The Uniform Plumbing Code is used by building officials, contractors, engineers, inspectors, installers, and others in related building and construction industries to ensure minimum standards and requirements are met in order to safeguard life or limb, health, property and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, installation, quality of materials, location, operation and maintenance or use of plumbing systems. The UPC was developed through a consensus-based code development process.

This ANSI-accredited edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code is up-to-date and contains a wealth of information on new technology and industry practices. Compatible with all model building codes, the UPC addresses general work in most dwellings and buildings, including one- and two-family dwellings, medical health care facilities, and commercial buildings. Complete with appendixes that offer task guides, the UPC also covers several major topics, including:

• Plumbing fixtures and fixture fittings
• Water supply and distribution
• Indirect waste systems
• Traps and interceptors