§ 111.173. Plumbing.

A.

Installation and Maintenance.

1.

Plumbing shall be sized and installed in accordance with Chapter 4101:2-51 of the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC), as may be amended.

2.

A non-potable water system may be used for flushing water closets, urinals, and other fixtures not requiring potable water. The non-potable water shall not be accessible for drinking or culinary purposes. A non-potable system shall be readily distinguishable from the potable system by proper markings at outlets.

3.

Grease interceptors shall be installed in accordance with paragraph (N) of Rule 4101:2-51-24 of the OAC, as may be amended. The grease interceptor shall be inspected frequently and cleaned as often as necessary to insure the grease wastes are retained in the grease interceptor. The materials removed in cleaning shall be properly stored or disposed of and not deposited in the plumbing or sewerage systems.

4.

Garbage disposal units, if installed, shall not be permitted to discharge into the grease interceptor, in accordance with paragraph (N) of Rule 4101:2-51-24 of the OAC, as may be amended. A garbage disposal unit may be installed in a separate scrap sink but shall not be installed in a sink used for washing, rinsing, or sanitizing utensils or equipment.

5.

In new or remodeled food establishment operations, at least one utility sink or curbed cleaning facility with a properly trapped and vented floor drain shall be provided for the cleaning of mops or similar wet floor cleaning tools and for the disposal of mop water or similar liquid wastes.

B.

Backflow Control?Back-Siphonage and Cross-Connections.

1.

The potable water system and water supply to outlets, fixtures, equipment and devices where water is made available for human consumption or culinary purposes shall be protected from back-siphonage and backflow. The water system and water supply shall be properly equipped with backflow prevention devices or vacuum breakers or shall be air-gapped. Backflow prevention devices and vacuum breakers shall meet accepted "American Society of Sanitary Engineering" standards as contained in "Table A" of Rule 4101:2-51-05 of the OAC, as may be amended. Air gapping, where used, shall conform to accepted engineering practice.

2.

All sinks and equipment used for preparation, processing, or storage of food shall have drains indirectly connected to the soil or waste system. All other equipment, such as utensil washing sinks and dishwashers, shall be directly connected and properly trapped and vented.

(Ord. 515-1997)