(a) The following minimum standards and specifications shall be established and conformed to in the construction and installation of water lines within the Municipality where such installations involved the covering of such water lines with five feet or less cover material. These standards are those as prescribed by the United States of America Standards Institute (USAS) and apply only where such installation is made in accordance with the standard water installation specifications of the United States of America Standards Institute (USAS), Drawing No. 9, as revised December, 1959. The following table is set forth indicating what these specifications shall be:
Nominal Diameter (in inches) | USAS Thickness Class | Wall Thickness (in inches) |
4 | 22 | .35 |
6 | 22 | .38 |
8 | 22 | .41 |
10 | 22 | .44 |
12 | 22 | .48 |
14 | 23 | .55 |
16 | 23 | .58 |
18 | 23 | .67 |
20 | 23 | .67 |
24 | 24 | .79 |
(b) Where installation of water lines involves covering such lines with cover material of over five feet the minimum standard for specifications shall be those as set forth in the United States of America Standards Institute’s Table 8.4.
(c) These water pipe specifications and standards are hereby established in order to provide safe working pressure for the water lines of the Municipality.
(Ord. 70-61. Passed 11-28-61.)