(a) Connections. The Water Department is authorized and directed to provide water service and to install water meters in newly constructed homes and buildings in the City, only upon, and not before, the receipt of official notification from the Plumbing Inspector of Trumbull County, that he has completed his inspection of the plumbing facilities and that the facilities have been approved.
(b) Water Department to Make all Taps. No person, except an authorized employee, or agent, of the Water Department, on official duty, will be permitted to tap into or connect onto a water line of the City Water Department.
(c) Owner's Expense. The service line from the water main to the building will be constructed by a plumber, approved by the City of Newton Falls, at the entire expense of the property owner. Repair and replacement of this service line will be accomplished in the same manner at the expense of the owner.
(d) Inspection Required. The installation of the service line must be inspected and approved by a Water Department employee as regards to materials, depth, location, manner of construction, and backfill. The Water Department employee serves in advisory capacity only, regarding the proper size line to be laid. Unless the service line is inspected before it is covered, it will not be accepted for connection to the City Distribution System.
(e) Size Restriction. No line smaller than 3/4 inch will be accepted for water service for a single dwelling residential home. For all other structures, a one inche or larger line will be required. A service line must be type K copper or polyethylene or polybutylene plastic, with a minimum of 160 pounds per square inch rating.
(f) Construction. No slag or ashes will be allowed in the area around the main or around the service line. Minimum depth must be at least forty inches. Fine dirt or sand must be filled at least twelve inches over the pipe. Service lines must be constructed so that they connect to the main in front of the property served and as much as possible in a straight line from the main to the building. No approval will be given for lines that cross one lot or property line to serve another property. No taps will be made, nor will service lines be permitted under driveways. Unions or couplings will not be permitted under pavement or sidewalks. Lines must be blocked well at the main.
(g) Single Property. Each property must have its own service line. The service line must be connected to the City's water main line. The service line shall not cross one property to serve another property, by any means. Where more than one dwelling exists on a lot, a single service line must be used, but each branch service must be provided without an outside curb valve. A master curb valve must be provided for the master service line near the property.
(h) Curb Valve. Each service line shall be provided with an approved outside shut off valve near the street property line as approved and furnished by the Water Department. This valve shall be controlled by the Water Department alone, except licensed plumbers may operate this valve when making plumbing repairs for the property, but for no other purpose.
(i) Building Valve. Each service line must be provided with an approved inside valve located as close as possible to the point where the service line enters the building. All service lines larger than one inch must be equipped with this type of valve on each side of the water meter to eliminate back flow when the meter is removed.
(j) Replacement; Addition or Alteration. No addition, replacement, alteration, or repair shall be made to the service lines without the expressed permission and inspection of the Water Department.
(k) Leakage; Water Waste. Where there is a defective service line or other plumbing that causes water waste, the service to the property will be suspended until corrected by the water consumer.
(Ord. 90-2. Passed 2-5-90.)