A. 
Pipe shall have five feet of cover measured to finish grade of the street. Pipe shall be hand covered one foot with sand or stone-free gravel and compacted and tamped around pipe to give good support and protection.
B. 
In case of any excavations when unsuitable material is encountered, the contractor shall replace same with a good material to provide proper support and alignment of the pipe line. In some cases, the contractor shall use crushed stone for a good bedding. Trench backfill shall be suitable material taken from the excavation, or approved materials, such as gravel, hauled in. No mud, frozen earth, stones larger than eight inches or other objectionable material is to be used for refilling.
C. 
Controlled density fill shall be required at the discretion of the Superintendent or Board.
All ledge shall be removed to a width two feet greater than the diameter of the pipe and one foot below the underside of the pipe. A bed of sand shall be placed in the trench prior to laying pipe.
All blasting shall be completed within a distance of 50 feet from any water service or water main.
A. 
A street opening permit shall be obtained from the Select Board before any excavation can begin within any Town-accepted street. The work shall be performed in accordance with the permit.
[Amended 1-28-2023 STM by Art. 9]
B. 
A street opening permit shall be obtained from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation before any excavation can begin on any state-owned or -controlled street or sidewalk.
C. 
Dig Safe notification is required.
A. 
Each unit shall have its own separate service, consisting of a corporation stop, curb stop, curb box, meter and remote register. The service pipe shall be at least 3/4-inch 200 psi test polyethylene in accordance with Underground Service Lines, Valves and Fittings, AWWA C800, latest edition.
B. 
Use of any other material is subject to approval by the Superintendent. No sweat fittings shall be allowed between the street main and the meter regardless of the meter location. Where the service length is 100 feet or greater, the size of the service pipe shall be subject to approval by the Superintendent. A meter pit at the street line may be required where the length of the service pipe is 150 feet or greater. Plastic service pipes will be allowed after the meter at meter pit locations and shall be copper tubing size with a minimum of 200 psi bursting pressure.
C. 
Electrical grounding and inspection shall be done by the Electrical Inspector.
A. 
Before acceptance by the Department, the pipe shall be pressure tested and chlorinated in accordance with Installation of Ductile-Iron Water Mains Appurtenances, AWWA Designation C600, latest edition.
B. 
No one shall pressure test or chlorinate an installation without notifying the Department at least 48 hours prior. An employee of the Department must be present for the duration of the pressure test and chlorination to witness and sign the results. All pressure test reports shall consist of the actual distance of pipe by size, number of valves, and hydrants. The water for disinfection and flushing shall be furnished by the Town.
C. 
Samples of water taken after the disinfection of the water pipes shall be delivered to a testing laboratory approved by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Copies of the test results shall be delivered to the Superintendent, who shall then determine whether the pipes may be connected to the Town's water system.