Type of protection.
Cape Coral Code of Ordinances § 19-151
in effect§ 19-151 - Type of protection.
The protective device required shall depend on the degree of hazard which exists or may occur as tabulated below:
(a) At the service connection to any premises where there is auxiliary water supply handled in a separate piping system with no known cross-connection, the public water supply shall be protected by an approved double check valve assembly.
(b) At the service connection to any premise on which a substance that would be objectionable (but not necessarily hazardous to health), if introduced into the public water supply, is handled so as to constitute a cross-connection, the public water supply shall be protected by an approved double check valve assembly.
(c) At the service connection on any premise on which there is an auxiliary water supply where cross-connections are known to exist which cannot be presently eliminated, the public water supply system shall be protected by an approved reduced pressure backflow prevention device. A double check valve assembly may be used in lieu of the device if local experience indicates that double check valves are reliably operated an if approved by the water purveyor and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
(d) At the service connection to any premise on which any material dangerous to health or toxic substance in toxic concentration is or may be handled under pressure, the public water supply shall be protected by an air-gap separation. The air-gap shall be located as close as practicable to the service cock and all piping between the service cock and receiving tank shall be entirely visible. If these conditions cannot reasonably be met, the public water supply shall be protected with either an approved reduced pressure backflow prevention device, or an approved double check valve assembly, providing the alternative is acceptable to both the water purveyor and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
(e) At the service connection to any sewage treatment plant or sewage pumping station the public water supply shall be protected by an air-gap separation. The air-gap shall be located as close as practicable to the service cock and all piping between the service cock and receiving tank shall be entirely visible. If these conditions cannot be reasonably met, the public water supply shall be protected with an approved reduced pressure backflow protection device, providing this alternative is acceptable to both the water purveyor and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
(Ord. 22-93, 6-14-1993; Ord. 58-23, § 1, 8-16-2023)
Source: City of Cape Coral, Florida, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Land Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/cape_coral/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH19WASEUT_ARTXIIIPRPUWASY_S19-151TYPRFetched: 11/4/2026