(a) Two (2) or more service pipes, intended for the supply of one (1) premises, shall not be connected together except by special permission of the Commissioner of Water. Before such permission is granted, plans in duplicate showing how the proposed connection is to be made must be submitted to and be approved by the Commissioner. One (1) set of plans shall be kept on file in the office of the Division of Water.
(b) If the connecting pipes are outside of the building they shall be of either copper or brass for sizes five-eighths (5/8) inch to one (1) inch; of extra heavy brass or extra heavy galvanized wrought iron for one and one-half (1-1/2) inch and two (2) inch pipe and of cast iron or extra heavy galvanized wrought iron for all pipe over two (2) inches in diameter. On all sizes of pipe one and three-fourths (1-3/4) inches and over a suitable check valve must be placed in each service pipe as close as possible to the main valve. Such check valve, if placed underground, must be located in a vault or pit easily accessible through a manhole.
(Ord. No. 1195-16. Passed 10-31-16, eff. 11-2-16)