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Chapter 7 — SANITARY DRAINAGE

724.2 Toilet soil lines shall be separated from house drainage — 2025 California Plumbing Code

California Plumbing Code (Title 24, Part 5) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-10-23 · California

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Cite as: 2025 California Plumbing Code (Title 24, Part 5) § 724.2 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission

lines to a point outside the building unless an automatic back- water check valve is installed to prevent backflow. Drainage from toilet bowls and urinals shall not be discharged into a grease catch basin, nor shall such drainage be permitted to enter the sewer lines at a point where there might be a possi- bility of such drainage backing up and flooding the floor of the building.

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