A. Water Main Plans: All water main plans must be designed and sealed by a registered licensed professional engineer in the State.
B. Compliance With State Health Requirements: All water mains and pumping stations shall be designed and approved in accordance with State Health Department requirements.
C. Minimum Water Main Size: Minimum water main size shall be six inch (6") diameter. Larger sizes shall be as required by the City's Master Water Plan or as are needed to provide adequate water quantity and pressure to the area (and surrounding developable area) being developed and/or, annexed to the City.
D. Location: Water mains shall be at least four feet (4') from the top of the water line pipe to the surface of the ground or equal distance below the established or predicated grade of any street.
E. Dead-End Water Mains: All dead-end water mains shall have a fire hydrant or approved flush-out valve installed on the end thereof.
F. Fire Hydrants 1 : Fire hydrants shall be located no more than five hundred feet (500') apart within residential areas. Within commercial or industrial areas, there shall be one fire hydrant for every eighty thousand (80,000) square feet of subdivision or development area, including streets and alleys, with fire hydrants located in proximity to the buildings as approved by the City. Sprinkling systems may be required within the interiors of buildings having a high hazard of fire risk.
G. Valves: Water mains shall be valved at every intersection so that every block of City water main can be shut off and isolated from the rest of the water system to facilitate maintenance and repair work while keeping public inconvenience to a minimum. Where blocks are exceptionally long, additional valves shall be installed at such additional approved locations as are necessary so that no more than six hundred foot (600') length of water main has to be shut off or out of service at any one time to accommodate repairs and maintenance.
H. Location Of Mains And Sewer Lines: Water mains and sanitary sewer lines shall, wherever possible, be located on opposite sides of the street, a ten foot (10') (out-to-out) horizontal separation between water line facilities and sewer line facilities (either sanitary or storm) and an eighteen inch (18") (out-to-out) vertical separation between said line facilities shall always be maintained, unless a specific variance to this requirement is obtained from the City. The applicable separation requirements of the State Health Department shall also be complied with.
I. Drawings: All drawings shall be on linen or mylar in pencil or ink and of such quality that they clearly show the dimensions, locations, sizes, etc., of all facilities represented thereon. All water main appurtenances shall be clearly shown and identified by name and by station or other means of horizontal location. Water mains shall be shown both plan and profile if other utilities such as sanitary sewer or storm drain will be adjacent to said water main. If a profile of the water main is not provided, it shall be located in the vertical plane by elevations on the top of the pipe at all fittings, valves, etc., and at other such locations and intervals not exceeding two hundred feet (200'), or as the City may require. Drawings shall be drawn on a scale of one inch equals one hundred feet (1" = 100') unless the amount of detail, topography, etc., necessitates their being drawn on a larger scale (i.e., 1 inch = 40 feet) to provide the clarity and completeness needed on the drawings.
J. Design Approved By City: The design of all water mains and all water system plans must be approved by the City. (Ord. 659, 9-27-1994)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See subsection 11-1-8B3 of this Code. |