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Sec. 78-111. - General standards.#
The standards for materials, installation, design and equipment of the distribution system shall be in accordance with applicable latest adopted standards of the American Water Works Association, the American Society for Testing Materials, and the recommended standards for waterworks of the Great Lakes-Upper Mississippi Board of State Sanitary Engineers as may be modified to suit local conditions and meet the approval of the town engineer. The town reserves the right to promulgate technical standards as may be deemed necessary and appropriate in order to administer the provisions of this article.
(Code 1986, § 20-106)
Sec. 78-112. - Detailed standards.#
The detailed specifications and standards for materials and installation of distribution system components shall be followed as prepared and on file in the water division.
(Code 1986, § 20-107)
Sec. 78-113. - Material standards.#
The superintendent and town engineer may approve new materials for which no standards exist, provided a manufacturers' standard has been developed with supporting evidence from an independent testing laboratory submitted giving evidence of performance equivalent to the required standard.
(Code 1986, § 20-108)
Sec. 78-114. - Pipe size.#
Minimum pipe size for mains shall be six inches in diameter except that with the approval of the superintendent a lesser pipe size (but not less than two inches) in cul-de-sacs or dead-end streets may be used where the total length does not exceed 200 feet, or the number of single-family customers or its equivalent does not exceed four, and hydrants are available on six-inch or larger mains within 500 feet of any buildings in the area. In all cases, the size of main shall be as determined by the superintendent and may exceed six inches as the condition of the distribution system requires.
(Code 1986, § 20-109)
Sec. 78-115. - Cover.#
All mains and services shall have a minimum cover between the top of the pipe and ground surface of 4½ feet.
(Code 1986, § 20-110)
Sec. 78-116. - Installation of mains or services.#
No water mains or services shall be installed in the same trench with any other utility. The minimum horizontal distance between water mains or services and sanitary sewers, waste lines or septic tanks shall be ten feet and between such water services and underground sewage disposal fields shall be 25 feet.
(Code 1986, § 20-111)
Sec. 78-117. - Marking.#
All water mains and services in streets, highways, rights-of-way, etc., shall have a blue plastic marking tape meeting the requirements of the superintendent installed approximately two feet below final grade.
(Code 1986, § 20-112)
Sec. 78-118. - Tests.#
All water mains shall have pressure, leakage and chlorination tests meeting the standards of the water division before acceptance or use.
(Code 1986, § 20-113)