(A) All connections to the system shall be made by a licensed contract or with the proper tools and equipment for performing connections to the systems mains. All taps and connections to the water main shall be installed at the main by the township or under direct supervision of the township.
(B) Before an owner, user or contractor installs a water service pipe, he or she shall obtain from the township the location for making the connection of the water service. The terminus of the water service pipe shall be located so that the water service pipe is installed to the water main in a straight line perpendicular to the main, and there are no obstructions such as driveways, manholes, trees and hydrants, or any other obstacles. Installation shall be a minimum of five feet from any obstacle and ten feet horizontally and one foot vertically from any sewer line.
(C) Single corporation stops, or pipe saddles, will be used to supply services or private mains.
(D) (1) A saddle will be required on services.
(2) All approved service will have the same size connection at the main.
(3) No unauthorized person shall turn the water off or on at the corporation stop.
(E) Pipe from the water main to the curb stop shall be a minimum grade Type K soft tenser copper not less than one inch in diameter.
(F) All holes or trenches dug in the public streets or roads shall be backfilled to a minimum of 95% density by thoroughly tamping dry sand in layers not to exceed 12 inches. All excavated material shall be entirely removed from the street. Excavated material that is wet, or otherwise unfit for backfill, shall be entirely removed and the backfilling done with suitable dry sand hauled in for that purpose.
(1) Tunneling under streets will be prohibited, except by special permission of the County Road Commission, MDOT and the superintendent of the DPW. Open cuts shall be allowed in graveled streets with prior Road Commission approval.
(2) Connections under hard surfaced paving shall be made only by boring or jetting with the prior approval of the County Road Commission, MDOT and the Superintendent of the DPW.
(Ord. 17-02, passed 3-20-2017) Penalty, see § 51.999