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Volume 47, No. 13

B.C. Reg. 290/2004

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

June 29, 2004

B.C. Reg. 290/2004, deposited June 24, 2004, pursuant to the LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT [Section 692]. Ministerial Regulation M251/2004, dated June 21, 2004.

I, Murray Coell, Minister of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services, order that, effective January 1, 2005, the Water Conservation Plumbing Regulation, B.C. Reg. 294/98, is repealed, and the attached Water Conservation Plumbing Regulation is made.

— M. COELL, Minister of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services.

Maximum flow rates

1 The flow rates of fittings that supply water to plumbing fixtures must not exceed the maximum flow rate at the test pressures listed for that fitting in the following table, titled Maximum Flow Rates for Water Supply Fittings, for Group C, D and E occupancies as described in the British Columbia Building Code.

Maximum Flow Rates for Water Supply Fittings

Fittings

Maximum Flow (L/min)

Test Pressure (kPa)

Lavatory Faucet

8.3

Kitchen Faucet

8.3

Shower Head

9.5

Maximum water consumption

(1) The flush cycle for the installation of a new water closet or urinal provided in a Group C, D or E occupancy, as described in the British Columbia Building Code, must not exceed the flush cycle listed for that fixture in the following table, titled Maximum Flush Cycle Table 1.

Maximum Flush Cycle Table 1

Fixture

Litres

Water Closet (Tank Type)

13.25

Water Closet (Direct Flush)

13.25

Urinal (Tank Type)

5.7

Urinal (Direct Flush)

5.7

(2) Despite the requirements of subsection (1), within the geographic locations listed below the installation of a new water closet or urinal in all occupancy classifications described in the British Columbia Building Code must not exceed the flush cycle listed for that fixture in the following table, title Maximum Flush Cycle Table 2.

Geographic location

— all areas within the Capital Regional District

Maximum Flush Cycle Table 2

Fixture

Litres

Water Closet (Tank Type)

6.0

Water Closet (Direct Flush)

6.0

Urinal (Tank Type)

5.7

Urinal (Direct Flush)

5.7

Identification

(1) Watersaver water closets must be marked with

(

a) WS,

(b) 13.25 LPF,

(

c) WS/13.25 LPF, or

(

d) x LPF which indicates the actual confirmed test value (in litres per flush) and where x is equal to or less than 13.25.

(2) Low Consumption water closets must be marked with

(

a) LC,

(b) 6 LPF,

(

c) LC/6 LPF, or

(

d) x LPF which indicates the actual confirmed test value (in litres per flush) and where x is equal to or less than 6.

Flush tanks

4 The water supply to urinal flush tanks equipped for automatic flushing must be controlled with a timing device in order to limit operation to the time period during which the building is normally occupied.

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