(a) All water service shall be no less than three and one-half feet below the finished grade at any point. Sanitary sewer ditches may be used for installation of water service lines provided that at least a distance of one and one-half feet above and ten feet to either side of the sanitary sewer line is maintained at all points of installation. If the distance cannot be met, the water service line shall be installed in a separate ditch or trench, not less than three and one-half feet deep at all points from the finished grade, and a distance of not less than two feet from any other ditch or trench which has been used for any other purpose. All line material shall be copper or material equal to copper, approved by the City Engineer. All service pipes, including replacements, shall be provided with stopcocks. Provisions shall be made for meter installation. Stopcocks shall be placed ahead of the meter, and water use branches or connections shall be beyond or on the consumer's side of the meter. Consumers shall provide frost protection for incoming service lines and meters. All installations shall be approved by an authorized inspector or the City Engineer before filling excavations and turning on water service. Any excavations made on public thoroughfares shall have the dirt taken out, the same removed from the site and the trenches filled with crusher-run gravel, or as approved by the City Engineer. The expenses thereof shall be the sole obligation of the consumer.
(b) In the case of new plats being constructed by a subdivider, a bond shall be posted with the City and shall be conditioned upon satisfactory completion and acceptance of all water utility improvements and any restoration thereof. The amount of the bond heretofore referred to shall be determined by the Director of Public Service.
(1987 Code 50.27)