From and after the date of the passage of this Part 1, the minimum requirements for all water mains and water connections and services installed within the Borough of Bellmawr shall be as follows.
The laying of the pipe shall be done in the following manner:
A.
The trench shall be excavated to a depth which will give a minimum cover of four feet from the top of the pipe to the established street grade. After the trench is excavated to a depth of at least two inches deeper than the grade of the bottom of the barrel of the pipe, wood blocks shall be placed under all pipe at the word "Blocking" stenciled circumferentially around the pipe by the manufacturer. Before the pipe is lowered into the trench, the location of the blocking in the bottom of the trench shall be determined. The earth at this point shall be tamped, after which the blocks shall be placed on it and further tamped until the proper elevation is secured.
B.
In the event that the trench has been dug too low at the point of blocking, soil shall be placed in this depression and tamped to the elevation at which the block is to be set, or additional blocking shall be placed from the low spot to the bottom of the block.
C.
Wood blocks placed under pipe shall be removed as tamping is completed on each side of them. Voids left by removal of wood blocks shall be backfilled and tamped to the same degree as balance of the pipe.
D.
When the pipe is laid in place for a length not exceeding 1,000 feet, water from the existing supply system (if the same is available) must be placed in the lines and remain under pressure in the same for a period of not less than four hours.
E.
In the event that water for testing purposes from a supply system is not available, the installer must supply the necessary equipment and water to make the test and place the same in the line under construction to a pressure of not less than 90 pounds per square inch, which is to be maintained for a period of four hours for testing as to leaks in the lines. Either of the above methods for testing will be approved. This test must be made in the presence of the Borough Engineer or one of his authorized representatives. After the Engineer or his representative approves this test, the installer must then backfill in the following manner:
(1)
Lay material unfrozen and free from rot, large stones, boulders or other unsuitable substances, which approved material is to be laid to a depth of four inches of cover on the pipe and then thoroughly hand-tamped under the pipe, along the sides and over the pipe.
(2)
Successive four-inch layers are to be treated similarly to a depth of 12 inches above the top of the pipe by hand.
(3)
At a point 12 inches from the top of the pipe, suitable fill material must be laid by hand in layers not exceeding six inches and mechanically tamped in a manner approved by the Engineer or his representative, until the surface of the street grade is reached.
F.
In the event that an installer places pipe on any street in the Borough of Bellmawr and any part of the work is done in the absence of the Borough Engineer or his authorized representative, the installer will have to remove the entire pipe and start in and reconstruct the same in the manner as specified above.
G.
The installer must give the Borough Clerk or the Borough Engineer at least 48 hours' notice prior to the time he starts to work in order that the necessary inspections can be made before and during the progress of the work.
H.
In the event that asbestos-cement pipe is permitted, the installer must supply to the Borough of Bellmawr a bond, approved by the municipality, for a period of not less than five years. This bond must be in the amount of the total cost of the job to indemnify the Borough against any or all expenses or losses which may be incurred by the Borough as a result of the operation of these waterlines during the five-year period.
All water services and/or connections to water mains shall be constructed of copper tubing not less than 3/4 inch in diameter.
A.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof, in the discretion of the judge before whom said conviction shall be had.[1]
B.
Each installation or connection shall be considered a separate offense.