A. Service Pipe Material. Service pipe material shall be as specified in the current standard specifications of the public works department between the main and the service cock or meter, for three-fourth-inch, one-inch, and two-inch service connections. Ductile iron pipe or other materials allowed by the current standard specifications of the public works department shall be used for service pipe material between the main and the meter for services larger than two inches in diameter except for those installations approved by the utilities superintendent. The service pipe material on the customer’s side of the service cock or meter may be any material permitted in the plumbing code of the city.

B. Diameters. The diameter of any tap made to any water main and the diameter of the service pipe between such main and the service cock or meter shall be subject to the approval of the utilities superintendent, except that normally no tap nor service pipe shall be less than three-fourths inch in diameter.

C. Depth. All service connection piping located on the customer’s premises or private property other than public streets, utility easements and rights-of-way shall be installed not less than twenty-four inches below the surface of the ground and not less than thirty inches below the surface on public streets, utility easements and rights-of-way. No service piping between the building and the location of the service cock or meter shall be buried or covered until it has been inspected and accepted by the utilities division or the plumbing inspector. (Ord. 1237-86 § 21, 1986.)