1. Abandoned Connections. When an existing water service is abandoned or a service is renewed with a new tap in the main, all abandoned connections with the mains shall be turned off at the corporation cock and made absolutely watertight.
2. Tapping Mains. All taps into water mains shall be made by or under the direct supervision of the Superintendent in accord with the Specifications for Water Service Lines section in 6-3 and the following:
a. Independent Services. No more than one house, building or premises shall be supplied from one tap unless special written permission is obtained from the Superintendent and unless provision is made so that each house, building or premise may be shut off independently of the other.
b. Sizes of Taps. All mains six (6) inches or less in diameter shall receive no larger than a three-fourths (3/4) inch tap. All mains of over six (6) inches in diameter shall receive no larger than a one inch tap. Where a larger connection than a one inch tap is desired, two (2) or more
small taps or saddles shall be used, as the Superintendent shall order.
c. Corporation Cock. A brass corporation cock, of the pattern and weight approved by the Superintendent, shall be inserted in every tap in the main. The corporation cock in the main shall in no case be smaller than one size smaller than the service pipe.
d. Location Record. An accurate and dimensional sketch showing the exact location of the tap shall be filed with the Superintendent in such form as the Superintendent shall require.
3. Installation of Water Service Pipe. Water service pipes from the main to the meter setting shall be type K copper tubing. Pipe must be laid sufficiently waving, and to such depth, as to prevent rupture from settlement or freezing.
4. Failure to Maintain. When any portion of the water service pipe which is the responsibility of the property owner becomes defective or creates a nuisance and the owner fails to correct such nuisance the City may do so and assess the costs thereof to the property.
5. Curb Stop. There shall be installed within the public right-of-way a main shut-off valve on the water service pipe at the outer sidewalk line with a suitable lock of a pattern approved by the Superintendent.
6. Interior Stop and Waste Cock. There shall be installed a shut-off valve and waste cock on every service pipe inside the building as close to the entrance of the pipe within the building as possible and so located that the water can be shut off conveniently and the pipes drained. Where one service pipe supplies more than one customer within the building, there shall be separate valves for each such customer so that service may be shut off for one without interfering with service to the others.
7. Shutting Off Water Supply. After following the procedures set out in Section 6-5-5, the Superintendent may shut off the supply of water to any customer because of any substantial violation of this chapter, or valid regulation under 2-3-10 that is not being contested in good faith. The supply shall not be turned on again until all violations have been corrected and
the Superintendent has ordered the water to be turned on.
8. Operation of Curb Stop and Hydrants. It is unlawful for any person except the Superintendent to turn water on at the curb stop, and no person, unless specifically authorized by the City, shall open or attempt to draw water from any fire hydrant for any purpose whatsoever.
9. Backflow Valves. All new construction, repair or reconfiguration of the water system in a structure requires the installation of a dual check valve backflow preventer. All such installation shall be in accordance with the Uniform Plumbing Code.