Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 20 - BOARD OF PLUMBING › Chapter 09.20.01 - State Plumbing Code › Section 09.20.01.03 - Modifications to the International Residential Code

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Chapter 1, SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION, omit
				PART 2- ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT in its entirety.
B. Chapter 2 DEFINITIONS. Insert a new
				definition after the definition of "NOSING". The new defined terms is: "NSF.
				The standards of the National Sanitation Foundation."
C. Chapter 29 WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION.
(1) In Table P2906.4, omit "Type M" under
				"copper or copper-alloy tubing".
(2) In subsection P2906.4, add new subsection
				that reads as follows:
"P2906.4.2 Underground non-metallic water service piping
				  shall be made detectable by the installation of tracer wiring that complies
				  with Public Utilities Article, § 12-129 of the Annotated Code of
				  Maryland.
P2906.4.2.1T he wire shall be an insulated copper tracer wire
				  suitable for direct burial, at least 10 AWG, or equivalent. Insulation shall be
				  30 mil minimum thickness, HMWPE or HDPE polyethylene, and color-coded blue. The
				  wire shall be installed in the same trench as the piping, tied or taped to the
				  pipe every S to 8 feet in the 3 o'clock position or installed within 12 inches
				  of the pipe in fill. One end of the wire shall terminate within five feet of
				  the building served, at or above grade, accessible for use, and resistant to
				  physical damage.
P2906.4.2.2T racer wiring installations shall be tested by
				  location with line tracing equipment upon completion of rough grading and again
				  prior to final acceptance."
(3) In subsection P2906.21, after the last
				sentence add, "Push-fit joints shall not be installed below grade."
(4) Create new section P2914, PRIVATE POTABLE
				WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, that reads as follows:
"(a) 2914.1 General Requirements. Water well
				construction in the State of Maryland is regulated under authority of Title 9,
				Subtitle 13, of the Environment Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland and
				Chapter 26.04.04 of the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR). Additionally,
				non-community potable water systems are governed by COMAR Chapter 26.04.02.
				These regulations are herein adopted by reference.
(b) 2914.2 Quantity of Water Required.
(i) The quantity of water required shall be
				subject to the requirements in COMAR 26.04.04, which are adopted herein by
				reference.
(c) 2914.3
				Secondary Water Supply Sources. Where the available primary source of water
				meets the requirement of subsection P2914(l)(a), one of the following secondary
				water supply sources shall be provided:
(i) a
				pressure storage tank of sufficient size; or
(ii) a gravity storage tank of sufficient
				size and a pressure booster pump system.
(d) 2914.4 Well Terminals. Well terminals
				shall be subject to the requirements of COMAR 26.04.04, which are adopted
				herein by reference.
(e) 2914.5
				Interconnections.
(i) There shall be no
				connections between a private potable water supply system and a public water
				supply system.
(ii) No private
				water supply system shall serve more than one property unless approved by the
				Authority Having Jurisdiction."