N.J. Admin. Code § 7:10-10.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 7:10-10.4 - Installation

(a) The approved physical connection installation shall be installed on the customer's side of the water meter on the pipe(s) conveying the water from the public community water system into a facility, shall be installed as close to the meter as is reasonably practicable, and shall be prior to any other connection, unless such other connection is also protected by means of an approved physical connection installation. For a fire service line, the approved physical connection installation shall be installed prior to the alarm check and siamese connection.

(b) The approved physical connection installation shall be installed so as to allow easy access, with adequate space for maintenance, inspection, and testing. No part of the device shall be submerged or subjected to freezing temperatures unless such part is thermally protected.

(c) The approved physical connection installation shall not be installed in a pit or vault.

1. This subsection shall not apply to any physical connection installation operated under a current physical connection permit issued before November 18, 1996 until such time as the existing physical connection installation is replaced or modified.

(d) Unless specifically designed for installation in a vertical position, any device used as an approved physical connection installation shall be installed in the horizontal position. Devices specifically designed for vertical installation shall be installed in an up-feed position.

(e) There shall be no bypass around any approved physical connection installation unless such bypass is also protected by an approved physical connection installation.

(f) When a physical connection installation is proposed for a facility whose supply of water from the public community water system cannot be interrupted for testing and/or maintenance, a redundant backflow prevention device shall be provided at the facility.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:10-10.4

Amended by R.2000 d.354, effective 8/21/2000.
See: 31 N.J.R. 2717(b), 32 N.J.R. 3106(a).
Added (f).