International Plumbing Code

This chapter establishes the requirements and provisions for the design and installation of cesspools.

This chapter establishes the meanings of words and terms used throughout the International Plumbing Code (IPC) 2009, unless explicitly stated otherwise.

This chapter establishes the definitions of specific words and terms used throughout this code, based on accepted engineering practices and national standards.

This chapter governs the materials, design, installation, and minimum number requirements for plumbing fixtures, faucets, and fixture fittings based on occupancy type.

This chapter establishes general regulations for private sewage disposal systems, including scope, specific waste limitations, and requirements for systems in flood hazard areas.

This chapter establishes general regulations for plumbing installations that are not detailed in other specific chapters of the code.

This chapter establishes requirements for indirect waste piping, special wastes, and their connection methods, particularly for food handling, healthcare, and high-temperature discharges.

This chapter outlines the regulations and procedures for the inspection of private sewage disposal systems.

This chapter establishes the material requirements for private sewage disposal systems, covering aspects such as identification, approval, performance, and specific provisions for pipes and tanks.

This chapter outlines the design and installation requirements for mound systems, including soil borings, system dimensions, and construction techniques for wastewater treatment.

This chapter establishes the general provisions governing nonliquid saturated treatment systems used in plumbing applications.

This chapter establishes requirements for the design and installation of pressure distribution systems, particularly for conventional private sewage disposal.

This chapter establishes the regulations and requirements for the design, installation, and maintenance of residential wastewater systems.

This chapter establishes requirements for the materials, design, construction, and installation of sanitary drainage systems, including specific provisions for pipe, connections, sizing, and special conditions.

This chapter establishes the scope, administration, and enforcement procedures for private sewage disposal systems, including permitting, inspections, modifications, and appeals.

This chapter establishes the scope, administration, enforcement, permitting, inspection, and appeal processes for the International Plumbing Code, including the duties of the code official.

This chapter governs the evaluation and requirements for private sewage disposal system sites, covering aspects like slope, soil evaluation, permeability, verification, and site location.

This chapter outlines the requirements for sizing and installing soil absorption systems, including effluent disposal from treatment tanks and specific sizing criteria for residential and other building types.

This chapter outlines requirements for the design and installation of piping and storage systems for non-flammable medical gases and nonmedical oxygen.

This chapter outlines the requirements for materials, design, construction, and installation of storm drainage systems, including roof drains, conductors, and combined systems.

This chapter establishes the requirements for the design, installation, repair, and maintenance of septic tanks, treatment tanks, and holding tanks.

This chapter governs the material and installation requirements for traps, interceptors, and separators in plumbing systems.

This chapter governs the materials, design, construction, and installation of plumbing vent systems to ensure proper air circulation and pressure equalization.

This chapter governs the materials, design, and installation requirements for water heaters, including related safety devices and appurtenances.

This chapter governs the materials, design, and installation of both hot and cold water supply systems for human occupancy and habitation, including individual water supply systems.