New Mexico Register
/ Volume XXIX, Issue 7 / April 10, 2018
TITLE 14 HOUSING
AND CONSTRUCTION
CHAPTER 8 PLUMBING
CODES
PART 2 2015
NEW MEXICO PLUMBING CODE
14.8.2.1 ISSUING
AGENCY: Construction Industries Division
(CID) of the Regulation and Licensing Department.
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14.8.2.2 SCOPE:
This rule applies to all contracting work performed in New Mexico on or
after May 15, 2018, that is subject to the jurisdiction of CID, unless
performed pursuant to a permit for which an application was received by CID
before that date.
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14.8.2.3 STATUTORY
AUTHORITY: Section 60-13-9 and 60-13-44 NMSA
1978.
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14.8.2.4 DURATION: Permanent.
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14.8.2.5 EFFECTIVE
DATE: May 15, 2018, unless a later date is cited at
the end of a section.
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14.8.2.6 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this rule is to establish minimum standards for all
plumbing, as defined in CILA Section 60-12-32, in New Mexico.
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14.8.2.7 DEFINITIONS: See 14.5.1 NMAC, General Provisions and Chapter 2 of the 2015 Uniform Plumbing
Code (UPC) as amended in 14.8.2.10 NMAC.
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14.8.2.8 ADOPTION
OF THE 2015 UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE:
A. This rule adopts by reference the 2015 Uniform Plumbing Code
and all appendices, as amended by this rule.
B. In
this rule, the
internal numbering of each provision corresponds with the numbering of the 2015
Uniform Plumbing Code.
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14.8.2.9 CHAPTER
1 ADMINISTRATION:
A. 101.0 General.
(1) 101.1 Title.
Delete this section of the UPC and substitute: This code shall be known as the 2015 New
Mexico Plumbing Code (NMPC).
(2) 101.2 Scope.
Delete this section of the UPC and see 14.8.2.2 NMAC.
(3) 101.3 Purpose.
Delete this section of the UPC except as provided in 14.8.2.6 NMAC.
(4) 101.4 Unconstitutional.
Delete this section of the UPC and see 14.5.1 NMAC.
(5) 101.5 Validity. Delete this section of the UPC except as
provided in 14.5.2 NMAC.
B. 102.0 Applicability.
(1) 102.1 Conflicts between codes. Delete this section of the UPC.
(2) 102.2 Existing installations. Delete
this section of the UPC.
(3) 102.3
Maintenance. Delete this section of
the UPC.
(4) 102.8
Appendices. Delete this section of
the UPC except in 14.8.2.27 NMAC.
C. 103.0 Duties and
powers of the authority having jurisdiction.
(1) 103.1
General. Delete this section of the
UPC.
(2) 103.2
Liability. Delete this section of
the UPC and see CILA Section 60-13-26.
(3) 103.3
Applications and permits. Delete
this section of the UPC except as provided in 14.5.2 NMAC.
(4) 103.4
Right of entry. Delete this section
of the UPC and see CILA Section 60-13-42.
D. 104.0 Permits.
(1) 104.1 Permits required. Delete this section of the UPC except as provided in 14.5.2 NMAC.
(2) 104.2 Exempt work. See
this section of the UPC.
(3) 104.3 Application for permit. Delete this section of the UPC except as
provided in 14.5.2 NMAC.
(4) 104.4 Permit issuance. Delete this section of the UPC except as
provided in 14.5.2 NMAC.
(5) 104.5 Fees. Delete this section of the UPC and see 14.5.5
NMAC.
E. 105.0 Inspections and testing. Delete these sections except as provided in
14.5.3 NMAC.
F. 106.0 Violations and penalties. Delete this section of the UPC and see CILA
Section 60-13-1 et seq., and 14.5.3 NMAC.
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14.8.2.10 CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS:
See this chapter of the UPC except as provided below.
A. 203.0 Authority having jurisdiction. Delete the text of this definition and substitute: The authority having jurisdiction is the construction industries division (CID) and the bureau chief of the mechanical and plumbing bureau of CID.
B. 214.0
Listing agency. See this definition in the UPC and CILA
Section 60-13-44B.
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14.8.2.11 CHAPTER 3 GENERAL REGULATIONS: See this chapter of the UPC except as provided below.
A. 301.3 Alternate materials and methods of construction equivalency. Delete this section of the UPC and see 14.5.1 NMAC.
B. 301.5 Alternative
engineered design. See this section of the UPC except as
provided below.
(1) 301.5.1 Permit application. Delete this section of the UPC and see 14.5.2 NMAC.
(2) 301.5.2 Technical data. See this section of the UPC.
(3) 301.5.3 Design documents. See this section of the UPC and 14.5.2 NMAC.
(4) 301.5.4 Design approval. Delete this section of the UPC and see 14.5.2
NMAC.
(5) 301.5.5 Design review. Delete this section of the UPC and see 14.5.2
NMAC.
(6) 301.5.6 Inspection and testing. Delete this section of the UPC and see 14.5.2 NMAC and 14.5.3 NMAC.
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14.8.2.12 CHAPTER 4
PLUMBING FIXTURES AND FIXTURE FITTINGS: See this chapter of the UPC except as provided below.
A. 403.0 Accessible
plumbing facilities. See this section of the UPC except as provided below.
(1) 403.1 General.
Delete this section of the UPC and see 14.7.2 NMAC.
(2) 403.2
Fixtures and fixture fittings for persons with disabilities. Delete this section of the UPC and see 14.7.2
NMAC.
(3) 403.3
Exposed pipes and surfaces. See this
section of the UPC.
B. 405.0 Prohibited fixtures.
See this section of the UPC except as provided below.
(1) 405.1 Prohibited
water closets. See this section of
the UPC.
(2) 405.2 Prohibited urinals. See this section of the UPC.
(3) 405.3 Miscellaneous fixtures. See this section of the UPC and add the
following: “the authority having jurisdiction reserves the right to require the
contractor to install water and drain lines to be used for installation of a flush-type toilet should the chemical-dry toilet
fail.
C. 415.0 Drinking fountains. See this section of the UPC except as provided below. 415.2 Drinking fountain alternatives. Delete this section of the UPC and see 14.7.2 NMAC.
D. 422.0 Minimum number of required fixtures. See this section of the UPC except as provided below.
(1) 422.1 Fixture count. Delete this section of the UPC and see 14.7.2 NMAC.
(2) 422.2 Separate facilities. Delete this section of the UPC.
(3) 422.4 Toilet facilities serving employees
and customers. Delete this section
of the UPC and see 14.7.2 NMAC.
(4) 422.5 Toilet facilities for workers. Delete this section of the UPC.
E. Table 422.1 Minimum plumbing facilities. Delete this table of the UPC and see 14.7.2 NMAC.
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14.8.2.13 CHAPTER 5 WATER HEATERS: See this chapter of the UPC except as provided below.
A. 501.0 General. 501.1
Applicability. See this section of
the UPC except delete the following sentence: “The minimum capacity for water
heaters shall be in accordance with the first hour rating listed in Table
501.1.”
B. 507.13 Installation
in garages. At
the end of the last sentence delete the following text: “unless listed as flammable vapor ignition
resistant”.
C. 508.3 Access to
equipment on roofs. 508.3.1 Access. See this section of
the UPC except after the words “in height” add the following: “except those designated as R-3 occupancies.”
D. 510.2.19 Chimneys and vents. See this chapter of the UPC except delete the
following language: “Where vents extend outdoors above the roof more than 5
feet (1524mm) higher than required by Table 509.6.2, and where vents terminate
in accordance with Section 509.6.2(1), the outdoor portion of the vent shall be
enclosed as required by this section for vents not considered to be exposed to the
outdoors or such venting shall be engineered.”
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14.8.2.14 [RESERVED]
14.8.2.15 CHAPTER 6 WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION: See this chapter of the UPC except as provided below. 612.0
Residential fire sprinkler systems.
Delete this section and tables of the UPC.
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14.8.2.16 CHAPTER 7 SANITARY DRAINAGE PART I - DRAINAGE SYSTEMS: See this chapter of the UPC except as provided below.
A. 704.0 Fixture connections
(drainage). 704.3 Commercial dishwashing machines and sinks. Delete the text this section
of the UPC and substitute with the following: pot sinks, scullery sinks,
dishwashing sinks, silverware sinks, commercial dishwashing machines, silverware
washing machines, and other similar fixtures shall not be connected directly to
the drainage system. Such equipment or
fixtures shall be drained by means of indirect waste pipes, as defined in
chapter 2 of the UPC, and all wastes drained by them shall discharge through an
airgap into an open floor sink or other approved type receptor that is properly
connected to the drainage system. Food
waste disposal units shall be connected directly to the drainage system. A floor drain shall be provided adjacent to
the disposal unit, and the disposal unit shall be connected on the sewer side
of the floor drain trap, provided that no other drainage line is connected
between the floor drain waste connection and the disposal unit drain. The floor drain shall be trapped and vented
as required in this code.
B. 712.1 Media. See this section of the UPC except add the following text to the end: When testing during weather conditions that could result in damage to piping, adequate provisions shall be made to protect such piping from freezing.
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14.8.2.17 CHAPTER 7 SANITARY DRAINAGE PART II -
BUILDING SEWERS: See this chapter of the UPC.
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14.8.2.18 CHAPTER 8 INDIRECT WASTES: See this chapter of the UPC.
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14.8.2.19 CHAPTER 9 VENTS: See this chapter of the UPC except as provided below. 906.1 Roof Termination. See this section of the UPC except add the following to the end: “Exception: When approved by the authority having jurisdiction, a fixture or fixture branch may be permitted to be vented by the use of an approved Air Admittance Valve (AAV) in accordance with its listing when conventional venting termination methods are not available.”
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14.8.2.20 CHAPTER 10
TRAPS AND INTERCEPTORS: See this chapter of the UPC.
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14.8.2.21 CHAPTER 11 STORM DRAINAGE: See this chapter of the UPC except as provided below. 1101.6 Subsoil drains. See this section of the UPC except after the words “Subsoil drains shall be provided” in the first sentence add the following text: “as required by the NMCBC, 14.7.2 NMAC”.
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14.8.2.22 CHAPTER 12 FUEL PIPING: See this chapter of the UPC except as provided below.
A. 1208.5.2.2 Copper and copper alloy. Delete this section of the UPC and substitute: Copper and brass pipe shall not be used. Threaded aluminum alloy pipe shall not be used with gases corrosive to such material.
B. 1208.5.3.2 Copper and copper alloy. Delete this section of the UPC and substitute: Copper and brass pipe shall not be used.
C. 1208.5.8.4
Metallic pipe fitting (including valves, strainers, filters). See this section of the UPC except delete
“(4) fittings used with copper or copper alloy pipe shall be copper or copper
alloy.”
D. 1210.11.2 Emergency shutoff valves. See this section of the UPC except delete the following: “The emergency shutoff valves shall be plainly marked as such and their locations posted as required by the authority having jurisdiction” and replace with the following text: “For purposes of isolation and safety, an additional gas shut off shall be installed downstream of the serving supplier gas meter prior to any distribution of gas into the gas piping system.”
E. 1211.0 Electrical bonding and grounding. Delete this section of the UPC and see 14.10.4 NMAC the New Mexico electrical code (NMEC).
F. 1212.10 Liquefied petroleum gas facilities and piping. Delete this section of the UPC and substitute the following: Liquefied petroleum gas facilities shall comply with 19.15.40 NMAC, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Standards, and Section 70-5-1 et seq. NMSA 1978, liquefied and compressed gasses.
G. 1213.3 Test pressure. See this section of the UPC except add the following: Exception: An existing gas piping system may be tested at a test pressure equal to one and one-half times the operating pressure of the system, but in no case shall it be tested at less than 3 psi.
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14.8.2.23 CHAPTER 13
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND MEDICAL GAS AND VACUUM SYSTEMS PART I -
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES: [RESERVED]
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14.8.2.24 CHAPTER 13 HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND MEDICAL GAS AND VACUUM SYSTEMS PART II - MEDICAL GAS AND VACUUM SYSTEMS: See this chapter of the UPC except as provided below: 1312.8 Future piping. Delete the text of this section of the UPC and replace with the following text: Shutoff valves shall be provided for the connection of future piping, and shall meet the following requirements:
A. be located in a restricted area;
B. be locked, closed, and capped;
C. be identified in accordance with section 1312.9 (NFPA 99:5.1.4.10).
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14.8.2.25 CHAPTER 14 FIRESTOP PROTECTION. See this chapter of the UPC.
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14.8.2.26 CHAPTER 15 ALTERNATE WATER
SOURCES FOR NONPOTABLE APPLICATIONS. See this chapter of the UPC.
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14.8.2.27 CHAPTER 16 NONPOTABLE RAINWATER CATCHMENT SYSTEMS. See this chapter of the UPC.
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14.8.2.28 [RESERVED]
14.8.2.29 CHAPTER
17 REFERENCED. See this chapter of the UPC.
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14.8.2.30 APPENDICES: See
this section of the UPC.
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HISTORY
OF 14.8.2 NMAC:
Pre-NMAC History: The material in this part was derived from that previously filed with
state records center and archives under:
CIC MB
68-2, 1964 New Mexico Plumbing Code, filed 1/23/1968.
CIC MB
70-8, 1970 Plumbing Code of New Mexico, filed 4/29/1970.
CIC MB
71-4, 1970 Plumbing Code of New Mexico, filed 6/8/1971.
CIC MB
74-9, 1973 Uniform Plumbing Code, filed 11/20/1974.
CIC 76-1,
1976 Uniform Plumbing Code, filed 5/4/1976.
CIC MB
80-5, 1979 Uniform Plumbing Code, filed 4/24/1980.
MB-UPC-82-1,
1982 Uniform Plumbing Code, filed 11/4/1982.
MB-UPC-85-1,
1985 Uniform Plumbing Code, filed 10/1/1985.
MB-UPC-88-1,
1988 Uniform Plumbing Code, filed 12/15/1988.
MB-UPC-91-1,
1991 Uniform Plumbing Code, filed 7/28/1992.
CIC MB
68-3, 1966 New Mexico Gas Code, filed 1/23/1968.
CIC MB
70-7, 1970 Natural Gas Code of New Mexico, filed 4/29/1970.
CIC MB
71-3, 1970 Natural Gas Code of New Mexico, filed 6/8/1971.
CIC-74-8,
1973 Uniform Mechanical Code, filed 11/20/1974.
CIC 76-4,
1976 Uniform Mechanical Code, filed 11/24/1976.
CID MB
80-3, 1979 Uniform Mechanical Code, filed 4/23/1980.
MB-UMC-82-1,
1982 Uniform Mechanical Code, filed 11/4/1982.
MB-UMC-85-1,
1985 Uniform Mechanical Code, filed 10/1/1985.
MB-UMC-88-1,
1988 Uniform Mechanical Code, filed 12/15/1988.
MB-UMC-91-1,
1991 Uniform Mechanical Code, filed 7/28/1992.
CIC 77-3,
1976 New Mexico Uniform Solar Energy Code, 2/2/1977.
CID
MB-80-6, 1979 Uniform Solar Energy Code, 4/24/1980.
MB-USEC-82-1,
1982 Uniform Solar Energy Code, filed 11/4/1982.
MB-USEC-85-1,
1985 Uniform Solar Energy Code, 12/23/1985.
MB-USEC-88-1,
1988 Uniform Solar Energy Code, 12/15/1988.
MB-USEC-91-1,
1991 Uniform Solar Energy Code, 7/28/1992.
CIC-75-1,
1973 Uniform Swimming Pool Code, Section 1.7, 10/31/1975.
CIC-76-3,
1976 Uniform Swimming Pool Code, 7/27/1976.
CIC MB
80-4, 1979 Uniform Swimming Pool Code, filed 4/23/1880.
MB-USPC-82-1,
1982 Uniform Swimming Pool Code, 11/4/1982.
MB-USPS
and HTC-85-1, 1985 Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code, 12/23/1985.
MB-USPS
and HTC-88-1; 1988 Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code, 12/15/1988.
MB-USPS
and HTC-91-1, 1991 Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code, 7/28/1992.
CID-MB-NMP&M
91-1, 1991 New Mexico Plumbing and Mechanical Code, 7/7/1992.
CIC MB 68-2,
1964 New Mexico Plumbing Code, filed 1/23/1968.
CIC MB
70-8, 1970 Plumbing Code of New Mexico, filed 4/29/1970.
CIC MB
71-4, 1970 New Mexico Plumbing Code, filed 6/8/1971.
CIC 74-9,
1973 Uniform Plumbing Code, filed 11/20/1974.
CIC 76-1,
1976 Uniform Plumbing Code, filed 5/4/1976.
CIC MB
80-5, 1979 Uniform Plumbing Code, filed 4/24/1980.
MB-UPC-82-1,
1982 Uniform Plumbing Code, filed 11/4/1982.
MB-UPC-85-1,
1985 Uniform Plumbing Code, filed 10/1/1985.
MB-UPC-88-1,
1988 Uniform Plumbing Code, filed 12/15/1988.
MB-UPC-91-1,
1991 Uniform Plumbing Code, filed 7/28/1992.
History
of Repealed Material:
14.8.2
NMAC, 2003 New Mexico Plumbing Code (filed 5/27/2004) repealed 1/7/2004.
14.8.2
NMAC, 2006 New Mexico Plumbing Code (filed 8/16/2007) repealed 1/28/2011.
14.8.2
NMAC, 2009 New Mexico Plumbing Code (filed 12/28/2010) repealed 6/28/2013.
14.8.2
NMAC, 2009 New Mexico Plumbing Code (filed 5/29/2013) repealed 5/01/2015.
14.8.2.NMAC,
2012 New Mexico Plumbing Code (filed 3/31/2015) repealed 05/15/2018.
Other History:
CID-MB-NMP&M 91-1, 1991 New
Mexico Plumbing and Mechanical Code, (filed 7/7/1992), replaced by 14 NMAC 9.2,
1997 New Mexico Plumbing and Mechanical Code, effective 12/31/1998.
14 NMAC 9.2, 1997 New Mexico
Plumbing and Mechanical Code (filed 10/30/1998) and MB-UPC-91-1, 1991 Uniform
Plumbing Code, filed 7/28/1992 both replaced by 14.8.2 NMAC, 2003 New Mexico
Plumbing Code, effective 7/1/2004.
14.8.2
NMAC, 2003 New Mexico Plumbing Code (filed 5/27/2004) replaced by 14.8.2 NMAC,
2006 New Mexico Plumbing Code, effective 1/1/2008.
14.8.2
NMAC, 2006 New Mexico Plumbing Code (filed 8/16/2007) replaced by 14.8.2 NMAC,
2009 New Mexico Plumbing Code, effective 1/28/2011.
14.8.2
NMAC, 2009 New Mexico Plumbing Code (filed 12/28/2010) replaced by 14.8.2 NMAC,
2009 New Mexico Plumbing Code, effective 6/28/2013.
14.8.2
NMAC, 2009 New Mexico Plumbing Code (filed 5/29/2013) replaced by 14.8.2 NMAC,
2012 New Mexico Plumbing Code, effective 5/01/2015.
14.8.2
NMAC, 2012 New Mexico Plumbing Code (filed 3/31/2015) replaced by 14.8.2 NMAC,
2015 New Mexico Plumbing Code, effective 05/15/2018.