O. Reg. 304/03: BUILDING CODE

 

ontario regulation 304/03

made under the

building code act, 1992

Made: July 24, 2003
Filed: July 25, 2003
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: August 9, 2003

Amending O. Reg. 403/97

(Building Code)

1. (1) The definition of “fire service main” in Sentence 1.1.3.2.(1) of Ontario Regulation 403/97 is amended by striking out the portion before clause (a) and substituting the following:

Fire service main means a pipe and its appurtenances which are connected to a source of water and that are located on the property:

. . . . .

(2) The definition of “Private water supply” in Sentence 1.1.3.2.(1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

Private water supply means piping on the property that conveys potable water from a drinking-water system to more than one water service pipe.

(3) The definition of “Private water supply system” in Sentence 1.1.3.2.(1) of the Regulation is revoked.

(4) The definitions of “Water distribution system”, “Water purveyor”, “Water service pipe”, “Water system” and “Water works” in Sentence 1.1.3.2.(1) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

Water distribution system means an assembly of pipes, fittings, valves and appurtenances that conveys potable water to water supply outlets, fixtures, plumbing appliances and devices from the water service pipe or from a point of entry treatment unit located in the building.

Water purveyor means the owner or operator of a drinking-water system.

Water service pipe means a pipe on the property that conveys potable water from a drinking-water system or a private water supply to the inside of the building.

Water system means a water service pipe, a private water supply, a water distribution system, a fire service main or parts of any of them.

(5) Sentence 1.1.3.2.(1) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following definitions:

Drinking-water system has the same meaning as in Subsection 2 (1) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002.

Municipal drinking-water system has the same meaning as in Subsection 2 (1) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002.

Point of entry treatment unit has the same meaning as in Subsection 1 (1) of Ontario Regulation 170/03 made under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002.

2. Sentence 7.1.6.3.(1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(1) Except as provided in Sentence (2), every water distribution system shall be connected

(a) to a watermain that is part of a municipal drinking-water system, or

(b) to a drinking-water system, if a watermain described in Clause (a) is not available.

3. Sentence 7.2.11.4.(1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(1) Where a water service pipe is supplied with water by more than one drinking-water system, a check valve shall be installed at each connection with a drinking-water system. 

(2) Where a fire service main is supplied with water by more than one source, a check valve shall be installed at each connection with a source of water.

4. (1) Sentence 7.6.1.3.(1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(1) A building control valve shall be provided

(a) on every water service pipe at the location where the water service pipe enters the building, or

(b) on the water distribution system at a location immediately downstream of the point of entry treatment unit, where the building is served by a point of entry treatment unit located in the building.

(2) Sentence 7.6.1.3.(4) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(4) Every pipe that is supplied with water from a tank on the property that is a gravity water tank or a tank of a drinking-water system shall be provided with a shut-off valve located close to the tank.

5. Sentence 7.6.2.1.(2) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(2) No connection shall be made between a potable water system supplied with water from a drinking-water system and any other potable water system without the consent of the water purveyor.

6. Subclauses 7.6.2.3.(4)(g)(i), (ii) and (iii) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

(i) a drinking-water system, or

(ii) a source of non-potable water.