NYCAC

Article 2 - WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS¶

Section 27-906¶

Section 27-906

  §  27-906  Public  water  supply.  (a)  Required  capacity.  Where the
required capacity of potable water supply is available from street water
mains at the site, every building shall be supplied from such mains.
  (b) Power pumps. When power pumps are required  in  the  water  supply
system of a building, they shall take their supply from the street water
mains in the manner prescribed in reference standard RS-16.

Section 27-907¶

Section 27-907

  §  27-907  Private water supply. Every private source of potable water
supply, other than a water supply company franchised by the city of  New
York  shall  be  subject  to the approval of the commissioner; and every
private source of nonpotable water supply  shall  be  submitted  to  the
commissioner for approval and recording.

Section 27-908¶

Section 27-908

  §   27-908   Cross-connection  of  supplies  and  identification.  (a)
Cross-connection. No person shall connect water piping supplied directly
from street water mains to other sources; and no cross-connection  shall
be made between the potable water distribution system and any portion of
waste  or soil systems, or between the potable water distribution system
and fixtures or devices that  may  contaminate,  pollute,  or  otherwise
render the water nonpotable.
  (b) Identification. Water supply systems not approved as potable shall
be  identified at each outlet with a warning sign stating that the water
is unfit, and its use prohibited, for drinking purposes. Piping carrying
potable water shall be identified and distinguished  from  water  piping
carrying  nonpotable  water  by  distinctive  painting  or  markings  as
prescribed in reference standard RS-16.
  (c) Construction. The construction of water supply systems shall be in
accordance with the requirements of reference standard RS-16.