(Effective until July 1, 2020)
Chapter 2—Definitions.
205.0 Certified Backflow Assembly Tester - A person certified by the Washington state department of health under chapter
246-292 WAC to inspect (for correct installation and approval status) and test (for proper operation), maintain and repair (in compliance with chapter
18.106 RCW) backflow prevention assemblies, devices and air gaps.
210.0 Hot Water - Water at a temperature exceeding or equal to 100°F.
211.0 Insanitary - A condition that is contrary to sanitary principles or is injurious to health.
Conditions to which "insanitary" shall apply include the following:
(1) A trap that does not maintain a proper trap seal.
(2) An opening in a drainage system, except where lawful, that is not provided with an approved liquid-sealed trap.
(3) A plumbing fixture or other waste discharging receptor or device that is not supplied with water sufficient to flush and maintain the fixture or receptor in a clean condition, except as otherwise provided in this code.
(4) A defective fixture, trap, pipe, or fitting.
(5) A trap, except where in this code exempted, directly connected to a drainage system, the seal of which is not protected against siphonage and backpressure by a vent pipe.
(6) A connection, cross-connection, construction, or condition, temporary or permanent, that would permit or make possible by any means whatsoever for an unapproved foreign matter to enter a water distribution system used for domestic purposes.
(7) The foregoing enumeration of conditions to which the term "insanitary" shall apply, shall not preclude the application of that term to conditions that are, in fact, insanitary.
218.0 Plumbing System - Includes all potable water, building supply and distribution pipes, all reclaimed or other alternate source water systems, all rainwater systems, all plumbing fixtures and traps, all drainage and vent pipe(s), and all building drains including their respective joints and connection, devices, receptors, and appurtenances within the property lines of the premises and shall include potable water piping, potable water treating or using equipment, medical gas and medical vacuum systems, and water heaters: Provided, That no certification shall be required for the installation of a plumbing system within the property lines and outside a building.
225.0 Water/Wastewater Utility - A public or private entity, including a water purveyor as defined in chapter
246-290 WAC, which may treat, deliver, or do both functions to reclaimed (recycled) water, potable water, or both to wholesale or retail customers.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
19.27.031 and
19.27.074. WSR 16-02-044, § 51-56-0200, filed 12/30/15, effective 7/1/16. Statutory Authority: RCW
19.27A.025,
19.27A.045, and
19.27.074. WSR 13-23-094, § 51-56-0200, filed 11/20/13, effective 4/1/14. Statutory Authority: RCW
19.27.074,
19.27.031 and chapters
19.27 and
34.05 RCW. WSR 13-04-054, § 51-56-0200, filed 2/1/13, effective 7/1/13; WSR 10-03-101, § 51-56-0200, filed 1/20/10, effective 7/1/10. Statutory Authority: RCW
19.27.190,
19.27.020 and chapters
19.27 and
34.05 RCW. WSR 07-01-094, § 51-56-0200, filed 12/19/06, effective 7/1/07. Statutory Authority: RCW
19.27.031 and
19.27.074. WSR 04-01-110, § 51-56-0200, filed 12/17/03, effective 7/1/04; WSR 02-01-114, § 51-56-0200, filed 12/18/01, effective 7/1/02.]
(Effective July 1, 2020)
Chapter 2—Definitions.
205.0 Certified Backflow Assembly Tester - A person certified by the Washington state department of health under chapter 246-292 WAC to inspect (for correct installation and approval status) and test (for proper operation), maintain and repair (in compliance with chapter
18.106 RCW) backflow prevention assemblies, devices and air gaps.
210.0 Hot Water - Water at a temperature exceeding or equal to 100°F.
211.0 Insanitary - A condition that is contrary to sanitary principles or is injurious to health.
Conditions to which "insanitary" shall apply include the following:
(1) A trap that does not maintain a proper trap seal.
(2) An opening in a drainage system, except where lawful, that is not provided with an approved liquid-sealed trap.
(3) A plumbing fixture or other waste discharging receptor or device that is not supplied with water sufficient to flush and maintain the fixture or receptor in a clean condition, except as otherwise provided in this code.
(4) A defective fixture, trap, pipe, or fitting.
(5) A trap, except where in this code exempted, directly connected to a drainage system, the seal of which is not protected against siphonage and backpressure by a vent pipe.
(6) A connection, cross-connection, construction, or condition, temporary or permanent, that would permit or make possible by any means whatsoever for an unapproved foreign matter to enter a water distribution system used for domestic purposes.
(7) The foregoing enumeration of conditions to which the term "insanitary" shall apply, shall not preclude the application of that term to conditions that are, in fact, insanitary.
218.0 Plumbing System - Includes all potable water, building supply and distribution pipes, all reclaimed or other alternate source water systems, all rainwater systems, all plumbing fixtures and traps, all drainage and vent pipe(s), and all building drains including their respective joints and connection, devices, receptors, and appurtenances within the property lines of the premises and shall include potable water piping, potable water treating or using equipment, medical gas and medical vacuum systems, and water heaters: Provided, That no certification shall be required for the installation of a plumbing system within the property lines and outside a building.
221.0 Spray Sprinkler Body - The exterior case or shell of a sprinkler incorporating a means of connection to the piping system designed to convey water to a nozzle or orifice.
225.0 Water Heater (consumer electric storage) - A consumer product that uses electricity as the energy source to heat domestic potable water, has a nameplate input rating of twelve kilowatts or less, contains nominally forty gallons but no more than one hundred twenty gallons of rated hot water storage volume, and supplies a maximum hot water delivery temperature less than one hundred eighty degrees Fahrenheit.
Water Heater (mini-tank electric) - A small electric water heater that has a measured storage volume of more than one gallon and a rated storage volume of less than twenty gallons.
Water/Wastewater Utility - A public or private entity, including a water purveyor as defined in chapter 246-290 WAC, which may treat, deliver, or do both functions to reclaimed (recycled) water, potable water, or both to wholesale or retail customers.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
19.27.031 and
19.27.074. WSR 20-02-072, § 51-56-0200, filed 12/26/19, effective 7/1/20; WSR 16-02-044, § 51-56-0200, filed 12/30/15, effective 7/1/16. Statutory Authority: RCW
19.27A.025,
19.27A.045, and
19.27.074. WSR 13-23-094, § 51-56-0200, filed 11/20/13, effective 4/1/14. Statutory Authority: RCW
19.27.074,
19.27.031 and chapters
19.27 and
34.05 RCW. WSR 13-04-054, § 51-56-0200, filed 2/1/13, effective 7/1/13; WSR 10-03-101, § 51-56-0200, filed 1/20/10, effective 7/1/10. Statutory Authority: RCW
19.27.190,
19.27.020 and chapters
19.27 and
34.05 RCW. WSR 07-01-094, § 51-56-0200, filed 12/19/06, effective 7/1/07. Statutory Authority: RCW
19.27.031 and
19.27.074. WSR 04-01-110, § 51-56-0200, filed 12/17/03, effective 7/1/04; WSR 02-01-114, § 51-56-0200, filed 12/18/01, effective 7/1/02.]