(A) The water supply system shall be designed and constructed in accordance with applicable portions of the latest “Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction in Illinois” as amended or revised. The water supply system shall be approved by the City Engineer. Copies of the appropriate IEPA Division of Public Water Supplies permit applications shall be approved by the City Engineer prior to submittal to the IEPA.
(B) The water mains, fittings, valves and hydrants with valves, shall have a minimum inside diameter of six inches.
(C) A P.V.C. water main shall be allowed as long as it conforms to ASTM D 1784 rated at 160 p.s.i. working pressure, with bell ring joints.
(D) All P.V.C. pipe and fittings shall have a minimum S.D.R. 37.
(E) The developer is responsible for furnishing and installing shut off valves at all street intersections and water main intersections for the purpose of isolating individual portions of the distribution system. The arrangement of those shut off valves shall be as approved by the City Engineer.
(F) The developer is responsible for furnishing and installing fire hydrants with valves. The cost of the furnished hydrants with valves shall be borne by the developer. The fire hydrants shall be installed at intervals of no more than 500 feet. Hydrants shall also be installed at all dead-ends of future main extensions for the purpose of flushing the mains. Hydrants shall also be installed at the closed end of each cul-de- sac. All fire hydrants shall be as approved by the City Engineer.
(G) Water mains shall be extended by the developer to the far edge of the last lot in the subdivision in order to facilitate the extension of the main in the event of further subdividing.
(H) House services shall be installed for each lot. The house service shall be one-inch type k copper pipe installed according to the “Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction in Illinois.”
(I) Water main shall be installed to a minimum depth of five feet measured from the existing ground surface or established grade to the top of the barrel of the pipe.
(J) All new water main shall undergo a pressure and leakage test. The developer is responsible for furnishing copies to the City Engineer of those tests. The city will not accept any new water mains until all new installations satisfactorily pass those tests.
(K) Any sanitary sewer or storm sewer manhole shall be located at least ten feet horizontally from water mains, whenever possible; the distance shall be measured from edge to edge. Water mains crossing house sewers, storm sewers or sanitary sewers crossing water mains shall be laid to provide a separation of at least 18 inches between the bottom of the water main and the top of the sewer.
(Ord. 567, passed 10-15-90) Penalty, see § 152.99