IAPMO recently completed the Technical Committee meetings for the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) and the 2024 Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC) development process. The hearings for the UPC were held virtually May 3-7, and May 17-21 for the UMC. The virtual meetings were necessary to protect the public, committee members and stakeholders from COVID-19 pandemic. The meetings were scheduled to be held for about four hours each day, but due to the level and quality of discussion and debate, were much longer than anticipated. The length of the meetings and detailed discussion asked a lot of the committee members and guests alike. To that end, we would like to express our gratitude to the Technical Committee members, guests and speakers for their participation. Everyone came together to address the industry’s biggest challenges.
The UPC committee acted on 347 proposals. Topics generating the most debate included rehabilitation of existing building sewers, Legionella risks, new fixtures and facility requirements, dishwashing machine waste requirements, adult changing stations, water heater connectors, drainage fixture units for bathroom groups, maximum drainage loading and pipe size for drainage piping, horizontal lengths of trap arms and roof drainage systems.