Section 1140. Installation of water mains

A. Adequate supports shall be provided for all pipes.

B. A continuous and uniform bedding shall be provided in the trench for all buried pipe.

C. Stones and rocks found in the trench shall be removed for a depth of at least six inches below the bottom of the pipe and selected fill bedding provided.

D. The specifications for installation shall include:

1. Pressure testing on installed pipe;

2. Allowable leakage of installed pipe; and

3. Reference to applicable American Water Works Association standards or manufacturers' recommended installation procedures.

E. Any plastic or other nonmetallic pressurized conduit installed underground shall have affixed thereto a material conductive of electricity or some other means of locating the conduit while it is underground.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR355-18-012.04 § 3.51, eff. August 1, 1991.

Statutory Authority

§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-170 of the Code of Virginia.