(a) Work included.
(1) Under this item the contractor shall furnish all labor and materials for and shall install and connect house service pipe lines as shown or ordered. When a main is tapped, the house service shall extend from the water main to the property line through all utility easements.
(2) Each service line shall consist of one corporation cock tapped into the main, a copper service pipe extending to the property line and one service cock at the property line and a cast iron service box protecting the service cock. Sizes and types shall conform to city standards.
(b) Corporation cocks. Corporation cocks shall be cast brass or bronze with Mueller thread and inserted in the main. The outlet end shall be fitted to receive copper tubing.
(c) Copper tubing. Copper tubing for service lines shall be three-fourths inch unless otherwise required and shall be seamless copper and shall meet United States government Type K Specification WW-T-799 or its latest revision.
(d) Service cocks. Service cocks shall be of cast brass or bronze, fitted to receive copper tubing. They shall be of the inverted key way with stop pins set for quarter turns for full opening.
(e) Service boxes. Service boxes shall conform to city standard. The lid shall be marked “WATER” and secured to the shaft with a brass or bronze bolt. The footpiece shall fit over the service cock.
(f) Laying service lines.
(1) All applicable provisions of these codified ordinances on excavation and backfill shall apply to the laying of house services. The tap at the main shall be made at an angle of 45 degrees above the horizontal. The tubing and service cock shall be connected and water turned on. The trench shall not be backfilled until the service is inspected and all leaks corrected.
(2) No part of the corporation cock, the copper tubing or the service cock shall be less than 42 inches nor more than 60 inches below the finish grade.
(Ord. 90-61, passed 5-14-1990)