§ 12-49. Plumbing regulations.

The village establishes an ordinance from which this article is derived, providing plumbing regulations that include water saving plumbing requirements consistent with the TWDB guidelines. These regulations apply to all new construction and replacement of plumbing in existing structures. The standards for residential and commercial fixtures are established and summarized below:

FIXTURE	STANDARD
Shower heads	No more than 2.75 gallons per minute at 80 pounds per square inch of pressure.
Lavatory and sink	No more than 2.2 gallons per minute at 60 pounds per square inch of pressure.
Wall mounted, flushometer toilets	No more than 2.0 gallons per flush.
All other toilets	No more than 1.6 gallons per flush.
Urinals	No more than 1.0 gallons per flush.
Drinking water fountains	Must be self closing.
Swimming pools	New pools must have recirculating filtration equipment.

 

(Ord. No. 97-11, § 1, 5-13-1997)