§ 15.01.680. Separation.  


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  • A.

    Separation between sewer and water service lines. Water service lines shall not be run or laid in the same trench as the building sewer lateral, unless, the water service line is placed in a solid shelf excavated at one side of the common trench. At all times there shall be at least eighteen inches of separation horizontally and vertically above the sewer lateral.

    B.

    Stop-and-waste tee and valve. There shall be at least a two-foot separation between the meter box and the stop-and-waste tee and valve. Drain gravel shall be installed around stop and waste.

    C.

    Water service lateral to main line. Water service laterals to water main shall have at least five feet horizontal and eighteen inches vertical separation with sewer lateral in public right-of-way. A three-foot separation shall be maintained from water main or water service lines to water main by paralleling utilities.

(Ord. No. 2007-07-31, §§ 7.5—7.5.3, 7-10-2007; Ord. No. 2010-11-24, § 2, 11-23-2010)