A. All subdivisions within the village shall be served by an interconnected water distribution system serving all lots with water. Such system shall become a part of the water distribution system serving the village. The design of the system shall be in accordance with the requirements of the state department of health. Materials and methods of construction shall conform to the specifications adopted by resolution by the village president and board of trustees. Where such water supply is not provided in subdivisions with lots with one acre or more in areas outside the corporate limits of the village, conclusive evidence shall be presented by the subdivider, on the basis of suitable tests and surveys, that an adequate underground water supply is readily available for service to individual lots. Evidence shall be submitted that such systems are designed in a manner that each lot may in the future be served by the village water supply system. The location of such individual wells shall be established in accordance with the requirements of the county and the county health department. If, after a private water supply system has been utilized in any subdivision, a public water system is installed so that the same is available to the subdivision and the lots therein, it shall thereafter be unlawful to utilize the private water supply system, and all properties utilizing private systems shall discontinue their use and make connection to the public water supply system.
B. Water distribution facilities shall include pipe, fittings, hydrants, valves, valve basins, water services and other needful appurtenances. The water mains shall be constructed of ductile iron, not less than six inches (6") in diameter. The mains shall be arranged so as to avoid dead ends whenever possible, and if dead ends cannot be avoided, a fire hydrant shall be installed to permit flushing. House water service connections shall be provided to serve each lot in the subdivision and shall be constructed of type K copper pipe having an internal diameter of not less than three-fourths inch (3/4"). Such services shall be equipped with all necessary fittings such as a curb stop and shall be installed before the roadway pavement is constructed. Right hand gate valves and valve basins shall be installed on the water distribution system at intervals of not more than one thousand two hundred feet (1,200') on continuous runs and shall also be placed so that not more than three (3) valves shall be required to be operated to shut down any section of the mains.
C. Water mains shall be constructed of ductile iron. At the owner's option, the pipe shall have either mechanical joint or approved double sealing, single gasket type joints, such as "Bell-Tite", "Tyton" or "Fast-Tite". All fittings shall be mechanical joints. Such material shall conform to the applicable specifications of the federal government or the American Standards Association.
D. All water mains and services shall be placed on public rights of way or easements, and at no time shall they be placed beneath and paralleling proposed or existing pavement, except by special permission of the village board of trustees. If construction beneath proposed or existing pavement or if the crossing of such pavement by water main construction is found to be necessary, all trenches caused thereby shall be backfilled with "stone screenings" or "trench backfill" placed as defined in the state standard specifications. All mains and services shall be installed at a depth of at least five feet (5') underground. (1978 Code § 7-4-8)