Ch. 7 Sanitary Drainage — 2025 California Plumbing Code
California Plumbing Code (Title 24, Part 5) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-10-19 · California
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Cite as: 2025 California Plumbing Code (Title 24, Part 5) Chapter 7 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission
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This state agency does not adopt sections identified with the following symbol: The Office of the State Fire Marshal’s adoption of this chapter or individual sections is applicable to structures regulated by other state agencies pursuant to Section 1.11.0.
CHAPTER 7
SANITARY DRAINAGE
Part I – Drainage Systems.
701.0 General.¶
702.0 Fixture Unit Equivalents.¶
703.0 Size of Drainage Piping.¶
704.0 Fixture Connections (Drainage).¶
705.0 Joints and Connections.¶
706.0 Changes in Direction of Drainage Flow.¶
707.0 Cleanouts.¶
708.0 Grade of Horizontal Drainage Piping.¶
709.0 Gravity Drainage Required.¶
710.0 Drainage of Fixtures Located Below the Next Upstream Manhole or Below the Main Sewer Level.¶
Upstream Manhole or Below the Main Sewer Level.
711.0 Suds Relief.¶
712.0 Testing.¶
713.0 Sewer Required.¶
714.0 Damage to Public Sewer or Private Sewage Disposal System.¶
Disposal System.
715.0 Building Sewer Materials.¶
716.0 Markings.¶
717.0 Size of Building Sewers.¶
718.0 Grade, Support, and Protection of Building Sewers.¶
Sewers.
719.0 Cleanouts.¶
720.0 Sewer and Water Pipes.¶
721.0 Location.¶
722.0 Abandoned Sewers and Sewage Disposal Facilities.¶
Facilities.
723.0 Building Sewer Test.¶
724.0 Meat and Poultry Processing Plant Drainage.¶
[AGR]
725.0 Collection Center and Facilities Drainage.¶
[AGR] Drainage and plumbing systems shall meet the requirements of Section 724.1.
726.0 Drainage and Plumbing, General. [AGR]¶
727.0 Emergency Sanitary Drainage. [OSHPD 1]¶
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