it is the responsibility of the Subdivider/Developer to install, or have installed, all water mains necessary to serve the proposed development. In addition, the Subdivider/Developer shall connect the water mains within said subdivision to the public water system, under the direction and supervision of the Village, but at no cost to the Village.
(A) Construction Plans. The Subdivider/ Developer's engineer shall first prepare detailed construction plans, determine a complete bill of materials, and complete all forms and submissions required for a permit from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA).
(1) Said plans shall be reviewed by the Village Engineer and/or administrator of waterline maintenance prior to submittal to the IEPA. It is the Subdivider/Developer's responsibility to secure IEPA approval.
(2) Design and construction shall be in accordance with the applicable portions of the current edition of the “Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction in Illinois".
(3) Plans for, and actual installation of, all water mains shall assure at least a five (5) foot separation from all other utilities.
(B) Main Requirements. Every water main extension installed by a Subdivider/Developer, either inside or outside the limits of his subdivision, shall be a minimum of six (6) inches in diameter.
(1) If a water main extension will ultimately serve future developments, the Village may require the main to be larger than the minimum size.
(2) If the water main will supply industrial or commercial developments, it shall be a minimum of twelve (12) inches in diameter.
(3) All water mains shall be constructed of either ductile iron meeting the requirements of AWWA C-151, or Class 200 PVC water main meeting the requirements of ASTM D- 2241 and having slip-on-joints with rubber gaskets meeting the requirements of ASTM D-3139.
(4) Gate valves shall be Underwriter's Lab approved resilient seat gate valves AWWA C-509 and shall be installed in valve boxes as specified by the Village.
(5) All bends and fittings shall be mechanical joints conforming to AWWA C111 and C600.
(6) The Subdivider/Developer shall install THWN soft drawn solid No. 12 copper tracer wire with all water mains, and connected to all valves and hydrants, in order to facilitate future underground location. For proper hookup, said wire shall be made available at intervals no greater than five hundred (500) feet.
(7) Where the trench for any water main or service line crosses the location of a street or right-of-way, it shall be backfilled with crushed stone or grade "8" rock.
(8) Water mains shall be extended around the full circumference of all cul- de-sacs.
(C) Fire Hydrants. The Subdivider/Developer shall submit a plan to the Village for review of fire hydrant locations within the development.
(1) The spacing between fire hydrants shall not exceed five hundred (500) feet in single-family residential areas, or three hundred (300) feet in all other zoning districts.
(2) Upon approval of said plan, the Subdivider/ Developer shall install hydrants at the designated locations.
(3) Without substitution, hydrants shall be three-way Mueller Centurion Mode! A-423 with a five and one-fourth (5 ¼) inch barrel, a four (4) foot bury, two (2) two and one-half (2 ½) inch discharges, a four and one-half (4 ½) inch steamer connection, and National Standard threads.
(D) Water Service Lines. Water service lines shall be a minimum one (1) inch inside diameter Type K copper.
(E) Testing. The Subdivider/Developer shall be required to provide air testing and sampling as required by the IEPA, in order for the Village to obtain an Operating Permit.
(F) IEPA Approval. No water service taps shall be made until such time as the Village has received an Operating Permit from the IEPA.