Fulton Installation ordinance (§ 114-243)

(a) Backflow prevention assemblies required by this division shall be installed at a location and in a manner approved by the water purveyor and shall be installed at the expense of the water consumer.

(b) Backflow prevention assemblies shall be installed and in an orientation as specified by the manufacturer. The department of natural resources maintains a list of approved backflow prevention assemblies and the orientation allowed for each assembly.

(c) Modification to an assembly using spare parts other than those of the original manufacturer invalidates the approval of the device.

(d) No bypass piping shall be allowed around a backflow prevention assembly unless the bypass is equipped with the same degree of backflow prevention protection and is tested annually.

(e) Backflow prevention assemblies installed on the service line to a customer's water system shall be located so as to be readily accessible for maintenance and testing and protected from freezing. No reduced pressure principle backflow prevention assembly shall be located where it will be submerged or subject to flooding by any fluid.

(f) No plug or additional piping shall be affixed to the pressure differential relief port valve (except for specifically-designed funnel apparatus available from the manufacturer). The pressure differential relief port must be a minimum of 12 inches above the floor level.