Glasgow Installation of Backflow Prevention Devices ordinance (§ 705.080)
Chapter 705: Cross-Connection Control
In short: Required backflow prevention devices must be installed at the water consumer's expense, in a location the Water Purveyor approves. On a service line, the device goes on the consumer's side of the meter, as close to it as reasonably practical and before any other connection, where it is accessible, protected from freezing and safe from submersion or flooding.
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A. Backflow prevention devices required by this Chapter 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 devices installed on the service line to the consumer's water system shall be located on the consumer's side of the water meter, as close to the meter as is reasonably practical, and prior to any other connection.
C. Backflow prevention devices shall be located so as to be readily accessible for maintenance and testing, protected from freezing, and where no part of the device will be submerged or subject to flooding by any fluid.
Official source: City of Glasgow official Code of Ordinances (online), § 705.080
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.