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3-1-18: TESTING AND FINAL INSPECTION:
An extension of the water supply system shall be properly and satisfactorily pressure tested, flushed and disinfected by the person constructing such an extension in accordance with the approved contract documents for said extension prior to acceptance of the extension in question by the public works director. All costs of performing such testing, flushing and disinfecting shall be borne by and at the expense of the persons requesting the extension involved. Upon completion of the installation of the water extension project and after the extended water supply system facilities have passed the required testing set forth in the contract documents and as stated in this chapter, the professional engineer in charge of the water extension project shall notify the public works director and the city engineer in writing that the project is ready for final inspection by the city. In turn, once the final inspection has passed the city's approval, the public works director shall notify in writing the professional engineer and the city engineer that the facilities have so passed said final inspection. (Ord. 354, 2-21-1984; amd. Ord. 588, 1-19-2021)
3-1-19: PUBLIC CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE REQUIRED:
Persons contracting to construct extensions of the water supply system shall possess and shall exhibit to the city public works director a valid public contractor's license issued pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of title 15, chapter 50, Montana Code Annotated, as amended. (Ord. 354, 2-21-1984; amd. Ord. 588, 1-19-2021)
3-1-20: MINIMUM SIZE AND SPACING CRITERIA:
The following minimum size and spacing criteria shall govern the design of extensions to the water supply system:
   A.   Main Size: Water main size shall be based on City of Sidney master plan and hydraulic model for current and future demands. If larger public water mains are required to serve a new development or future development, then the applicants requesting the water extension involved shall install such larger water mains at their expense.
   B.   Water Main Valves: Valves shall be located on public water mains so that the maximum shutoff lengths do not exceed five hundred feet (500') in all commercial areas and eight hundred feet (800') in residential areas. All such valves so required shall be of the same diameter as the public water mains they are appended to.
   C.   Fire Hydrants And Branches: Shall be placed to meet or exceed City of Sidney, MDEQ and Montana Public Works requirements. Fire hydrant branches shall have a minimum diameter of six inches (6"). In all cases a valve shall be installed on each fire hydrant branch and in no case shall the valve be of smaller diameter than the fire hydrant branch. Branch valves shall be located not more than eighteen inches (18") from the branch feeder main. (Ord. 354, 2-21-1984; amd. Ord. 588, 1-19-2021)
3-1-21: DEPTH OF WATER MAINS AND APPURTENANCES:
Public water mains and appurtenances shall be installed in rights of way at a depth to prevent freezing during the winter months. The minimum depth of bury for public water mains and appurtenances shall be seven feet (7'), as measured from the right of way surface, perpendicularly, to the top of the water main. The public works director may permit installation of the public water mains and appurtenances at a lesser depth provided special construction methods are utilized to prevent freezing. (Ord. 354, 2-21-1984; amd. Ord. 588, - -2020)
3-1-22: STANDARD UTILITY LOCATION:
Whenever possible and practical, public water mains constructed in public rights of way in new subdivisions shall be located and installed in such a manner and in such a way in said rights of way so as to conform to the latest standard utility location plan adopted by the city for such types of rights of way. (Ord. 354, 2-21-1984; amd. Ord. 588, 1-19-2021)
3-1-23: INTRODUCTION OF WATER SERVICE, APPLICATION:
Requests for introduction of water service to serve previously unserved property shall be subject to all applicable provisions, requirements, fees (hook-up and impact) and conditions stated in this chapter for extensions to the water supply system.
It shall be a further condition of any application for individual service that the applicant grant permission to agents of the city to go upon the property to be served for the purpose of reading the meter or for the purpose of shutting off the water in the event of noncompliance with the rules and regulations of this chapter. (Ord. 354, 2-21-1984; amd. Ord. 588, 1-19-2021)
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