New Mexico Register / Volume
XXXIII, Issue 3 / February 8, 2022
This
is an amendment to 14.8.2 NMAC, amending part name and Sections 3, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, 22, 24 and 29, effective March 10, 2022
PART 2 [2015]
2021 NEW MEXICO PLUMBING CODE
14.8.2.3 STATUTORY
AUTHORITY: Section 60-13-9, [and] 60-13-44, 60-13-45, 60-13-46 and
60-13-47 NMSA 1978.
[14.8.2.3 NMAC - Rp, 14.8.2.3 NMAC, 05/15/2018; A, 3/10/2022]
14.8.2.5 EFFECTIVE
DATE: May 15, 2018 unless a later date is cited at the end of a section. From
the date of publication of this rule in the New Mexico register, until September
10, 2022 permits may be issued under either the previously adopted rule, or
this rule. After September 10, 2022, permits may be issued only under this
rule.
[14.8.2.5 NMAC - Rp, 14.8.2.5 NMAC, 05/15/2018; A, 3/10/2022]
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 NMSA 1978, in New Mexico.
[14.8.2.6 NMAC - Rp, 14.8.2.6 NMAC, 05/15/2018; A, 3/10/2022]
14.8.2.7 DEFINITIONS: See
14.5.1 NMAC, General Provisions and Chapter 2 of the [2015] 2021 Uniform
Plumbing Code (UPC) as amended in 14.8.2.10 NMAC.
[14.8.2.7 NMAC - Rp, 14.8.2.7
NMAC, 05/15/2018; A, 3/10/2022]
14.8.2.8 ADOPTION
OF THE [2015] 2021 UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE:
A. This rule adopts by reference the [2015 Uniform Plumbing
Code] 2021 UPC and all appendices, as amended by this rule.
B. In this rule, [the internal numbering of] each provision is numbered to corresponds
with the numbering of the [2015 Uniform Plumbing Code] 2021 UPC.
C. This rule shall apply in conjunction with
the provisions of all applicable New Mexico construction codes, laws and
standards.
[14.8.2.8 NMAC - Rp, 14.8.2.8 NMAC, 05/15/2018; A, 3/10/2022]
14.8.2.9 CHAPTER
1 ADMINISTRATION: See
this chapter of the UPC except as provided below.
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] and see
14.8.2.6 NMAC.
(4) 101.4
Unconstitutional. Delete this section of the UPC and see [14.5.1
NMAC] the Construction Industries Licensing Act (CILA) and its rules.
(5) 101.5 Validity. Delete this section of the UPC [except as
provided in 14.5.2 NMAC]
and see CILA and
its rules.
B. 102.0 Applicability. See this section of
this chapter of the UPC except as provided below.
(1) 102.1 Conflicts between codes. Delete this section of the UPC and see Subsection
H of Section 60-13-44 NMSA 1978 and 14.5.1.9 NMAC.
(2) 102.2 Existing installations. [Delete this section of the UPC] See Subsections C and H of Section 60-13-44
NMSA 1978 and 14.7.7 NMAC.
(3) 102.3
Maintenance. Delete this section of
the UPC and see 14.5.2 NMAC and 14.6.6 NMAC.
(4) 102.8
Appendices. Delete this section of
the UPC and see [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 and see CILA and 14.8.2.10 NMAC.
(2) 103.2
Liability. Delete this section of
the UPC and see CILA Section 60-13-26 NMSA 1987.
(3) 103.3
Applications and permits. Delete
this section of the UPC [except as provided in] and see
14.5.2 NMAC.
(4) 103.4
Right of entry. Delete this section
of the UPC and see CILA Section 60-13-42 NMSA 1978.
D. 104.0 Permits.
(1) 104.1 Permits required. Delete this section of the UPC. [except as provided] See
14.5.2 NMAC.
(2) 104.2
Exempt work. See CILA Subsection
B of Section 60-13-45 NMSA 1978, and this section of the UPC.
(3) 104.3 Application for permit. Delete this section of the UPC. [except
as provided in] See 14.5.2 NMAC.
(4) 104.4 Permit issuance. Delete this section of the UPC. [except as
provided in] See 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] and see 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.,] through 60-13-59 NMSA 1978, 14.5.8 NMAC
and 14.5.3 NMAC.
[14.8.2.9 NMAC - Rp, 14.8.2.9 NMAC, 05/15/2018; A, 3/10/2022]
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)] CID and the [bureau
chief of the mechanical and plumbing bureau of CID] mechanical-plumbing
trade bureau chief for adoption, enactment, interpretation and
enforcement of the state adopted plumbing code as the minimum requirement in
the state.
B. 214.0 Listing agency. See
this definition in the UPC and CILA Subsection B of Section 60-13-44 NMSA
1978.
[14.8.2.10 NMAC - Rp, 14.8.2.10 NMAC, 05/15/2018; A, 3/10/2022]
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] 14.5.1.9 and 14.5.1.11 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 and [14.5.2]
Subsection H of 14.5.2.10 NMAC.
(3) 301.5.3 Design documents. See this section of the UPC and [14.5.2]
14.5.2.10 NMAC.
(4) 301.5.4 Design approval. Delete this section of the UPC and see [14.5.2]
14.5.2.10 NMAC.
(5) 301.5.5 Design review. Delete this section of the UPC and see [14.5.2]
14.5.2.10 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.
[14.8.2.11 NMAC - Rp, 14.8.2.11 NMAC, 05/15/2018; A, 3/10/2022]
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 [the,] Chapter 29,
Plumbing Systems and 14.7.2.44 NMAC, Appendix E –Supplementary Accessibility
Requirements.
(2) 403.2
Fixtures and fixture fittings for persons with disabilities. Delete this section of the UPC and see [14.7.2]
14.7.2.44 NMAC, Appendix E, Supplementary Accessibility Requirements.
[(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 follows: [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.]
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 with the
following exception noted below and see 14.7.2 NMAC. [except as
follows:provided below]. 415.2 Drinking fountain alternatives. Delete this section of the UPC and see [14.7.2]
14.7.2.44 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]
14.7.2.37 NMAC.
(2) 422.2 Separate facilities. Delete this section of the UPC.
(3) 422.3
Fixture requirements for special occupancies. Delete this section of the
UPC and see 14.7.2 NMAC and 14.7.3 NMAC.
[(3)] (4) 422.4
Toilet facilities serving employees and customers. Delete this section of the UPC and see [14.7.2]
Subsection I of 14.7.2.19 and 14.7.2.44 NMAC.
[(4)] (5) 422.5 Toilet facilities for workers. Delete this section of the UPC and see
[14.7.2] Subsection I of 14.7.2.19
and 14.7.2.44 NMAC.
E. Table 422.1 Minimum plumbing
facilities. Delete this table of the UPC and see [14.7.2]
14.7.2.37 NMAC.
[14.8.2.12 NMAC - Rp, 14.8.2.12 NMAC, 05/15/2018; A, 3/10/2022]
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]
501.1(2).”
B. 507.13 Installation
in residential 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.] Appliances 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] 510.2.20 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] Table 509.6.1,
and where vents terminate in accordance with Section [509.6.2(1)] 509.6.1(1)(b),
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.”
[14.8.2.13 NMAC - Rp, 14.8.2.13 NMAC, 05/15/2018; A, 3/10/2022]
14.8.2.15 CHAPTER 6 WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION: See
this chapter of the UPC except as [provided below]. follows: 612.0 Residential fire sprinkler systems.
See 612.1, Where Required, and
additionally reference 60-13-6 NMSA 1978, for residential sprinkler systems in
one and two-family dwellings or townhouses. [Delete this section and
tables of the UPC].
[14.8.2.15 NMAC - Rp, 14.8.2.15 NMAC, 05/15/2018 ; A, 3/10/2022]
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.
[14.8.2.16 NMAC - Rp, 14.8.2.16 NMAC, 05/15/2018; A 3/10/2022]
14.8.2.21 CHAPTER 11 STORM DRAINAGE: See
this chapter of the UPC except as
[provided below.] follows:
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”.
[14.8.2.21 NMAC - Rp, 14.8.2.21 NMAC, 05/15/2018; A, 3/10/2022]
14.8.2.22 CHAPTER 12 FUEL PIPING: See this chapter of the UPC except as provided below.
A. [1208.5.2.2] 1208.6.3.2
Copper and copper alloy pipe. 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] B. [1208.5.8.4]
1208.6.10.5 Metallic pipe [fitting] fittings (including
valves, strainers, filters). See
this section of the UPC except delete “[(4)] (3) fittings used
with copper or copper alloy pipe shall be copper or copper alloy.”
D. [1210.11.2] 1210.9.3 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 approved gas shut off valve 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] 1212.11 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] Sections 70-5-1 through
70-5-23 [et seq.] NMSA 1978, the LPG and CNG Act and with
19.15.40 NMAC, liquefied petroleum gas standards. [liquefied and
compressed gasses.]
G. 12.13.3 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.
[14.8.2.22 NMAC - Rp, 14.8.2.22 NMAC, 05/15/2018; A, 3/10/2022]
14.8.2.24 CHAPTER 13 HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND MEDICAL
GAS AND VACUUM SYSTEMS PART II - MEDICAL GAS AND VACUUM SYSTEMS: See
14.9.5 NMAC and 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).]
[14.8.2.24 NMAC - Rp, 14.8.2.24 NMAC, 05/15/2018; A, 3/10/2022]
14.8.2.29 CHAPTER
17 REFERENCED STANDARDS. See this chapter of the UPC.
[14.8.2.29 NMAC - N,
05/15/2018; A, 3/10/2022]