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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)
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)
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)
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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