2020 New York State Plumbing Code

The 2020 Plumbing Code of New York State® (PCNYS®) establishes minimum requirements for plumbing systems using prescriptive and performance-related provisions. It is founded on broad-based principles that make possible the use of new materials and new plumbing designs. This 2020 edition was developed as a derivative work of the 2018 edition of the International Plumbing Code® (IPC®) published by the International Code Council® (ICC®). This code is founded on principles intended to establish provisions consistent with the scope of a plumbing code that adequately protects public health, safety, and welfare; provisions that do not unnecessarily increase construction costs; provisions that do not restrict the use of new materials, products, or methods of construction; and provisions that do not give preferential treatment to particular types or classes of materials, products, or methods of construction. The PCNYS is a code that regulates the design and installation of plumbing systems, inc