3. Covers and support.section18-29-606.5.5. Recycling system for vehicle wash installations.section18-29-606.5.6. Potable water inlet control and location.section18-29-606.5.7. Tank drain pipes.section18-29-606.5.8. Prohibited location of potable supply tanks.section18-29-606.5.9. Pressure relief valve requirements.section18-29-606.5.10. Pressure relief valves for hydropneumatic tanks.section18-29-606.6. Test of distribution pipes.section18-29-607.1. Where required.section18-29-607.1.1. Temperature limiting means.section18-29-607.1.2. Tempered water temperature control.section18-29-607.1.2.1. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. VI, § 27, repealed § 18-29-607.1.2.1, which pertained to mixed water temperature.section18-29-607.2. Hot or tempered water supply to fixtures.section18-29-607.2.1. Circulation systems and heat trace systems for maintaining heated water temperature in distribution systems.section18-29-607.2.1A. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. VI, § 27, repealed § 18-29-607.2.1A, which pertained to piping insulation.section18-29-607.2.1.1. Pump controls for hot water storage system.section18-29-607.2.1.2. Demand recirculation controls for distribution systems.section18-29-607.2.2. Piping for recirculation systems having temperature-actuated mixing valves.section18-29-607.3. Thermal expansion control.section18-29-607.3.1. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. VI, § 27, repealed § 18-29-607.3.1, which pertained to pressure reducing valve.section18-29-607.3.2. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. VI, § 27, repealed § 18-29-607.3.2, which pertained to backflow prevention device or check valve.section18-29-607.4. Flow of hot water to fixtures.section18-29-607.5. Insulation of piping.section18-29-607.6. Expansion joints.section18-29-608.1. General.section18-29-608.2. Plumbing fixtures.section18-29-608.3. Water supply pipes.section18-29-608.3.1. Special equipment, water supply protection.section18-29-608.4. Deliberately omitted.section18-29-608.5. Secondary water.section18-29-608.6. Prohibited use of secondary water.section18-29-608.6.1. Private water supplies.section18-29-608.7. Stop-and-waste valves prohibited.section18-29-608.8. Identification of potable and nonpotable water.section18-29-608.9. Re-utilization prohibited.section18-29-608.10. Reuse of piping.section18-29-608.11. Painting of water tanks.section18-29-608.12. Pumps and other appliances.section18-29-608.13. Backflow protection.section18-29-608.13.1. Air gap.section18-29-608.13.2. Reduced pressure principle backflow preventers.section18-29-608.13.3. Backflow preventer with intermediate atmospheric vent.section18-29-608.13.4. Barometric loop.section18-29-608.13.5. Atmospheric-type vacuum breakers.section18-29-608.13.6. Double check-valve assemblies.section18-29-608.14. Location of backflow preventers.section18-29-608.15. Protection of potable water outlets.section18-29-608.16. Connections to the potable water system.section18-29-608.16.1. Beverage carbonator.section18-29-608.16.1.1. Backflow preventer.section18-29-608.16.2. Steam boilers.section18-29-608.16.2.1. High-pressure.section18-29-608.16.2.2. Low-pressure.section18-29-608.16.3. Connections to automatic fire sprinkler systems and standpipe systems.section18-29-608.16.4. Fire protection equipment, risers, standpipes, tanks to be drained and flushed.section18-29-608.16.5. Fire-extinguishing equipment cross-connection.section18-29-608.16.5.1. Prohibitions.section18-29-608.16.6. Chemical or petroleum pressure vessels.section18-29-608.16.6.1. Chemical or petroleum pressure vessels.section18-29-608.16.6.2. Water flushing or cooling.section18-29-608.16.6.3. Chemical, contaminated water, or sewage lines or vessels.section18-29-608.16.7. Deliberately omitted.section18-29-608.16.8. Portable cleaning equipment.section18-29-608.16.9. Dental pump equipment.section18-29-608.17. Private water supplies.section18-29-608.17.1. Well locations.section18-29-608.17.1.1. Distances.section18-29-608.17.1.2. Direct connections.section18-29-609.1. General.section18-29-609.1.1. Where required.section18-29-609.2. Water service.section18-29-609.3. Hot water.section18-29-609.4. Vacuum breaker installation.section18-29-609.5. Prohibited water closet and clinical sink supply.section18-29-609.6. Clinical, hydrotherapeutic and radiological equipment.section18-29-609.7. Condensate drain trap seal.section18-29-609.8. Valve leakage diverter.section18-29-610.1. Scope.section18-29-611.1. Design.section18-29-611.2. Reverse osmosis systems.
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