All persons abandoning any water service pipe shall have a licensed plumber turn off the line at the water main tap. All copper services 1.5” and smaller shall be cut and crimped as close as possible to, not to exceed one foot from, the tap or have a sweated cap installed depending on the discretion of the City. All 2” copper services should be cut within a foot of the main and a cap should be sweated on the remaining stub. All high density polyethylene (HDPE) service pipes should be completely removed and of length of copper pipe, not to exceed 12”, should be inserted into the corporation stop with a sweated on cap placed on the end of the stub. All services shall be abandoned at the direction of the Utilities Department. The Utilities Department shall be notified whenever a service pipe is abandoned and shall be permitted to inspect and approve all work done in connection with such abandonment. Any person failing to abandon a service pipe in compliance with this section shall be guilty of a violation of the Grand Island City Code and shall pay the Utilities Department for the costs of properly shutting off, closing or crimping any abandoned service pipe and shall be liable for any damages to municipal property caused by the improperly abandoned service pipe. The Utilities Director may approve alternate means of closing and abandoning service pipes upon request if the foregoing procedure is impractical.
(Amended by Ordinance No. 9533, effective 05-05-2015) (Amended by Ordinance No. 9929, effective 06-28-2023)
HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 9912 on 1/4/2023 Amended by Ord. 9929 on 6/28/2023