(A) All subdivisions shall be provided with an approved water system. In the city and in all areas of the ETJ, subdivisions shall be served by the city’s water system unless otherwise authorized by the Council. When the city considers it unreasonable to extend water distribution pipelines from the city’s primary water system to a proposed subdivision located in the city’s area of jurisdiction, then a developer may construct a groundwater or surface water supply, water storage facilities, and pressure pumping system to create a satellite water system to serve the subdivision. The satellite system shall be constructed at the developer’s expense unless provided otherwise by facilities agreement. Upon completion, the satellite system shall become the property of the city and the city will operate, maintain, and utilize the system to the benefit of all its water users. Satellite systems will be incorporated into the city’s overall water system as service areas expand.
(B) Where water lines are to be installed on private property, the developer shall pay the cost to secure the necessary easements in the name of the city.
(C) Water mains in residential areas shall be a minimum of six inches nominal internal diameter and shall be UL and NSF certified. Water mains in commercial and industrial areas shall be a minimum of eight inches nominal internal diameter and shall be UL and NSF certified.
(D) Water services for each lot shall be a minimum of three-quarters of an inch. Each service shall be provided with a brass meter valve contained inside a meter box. Service to each lot shall have a maximum cover of 18 inches.
(E) Valves shall be located at maximum intervals of 600 feet on 12-inch and smaller lines. Valves shall be furnished with extensions such that the working nut is a maximum of 48 inches below grade.
(F) In residential areas, fire hydrants shall be placed along the water lines at intervals not exceeding 600 feet and such that every building site is within 500 feet of a hydrant. In commercial and industrial areas, fire hydrants shall be placed along the water lines at intervals not exceeding 300 feet. Fire hydrants shall be placed at intersections, in the middle of blocks that exceed 600 feet in residential areas and 300 feet in commercial and industrial areas, and on the end of dead-end water lines 300 feet long and longer. Fire hydrants shall be placed on the right-of-way line if there is no street curb; if there is a street curb, the hydrant shall be placed one and one-half feet from the curb.
(G) Water lines shall be installed with 36 inches minimum cover over the top of the pipe.
(H) Water lines shall be disinfected and pressure tested in accordance with standards of the state regulatory agency.
(I) PVC pipe shall have four-inch sand bedding, and 12 inches of sand over top of pipe.
(J) The design shall conform to the latest criteria set forth by the standards of the state regulatory agency.
(K) The water distribution system shall conform to the American Water Works Association standards for fire protection, which standards shall supercede the minimum otherwise specified herein.
(L) Except as provided otherwise by the developer’s contract, the developer shall pay for all costs of the water system.
(Ord. 933, passed 8-9-05) Penalty, see § 153.999