(A) All services shall be constructed by licensed plumbers at the owner’s expense.
(B) Services two inches in diameter or less shall be type “K” copper or approved plastic pipe within right-of-way and type “K” or approved plastic pipe on private property. All services larger than two inches in diameter shall be ductile iron or approved plastic pipe. Service pipes shall have a minimum working pressure rating of 160 psi and shall meet all standards as required by the Minnesota Plumbing Code.
(C) All taps two inches in diameter or smaller shall be made with the use of a corporation stop designed for tapping under pressure and will be tapped using a stainless steel service saddle. All services shall use a compression type fitting.
(D) All taps, other than those allowed in division (C) above, shall be made only with the use of an approved tapping sleeve and gate valve. In no case shall the valve be smaller than four inches. On services which are connected to the main with a gate valve and sleeve, the gate valve shall take the place of the curb stop and shall be placed within three feet of the water main.
(E) All corporation stops must have round ways of the same diameter as the pipe with which they are placed and be of a make and pattern approved by the Water Department.
(F) No service pipe shall be less than one inch in diameter. All services shall have a depth of at least seven feet below finished grade or one foot below the groundwater level; and each service two inches in diameter or smaller shall have a curb stop fitted with a stop box set on the property line at the same elevation as finished grade.
(G) The stop box used shall be of a design approved by the Water Department. Stop boxes on curb stops shall have an unobstructed opening of one and one-half inches diameter. Curb stops larger than one inch diameter shall have an unobstructed opening, a minimum of two inches in diameter.
(H) Every service pipe must have a shut-off valve placed adjacent to and on the street side of the meter which must be kept in working order at all times so that the water may be shut off by the occupant of the premises. There shall also be a shut-off valve placed on the other side of the water meter so that the meter can be taken out or replaced without draining the pipe system in the building.
(Ord. 17-8, passed 2-12-2001) Penalty, see § 52.99